Domaine du Castel

Domaine du Castel (Hebrew: יקב קסטל) is a family owned winery in the Jerusalem corridor, Israel.

It produces approximately 100,000 bottles of wine a year, half of which are exported.

[1] Domaine du Castel was founded in 1983 by Eli Ben Zaken in Moshav Ramat Raziel on the outskirts of Jerusalem.

[2] From its modest start, producing two barrels a year, Domaine du Castel has become a 13-hectare vineyard producing 8,000 cases a year - 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 25% Chardonnay and 6% Petit Verdot.

[3] The winery uses only locally grown grapes from its own vineyards or from those under its full supervision.