How far is it from Haifa?

The winery is in Kibbutz Ein Zivan in the northern Golan Heights, about 105 km from Haifa — roughly a 95-minute drive.

Do I need to book in advance?

Yes, booking is recommended or required. The official site asks visitors to contact the winery ahead of time; guided tours often run with scheduled groups, so individual guests are best off calling ahead to confirm a time.

Yes. Per the official site, the winery is kosher under the supervision of the Union of Rabbis in Israel, headed by Rabbi Chaim Levi. If kosher status matters to you, confirm the current certificate's validity before your visit.

What does a visit include?

At the visitor center (about 100 seats) you get a wine bar and a guided tour of the production facility, barrel room and distillery, ending in a tasting (around six wines plus liqueurs, with cheese and bread). There is also an on-site dairy restaurant and a boutique shop selling the wines, liqueurs, cheeses and gourmet products.

What is the winery known for?

It is a boutique operation (~20,000 bottles a year) with high-altitude, volcanic-soil vineyards above 1,000 m. A standout feature is its on-site copper distillery making grape-based liqueurs, and owner-winemaker Ofer Bahat often leads the tours personally.

Bahat Winery

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Bahat Winery is a family-run boutique winery in Kibbutz Ein Zivan in the northern Golan Heights. It was founded by Ofer Bahat, a fruit preservation and cooling expert who pursued winemaking as a long-held dream, starting out in a shed with borrowed equipment. The first wine was produced in 2007. The grapes come from the Quneitra Valley and the foothills of Mount Bental, grown in volcanic soil more than 1,000 metres above sea level. The operation is small — about 20,000 bottles a year. Grapes and wines named on the official site include Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz, Sauvignon Blanc, Gewürztraminer, a rosé and a blend; secondary sources also note a port (first sold around 2017) and a Cabernet Sauvignon–Shiraz blend. A distinctive feature is the grape-based liqueurs (for example cherry and blueberry), made on site in a copper still. The visitor center has about 100 seats, a wine bar and guided tours of the production facility, barrel room and distillery, ending in a tasting. A tasting typically covers around six wines (red and white) plus liqueurs, served with cheese and bread. There is an on-site dairy restaurant with breakfast, cheese platters and wood-fired pizza, and an alcohol-free children's workshop (ages 3+).

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