Boutique revolution puts Israeli wines on world map

by: Afo

In the rolling pine-covered hills west of Jerusalem, winemaker Eran Pick checks on the vines he cultivates, plying an ancient trade which has been common to the area since biblical times.

"For 3,000 years wine has been produced in these hills," says Pick, 40, who is trained in a mix of New and Old World winemaking and worked in California and Bordeaux before joining Tzora Vineyards.

Established in 1993, Tzora was one of Israel's first boutique wineries -- defined as those which produce fewer than 100,000 bottles per year.

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