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The Golan Heights Winery ((ヘブライ語:יקבי רמת הגולן)) is an Israeli winery located in Katzrin, built on the site of an agricultural village from the Mishnaic period in the Golan Heights. It is Israel's third largest winery.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wines of Israel )〕 In 2012, Golan Heights Winery was named New World Winery of the Year by Wine Enthusiast Magazine.〔(Israel through the wine glass: The history lesson of the Gold Heights Winery, Haaretz )〕 ==History== The Golan Heights Winery is jointly owned by eight Israeli settlements—moshavim and kibbutzim, which also supply the grapes. Its first vintage was released in 1984. Production in 2008 reached 6 million bottles a year, 30% of which was exported. The Golan Heights winery markets brands under the Golan, Yarden and Gamla labels and is the parent company of Galilee's Galil Mountain Winery. Golan sources its grapes from sixteen vineyards in the Golan Heights and one vineyard in the Upper Galilee. The chief winemaker is Napa native Victor Schoenfeld. The winery employs 110 people and incorporates sophisticated technology using pneumatic membrane presses, must chiller and computer-controlled cooling of stainless steel tanks. The winery also has an elaborate "experimental winery" for research and quality control of new wines and improvement of existing lines.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gold medal for Golan Heights wine )〕 Traditional vinification techniques include barrel-fermented Chardonnay, ''Methode traditionelle'' sparkling wines, carbonic maceration for light reds and maturation in French and American oak barrels for premium red and white wines.〔 The Golan Heights Winery is credited with starting the "quality revolution" in Israeli wine, creating a brand identity for the country's vintages, spurring the creation of new wineries and motivating existing wineries to improve the quality of their wines. Michal Neeman, director of the Israel Export & International Cooperation Institute's food and beverage division, describes the role of the winery as crucial: "Everyone agrees that they were the first winery to produce excellent wine. Then came the boutique wineries, then the medium-sized, and then the large ones. There were a lot of other factors as well, but when you pinpoint the revolution, it started at Golan Heights."〔 In partnership with Entav of France, the winery is developing disease-resistant clones and the world’s first insect-free “mother block” and nursery.〔(2012 New World Winery of the Year: Golan Heights Winery )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Golan Heights Winery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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