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Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/04/13/israel-passover-kosher-wine/7299517/
Winemaking Returns to Judean Hills after 2,500 Years
(USA Today) Kate Shuttleworth - In his latest wine guide, Israel's top wine critic, Daniel Rogov, has six top picks from the Judean Hills. Yatir Winery took the No. 1 spot this year with grapes grown in the Judean Mountains near Mount Hebron. Yatir's vineyards are situated nearly 3,000 feet above sea level in the Yatir Forest, Israel's largest planted forest, a project of the Jewish National Fund begun in 1964. JNF regional forest director Amir Mazor said excavaters in the area had uncovered ancient wine presses and storage vessels dated to 2,500 years ago. "When the wine-making history of the area was uncovered and linked to biblical times, it made sense that winemakers were going back to their roots and producing wine again," Mazor said.