
clos de gat
Located in the Ayalon Valley where the sun stood still and Joshua defeated the Kings, Clos De Gat is on the cutting edge of Israel’s boutique winery explosion. The wines of Clos De Gat show the richness of the earth and place. They have the deep, rich mouth feel and aromatics of the new world, but have traces of the elegance from the old world. In 1998, in partnership with Kibbutz Harel, winemaker Eyal Rotem who learned winemaking in Australia, began planting vines and building a winery on the land surrounding his house, thus turning a long-harbored dream into reality. An ancient “Gat” (Hebrew for wine press), pre-dating the Roman period, is located in the grounds of the modern winery, set in the heart of the Clos de Gat vineyards. In partnership with the kibbutz, a portion of proceeds from the winery go to the common good of the entire community