First desert wine festival in Mitzpe Ramon
Grape harvest season has just ended and wine makers across the country are focusing now on creating some of Israel’s superb wines. One area that has seen a large growth in wineries is the Negev desert were a couple of dozen have opened in the past decade. The town of Mitzpe Ramon, deep, deep in the Negev, is holding its first ever wine festival that will showcase local wines and host music events. Reporter Arieh O’Sullivan spoke with Gabriel Tene, the owner of the Midbar Wine bar that specializes in wines from the Israeli desert and is the organizer of the wine festival. The festival is…
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