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Fermenting a Comeback

JL;DR SUMMARY The recent conflict in northern Israel has significantly impacted the local wine industry, with vineyards suffering from scorched terrain and disrupted operations. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HezbollahCommunity SupportTourismAgricultureNorthern IsraelEconomic RecoveryVineyardsConflict ImpactGalil Mountain WineryWine Industry

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Galil Mountain Winery, Northern District, Israel
"Raz Graber from his perch at Galil Mountain Winerys visitor center."
Kibbutz Yiron, Northern District, Israel
"manager of direct sales at Galil Mountain Winery, whose winemaking facility and visitor center at Kibbutz Yiron is located less than 600 yards from the Lebanon border."
Ben Zimra, Northern District, Israel
"Visitors come for tastings, tour the vineyard on golf carts and enjoy cheese and wine in the courtyard. The visitor centers patio cafe, set amid olive trees, grapevines and fragrant sage bushes, offers stunning south-facing views of the Galilees rolling hills, including rival vineyards."
Safed, Northern District, Israel
"We and many other businesses in Safed made a good living from foreign tourists."
Avivim, Northern District, Israel
"Avivim Winery, in the border town of the same name, was hit by rockets four timesdestroying 300,000 bottles and heavily damaging its cellar, facilities and visitor center."
Ramot Naftaly, Northern District, Israel
"Yitzhak Cohen, who owns a boutique winery in the picturesque town of Ramot Naftaly, located on a mountain ridge just a couple of miles from Lebanon, said he was able to sell out his 2024 stock of 15,000 bottles of reds and whites also thanks to Israelis motivated to support businesses impacted by the war."
Kerem Ben Zimra, Northern District, Israel
"Because the familys hometown, Kerem Ben Zimra, is located just beyond the government-designated evacuation zone within two and a half miles of the Lebanese border, the Rosenbergs didnt qualify for temporary relocation funding, so they stayed put."

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