Now that I've helped to distribute over $16,000 of tzedakah in one week, I'm going to transition my mitzvah focus for the next few days from tzedaka and acts of justice to "yediat ha'aretz" (getting to know the Land). I've left Jerusalem for the next few days, and on Wednesday and Thursday will be travelling with Yossi into the Golan Heights and the Upper Galil to visit wineries we usually don't get to visit. There are dozens of wineries up there, large and small. We are armed with a map, a list of wineries and their phone numbers, my netbook and a corkscrew.
I will be keeping notes along the way and hope to make some significant finds and recommendations. I don't realistically expect we will get to many more that 8 wineries - even that is ambitious, as winemakers, often thirsty for a willing audience, love to talk about their craft. We'll do our best and hope to give a full report on our respective blogs (google Yossi's Wine Pages on wordpress for further insights into Israeli wineries).
Keep this toast in mind. "The early bird catches the worm. Fortunately, wine is usually served at a more reasonable hour." L'Chaim.
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