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 …
A story of fathers and sons,an homage to Israel’s warriors and wines
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 …
On Wine and Wonders: Lueria
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 …
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 …
Pouring Wine in Jaffa…
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.
Passover and Plague: wine, wonder, & ‘WE’
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 …
The Germans are coming, and they bring wine!!!
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 …
Wine in the time of Corona
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 …
On challenging our Jerusalem perspectives
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 …
Crusaders, Castles, and Cabernet
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 …
As young as the wine itself
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 …
A Half Day Tour from Haifa Yields Smiles and Surprises
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 …
Tasting at Tulip Winery in the Galilee
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 …
Harvest 2015 has begun in Israel!!!
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 …
Kosher Wine and Holy Art in the sacred city of Safed
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 …
Family Travel Throughout The Lower Galilee
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 …
Grape Vines with Grit; Israel’s Vineyards
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; Speak, Taste, Enjoy
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 …
On Wine, Water, and Wars: Touring the Golan Heights
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 …
Two weeks of wine, and discovering the wonders of Israel
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 …