Booze in the Holy Land- November 2022

Activities:

• 1:00 p.m. Depart meeting point for the north

• First stop will be a step back in time at Tzipori - At Tzipori, view the ruins and ancient mosaic floor of a Roman villa, known as the Dionysus House. Used as a space for entertaining, the floor depicts scenes from the life of Bacchus. Speaker on ancient wine culture will meet the group in Tzipori.

• Terroir Talk and toast to the trip - Meet wine expert Michal Ackerman, CEO of Tavor winery, for wine-tasting and review of Israel’s wine terroir.

• Dinner at the beautiful home of Chef Gadi Elias - Enjoy a holistic culinary and cultural experience of Galilee cooking. Dinner guest-Yuval Jub Hargil of Jullius distillery (pending availability.)

• Mizpe HaYamim

Activities:

• Breakfast at the hotel

• Begin the day with a refreshing walk around the Banias - The Banias spring feeds into the Jordan River, the reserve’s large waterfall tumbles down a 33-foot precipice year-round, and a nearby cave houses remains of a temple to the Greek god Pan. In the wars of 1948 and 1967, when the Golan was held by Syria, the site housed a Syrian officers’ club.

• Coffee break-Cafe Shachor 'in the field' - Time to relax and talk with Rabbi Drew

• Drive through the Golan Heights - Learn about the recent history of the region and explore the issues that have confronted Israel's history in the area. View the neighboring countries and understand the strategic significance of the area.

• Golani Distillery

• Lunch at Gillis Restaurant - Gillis is a family-run meat business on Moshav Nov in the Golan.

• Meet Bazelet Beer at the Golan Brewery

• Dinner at Decks - Gourmet Charcoal Grill

• Local bar hopping

• Mizpe HaYamim

Activities:

• Breakfast at the hotel

• Coffee Talk Stop - Beer in the Bible

• Drive to the center of Israel

• Visit Shevet Brewstillery in Pardes Hanna

• Lunch at Hanan Hagaban - In the rustic, serene village of Moshav Herut sits Hanan Hagaban, where a wide variety of top quality cheeses are carefully handmade from scratch from organic cow, sheep and goat milk.

• See the world's largest selection of miniatures with Rotem Ben Shitrit

• Drive to Jerusalem and check into your hotel

• Dinner on your own

• Cocktails at Zuta - Not included

• Optional Challah Hopping in Geula

• Mamilla Hotel - Mamilla Hotel

Activities:

• Mamilla Hotel - Mamilla Hotel

• Breakfast at the hotel

• Visit the Kotel

• Visit Thinkers Distillery - "Produced in the spiritual city of Jerusalem, with love."

• Lunch on your own

• Pre-Kabbalat Shabbat tasting event

• Free time and prepare for Shabbat

• Kabbalat Shabbat

• Shabbat Dinner at the hotel - Followed by Apertif Oneg Shabbat and discussion of Kiddush

• Mamilla Hotel - Mamilla Hotel

Activities:

• Mamilla Hotel - Mamilla Hotel

• Breakfast at the hotel

• Free time-Shabbat services available

• Shabbat lunch at the hotel - Discussion on Daytime Kiddush

• Optional Walking Tour

• Seudat Shlishit with Joel - Joel will talk about Jews and Alcohol.

• Havdalah - Followed by dinner on your own

• Motzash at Biratenu - Biratenu is considered Israel's best craft beer shop. At Biratenu, meet Prof. Ronen Hazan, part of the team to brew beer from 3000-year-old yeast

• Check out the night life in the Mahana Yehuda Market

• Mamilla Hotel - Mamilla Hotel

Activities:

• Mamilla Hotel - Mamilla Hotel

• Breakfast at the hotel - Check out and depart Jerusalem

• Coffee Talk at Drive Cafe Truck - Early Biblical Drinking Stories

• Visit to Yerushalmi Distillery

• Lunch on your own in Beit Shemesh

• Wine tasting at Tzora Winery, a small boutique winery located on Kibbutz Tzora near Beit Shemesh - The winemaker holds the title “Master of Wine.” He is an experienced agronomist and vintner, and is involved in the entire process, from growing and tending the vines, to the harvesting and winemaking, to produce fine wines.

• Drive to Tel Aviv and check into your hotel

• Dinner at Gueta - Gueta restaurant keeps to its traditional Tripoli style of cooking, using old recipes that have been passed through generations.

• Cocktails with Jay Rosen at Mooshoo Bar - Includes one drink

• Royal Beach Tel Aviv

Activities:

• Breakfast at the hotel

• Coffee break at one of Shuk Levinsky's trendy cafes - The Blessings of Wine

• Beer Bazaar- Florentine

• Street Food lunch - Explore the 'seven species' of Israeli street food “hopping” between street food restaurants.

• Meet Gal Granov, founder of Whiskey Israel - Meet in the new Kempinski Hotel's Whiskey Bar

• Visit Israel first Whiskey Distillery-Milk and Honey Distillery - Whiskey and Chocolate Session

• Chef Demo and Dinner with Yair Feinberg

• Meet with and taste the Vermouth of Eyal Drori of Vedetta

• Royal Beach Tel Aviv

Activities:

• Breakfast at the hotel

• Meet the people at Wine on the Vine- creating new ways to connect to Israel - Wine on the Vine (WOTV) is the headline project of The Israel Innovation Fund, a nonprofit foundation whose mission it is to bring the very best of contemporary Israeli culture to the rest of the globe and to accelerate the modernization of Jewish philanthropic world.

• Coffee Break in one of Jaffa's Cafes - Beer and Whiskey in Wine Container

• Carmel Market Tasting Tour - The Carmel Market (Shuk HaCarmel), is the largest market in Tel Aviv. Touring the market reveals the taste of the ages of Tel-Aviv in the youthful atmosphere of the city's central market.

• Free time - Beer Bazaar- Florentine

• Drink down a story of Israel with Tishrey Bar - Travel the different regions of the country through the drinks. Through local spirits, quality Israeli produce, cultural design, and Israeli innovation, meet the staff of an Israeli cocktail 'start-up' and see how they translate this into amazing cocktails. Cocktails are mixed with Israeli alcohol, fruit in season, and wrapped into the Israeli story.

• Final dinner at Whiskey Bar and Museum - The Whiskey Bar & Museum is one of the largest complexes of its kind anywhere in the world, combining a bar-restaurant and a whiskey museum in one unique location. You'll find us in Sarona's historic Templer tunnel, which was home to a local winery in the 19th century and, until a decade ago, served the covert needs of the Mossad.

• Transfer to the airport - Or stay longer!

• Departure - Departure