Clos de Gat is situated in the foothills of the Judean mountains, bordering Israel’s biblical Ayalon Valley, where Joshua defeated the Five Kings.

In 1998, in partnership with Kibbutz Harel, winemaker Eyal Rotem who learnt winemaking in Australia, began planting vines and building a winery on the land surrounding his house, thus turning a long-harboured 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 which cover an area of 35 acres (14 hectares).

In the picture: the winery surrounded by its vineyards and the 3000 year old winepress.