Israel has so much history--never ceases to amaze. Wine has been made in Judea for thousands of years--even during the Roman Empire and put into specially marked amphorae and shipped off to Rome. We tried again to go to the Ella Valley winery--but for the 3rd+ time, didn't make it as we ran out of time. Ella Valley is also an eponym for the area where David slew the Goliath--not that there's an "X" to mark the spot, mind you. :-) We visited one of our favorite wineries first, Clos de Gat, then went to Tzora for tasting of wines and cheeses. Unfortunately, the wind was not blowing at Kibbutz Tzora that afternoon, so the air outside the wine center smelled of dairy cows.... Anyway, now loaded with more goodies for our picnic, we drove up into hills leading up to Ramat Raziel. Nothing beats good food, wine and laughter among friends. On the way back to Tel Aviv, by chance, we were able to have a tasting with Flam as we were intending to go next door to check out the Spice Farm. The Spice Farm has hundreds of spices, salts and homemade foods--the place is aroma-full! Going back up to our tree for a munch and a nap....
Check out our day on the link below--as always -- enjoy!
Hey, that photo was taken at the tasting room at Flam Winery. I'm so jealous, although we did find Flam wines at Potomac Wine & Spirits at DC on Saturday. If you see the old guy Israel Flam tell him Clark & Kristi (the ones who talked to him about selling at Whole Foods long ago) bought some of his wine in Washington.
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