Yashfe Winery Safed
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− | + | ('''Hebrew''': יקב ישפה / '''Translation''': Yashfe Winery / '''Pronunciation''' Ya’ash-fe / '''Definition''': Tzfat based winery based on ancient principles of wine making.) | |
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− | In the | + | In the Old Jewish Quarter of [[Safed|Tzfat]], Yehiel Yashfe an aeronautical engineer makes unique wines based on principles and theories that he developed through many years of trial and error. |
== Background == | == Background == | ||
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=== Tzfat === | === Tzfat === | ||
− | Yehiel and his family moved to Tzfat. Yehiel wanted | + | Yehiel and his family moved to Tzfat. Yehiel wanted to study Kabbalah and wished to develop spiritually, but he continued to travel to Jerusalem to buy his friend’s wine. Eventually, his friend taught him how to make wine, explaining that he simply crushed the grapes by stomping them with his feet, placing them into a barrel and adding 20% sugar. After 40 days the wine was ready. |
== Methodology == | == Methodology == | ||
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== Sales == | == Sales == | ||
− | Yashfe’s wines are sold in small quantities in Italy, the Netherlands and the United States. He produces all of his wines in the wine celler of his hundreds-year-old house in | + | Yashfe’s wines are sold in small quantities in Italy, the Netherlands and the United States. He produces all of his wines in the wine celler of his hundreds-year-old house in Tzfat’s Old Jewish Quarter. The labels for his wines were created by his son, an artist and an architect. |
== Visits == | == Visits == | ||
Visitors are welcome to visit the Yoshfe winery, located on the lane above the [[HaMeiri Museum Safed|HaMeiri Museum]] in Tzfat’s Old Jewish Quarter. Visitors should book a visit in advance. | Visitors are welcome to visit the Yoshfe winery, located on the lane above the [[HaMeiri Museum Safed|HaMeiri Museum]] in Tzfat’s Old Jewish Quarter. Visitors should book a visit in advance. | ||
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