Become a PARTNER in Israel's first Start-up Winery and enjoy Wine for Life

Our award-winning wines are kosher to Mehadrin, kosher for Passover, and vegan. 

CONNECT TO ISRAEL THROUGH WINE

We are Israel's first start-up boutique winery.

Achieving in only three years what most wineries take 10 years to, Jezreel Valley Winery creates wines that are distinctly Israeli, but also reflect our modern approach to winemaking using a unique synthesis of varietals (including Israel's own Argaman grape) and best practices from Napa to Bordeaux. 

This indiegogo campaign is a funding round for a physical extension of our facility and operations in Israel.  We want you, our extended community of friends, family, wine and Israel lovers, to become our partners in the next chapter of our story; the next stage of our dream. Many of you we've already met over the last three years have told us how much you would love to get involved at the ground level with Israeli winemaking. You love wine, you told us. You love Israel. So do we. 

This is a way in. Join us as we launch this next stage of what we call "Wine for Life." 

WHAT IS WINE FOR LIFE?

At Jezreel, we have a concept we call "Wine for Life," which has two meanings -- one, to celebrate life with wine, and two, to literally create a connection with community members where we commit to providing wine for the rest of their lives. 

Every year as a PARTNER you will receive wine from us, with no additional cost (how much wine depends on level of partnership). Wine for Life is about celebrating our successes together with our PARTNERS and the wonder and holy magic of creating and enjoying wine from Israel.

THE JEZREEL VALLEY WINERY STORY

Jacob Ner-David and Yehuda Nahar met in 2009 along with their families and others, to revive Kibbutz Hanaton, a destination familiar to many North Americans as a favorite locale for summer youth programs to Israel. Motivated by the desire to reconnect with the land and to live with like-minded friends in harmony as a community, Jacob and Yehuda joined the Kibbutz and in 2011 founded Jezreel Valley Winery, a professional extension of the dream. Soon after, they recruited Ari Erle as consulting winemaker, and Shlomo Shmilovitz (Momo) as partner, and the team set out to make high-quality wine with a Jezreel twist.

From the selection of varietals to the branding of the winery, Jacob and Yehuda were guided by their love of wine and people -- they wanted to develop wine that would win prizes, but most important they wanted to be a winery that was accessible and enjoyable to their friends and family.

PARTNER'S WINE

As a PARTNER you will enjoy special access to wines that we will not produce at commercial levels, and will not be found in stores or restaurants. These wines will be set aside for you, our PARTNERS, our extended family.

From year to year, harvest to harvest, our selections will change, depending on multiplicity of factors, ranging from grape quality, yield, and tastings along the way.

The best way to enjoy PARTNER wine is here at our winery on Kibbutz Hanaton. PARTNERS receive exclusive access to our tours, winemaking events, and tastings. Next best is together with other wine lovers in your own local communities. We guarantee you that your friends will eagerly await their annual invitation to taste what wine reached your doorstep that year!

In addition to the wine, we invite you to be a part of the process, from pruning to picking to bottling. All along the journey you will receive updates (including videos) from the team here at Jezreel Valley Winery -- so that when the wine finally reaches you it will be the culmination of a process you followed and participated in.

In addition, you will be invited to our annual Wine for Life events in New York and in Israel for barrel tastings, where you will be able to taste samples from our future barrels, rate the wine, and vote for the next Jezreel Valley Partner's wine selection.

You will truly help us to choose our Future Wine.

HOW DO WE DO WINE?

Our goal is to make wine that is high quality, but reasonably priced, so it may be enjoyable by both the casual wine drinker and the master sommelier. Not an easy feat, but we're already doing it!

Recently acknowledged by the Terravino Wine competition with a silver medal (RedBlend 2012), the Jezreel Valley Winery wines have already been featured in leading restaurants in Israel with the most discerning wine lists, as well as served to visiting delegations from all over the world.

In three short years, we created an award-winning winery producing tens of thousands of bottles of wine. We took wines that had never been combined before and created our unique RedBlend, bringing to the forefront Israeli varietal Argaman (an Israeli-born grape invented at the Weizmann Institute), and reviving Carignan, a classic grape in Israeli wines brought to new levels. 

Our Chardonnay is a known varietal, but with a Jezreel twist -- winning over both master sommeliers and people who never before truly enjoyed a glass of wine. 

We renovated an abandoned kibbutz building (at one time, a repair garage for fixing tractors!) into a state-of-the-art winery, including wine press, fermentation tanks, barrels new and old, temperature controlled barrel room, bottle storage, and a visitor center that already has welcomed groups such as the National GA and Winter Family mission of the Jewish Federation of North America, delegations from Europe and Asia, and much more. 

It's been a most surprising and rewarding beginning.

Now, you can be our PARTNER as we take our next step and as we continue to grow our community. You, too, can enjoy Wine for Life. 

WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO TO HELP?

After becoming a PARTNER in Jezreel Valley Winery by signing up for one of our partnership packages, tell your friends! Direct them to our website (www.jezreelwinery.com), our Facebook page, and recommend when in the area to come by the winery. Any friend of a PARTNER is a friend of ours, and we will give them VIP service, tour of the winery, tastings -- our home is your home is their home. We mean it!

FAQs ON WINE FOR LIFE AND BECOMING OUR PARTNER

When will I get my code for discounts on Wine for Life?

Within two weeks of the campaign's end, we'll be in touch with you directly with information on how to redeem all of the perks.

What do I get when I visit you in Israel? Any special attention?

Yes. Our partners, regardless of the level at which you participate in the campaign, are treated like family when you are in Israel. We highly recommend calling us or emailing in advance to let us know when you'll be in town and who you will be travelling with so we can schedule your visit and custom design it to fit your taste and style. You'll get premium access to our facility and we will make it clear to your guests just how instrumental you've been in our success story. We can't wait to see you!

When is your next Partners Only barrel tasting event and where?

Our next Partners Only barrel tasting event will be in New York in January 2015. We'll be in touch with all our partners at least two months in advance with more details.

I want to claim the Wine for Life Silver or Gold Partner perk. How soon can I have my event at Jezreel Valley Winery?

We're so excited for you and look forward to being part of your special day. Occasions like yours are the perfect match for our mission and vision for the winery. We can host your event after September 1, 2014.  After the campaign ends, we'll be in touch with you directly to learn more about your special event. Please note: The event at the winery does not include catering, but does include a bottle of wine on every table (up to 15 bottles). Some additional fees may apply depending on the amount of guests (ie. renting additional tables/chairs.)

THE JEZREEL VALLEY WINERY WINES

The 2012 harvest was our first harvest with a total production of 25,000 bottles.

The result was three new and exciting wines.

2012: REDBLEND

The winery flagship wine, won a silver medal at the national Terravino challenge.  The wine comes from the varietals Argaman, Carignan and Syrah and is aged for 16 months in French oak barrels.

2012: CHADONNAY

Wonderful fruity Chardonnay wine aged in oak barrels. Sold out.

2012: ROSE

Refreshing Rose with beautiful fruit aromas and light sweetness from the varietals Argaman and Syrah. Sold out.

The 2013 harvest maintained a similar line of creativity and innovation with a total production of 52,000 bottles. In this harvest we produced a second batch of our flagship wine and added two new wines:

2013: BLENDLAVAN

An unorthodox fusion of three white varietals: Gewürztraminer, Riesling and Chardonnay that together create a fresh and light white wine filled with floral aromas.

2013: SWEET

A dessert wine from 100% Gewürztraminer grapes.