Last Thursday, August 4, 2011, the harvest began at the Golan Heights Winery. The first varietal to be plucked from the vine? Pinot Noir. This is so exciting for me. I’m going to be going up to the Golan this week for a harvest party, and I may be going a few times, hopefully to the Golan and Galil, before it’s over. Here’s a short video taken a couple days ago – the first pressing of the first grapes of 2011:
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3, 2, 1…Go! The 2011 Israeli Grape Harvest Begins
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