On friends and fires, harvests and hope
Wine harvest Israel 2021 August starts the beginning of grape harvest in Israel. It’s a time of excitement and anticipation, hope for the wines that will come in the months and years ahead. It follows …
My Israel Wine Tours is fueled by the passion of Amir Katz, a native English speaker and Sommelier with years of experience in guiding tours all over the land of Israel. Born in Boston to a family of wine connoisseurs his knowledge is second to none, especially when it comes to the local vineyards. With our range of group tours, you will experience a taste like never before and see the very heart of Israel wine country.
Wine harvest Israel 2021 August starts the beginning of grape harvest in Israel. It’s a time of excitement and anticipation, hope for the wines that will come in the months and years ahead. It follows …
The days ahead are a special challenge for me personally. My name is Amir Katz and I am the owner and the operator of my Israel Wine Tours. I wear many other hats as well; I am a father, I …
While flames have changed the face of the Judean Hills, wine tours must go on. August starts the beginning of grape harvest in Israel. It’s a time of excitement and anticipation: hope for the wines …
If you can't make it to the winery, let the wine come to you! Join us as we travel back in time to a Jaffa before the industrial age, where Turkish Pashas and Arabian peasants walked the land.
Yesterday I gave a zoom lecture to some of my fellow guides on ‘Wine and the birth of the State of Israel’. We felt a sense of connection in our isolation. For an hour, talking, and tasting, laughing …
As a tour operator, it’s our business to welcome all kinds of guest and travelers to Israel and the holy land. Visitors and international travelers have been a constant in the cultural fabric of the …
First and most importantly, we hope you’re healthy, safe and able to make the best of this catastrophe affecting us right now. Finding ourselves so vulnerable has been scary and yet, it’s …
The Holy city, the city of gold, the city of conflicts, the city of peace; such are the many names that describe this place that captures our imaginations and has sent pilgrims throughout the ages …
I had the honor of hosting the Bartholomew family from Florida last week for a lovely tour leaving from Haifa. While we guide tours all over the country, from the Negev Desert to the Golan …
A smile always runs across my face when I get the call from college students studying abroad in Israel, looking for a day out with their friends. More than my traditional groups, that of course …
We departed from Haifa for a half-day wine tour with some new friends visiting from the US along with some Haifa locals to join. As guests and residents of my home, I’m always happy to …
A small group joined us last week for a half-day tour in the area of Haifa. It was a wonderful excuse to accompany this reunion of sister living here in Israel and visiting from the US to Tulip …
On a Kosher wine tour into the Judean Hills leaving from Jerusalem, I had the distinct pleasure to be joined by two couples from the tri-state area. This tour is especially fun for me as it allows for …
No matter how you spell it, whether Tsfat, Safed, or Sfat, this holy city in the Galilee never seems to disappoint our guests at My Israel Wine Tours. This Kosher tour was a unique opportunity …
I had the honor of guiding the wonderful Tzur family for 2 days this past week throughout the Galilee. Wine was not on our itinerary, but we set out into the Galilee back-country to trek, to gnosh, to …
One of the perks of a wine tour leaving from Haifa, my hometown, is our proximity to the glory and beauty that is Israel’s northernmost wine region, the Golan Heights which is home to the majority of …
Wine is a language. It has a unique lexicon that is unique to its essence. It vibrates and buzzes with associations and connections to the past, invoking flavors and scents that, once had …
Our two day tours to the Golan Heights are truly exceptional Israel wine touring experiences. Here the land has been pushed up by numerous volcanoes, who’s basalt rock has given life to the best …
I love the chance to welcome guests to the wonders of Israel for the first time. The excitement, the anticipation, and imagination are all ripe for a sense of discovery. I cherish my role as both a …