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{{Short description|Israeli winery}}
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'''Barkan Wine Cellars''' ({{lang-he|יקבי ברקן}}) is the largest Israeli winery, producing 12-14 million bottles a year.<ref name=haaretz>{{cite news |url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1124208.html |title=Wine and Spirits |first=Daniel |last=Rogov |authorlink=Daniel Rogov |date=October 28, 2009}}</ref> The main building of the winery is located at [[Kibbutz]] [[Hulda, Israel|Hulda]], east of [[Tel Aviv]]. Barkan receives grapes from vineyards in the [[Golan Heights]], [[Upper Galilee]], [[Lower Galilee]], [[Mount Tabor]] region, the Jerusalem Mountains and [[Mitzpe Ramon]].<ref name=royalwine>{{cite web |url=http://www.royalwine.com/wines/wineries/barkan-winery |title=Royal Wine Corp: Barkan Winery}}</ref>
'''Barkan Wine Cellars''' ({{lang-he|יקבי ברקן}}) is the largest Israeli winery, producing 12-14 million bottles a year.<ref name=haaretz>{{cite news |url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1124208.html |title=Wine and Spirits |first=Daniel |last=Rogov |authorlink=Daniel Rogov |date=October 28, 2009}}</ref> The main building of the winery is located at [[Kibbutz]] [[Hulda, Israel|Hulda]], east of [[Tel Aviv]]. Barkan receives grapes from vineyards in the [[Golan Heights]], [[Upper Galilee]], [[Lower Galilee]], [[Mount Tabor]] region, the Jerusalem Mountains and [[Mitzpe Ramon]].<ref name=royalwine>{{cite web |url=http://www.royalwine.com/wines/wineries/barkan-winery |title=Royal Wine Corp: Barkan Winery |access-date=2012-05-24 |archive-date=2014-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209143523/http://www.royalwine.com/wines/wineries/barkan-winery |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:Barkan wine.jpg|250px|thumb|Barkan Classic Red]]
[[File:Barkan wine.jpg|250px|thumb|Barkan Classic Red]]


==History==
==History==
In 1899, Shlomo Friedman established the Friedman Winery in [[Petah Tikva]] to produce
In 1899, Shlomo Friedman established the Friedman Winery in [[Petah Tikva]] to produce
sweet [[Kiddush]] wine and brandy for the Jewish community in [[History of Palestine#Ottoman period|Palestine]]. Shlomo's son, Bezalel, took over the business and moved to Kiryat Matalon, Petah-Tikva's industrial zone, then a desolate sand dune. In 1964, the winery was acquired by [[Tnuva]], which supplied the grapes, mainly Alicante and Carignane. The winery's name was changed to Tnuva-Friedman.<ref name=story>{{cite web|url=http://www.barkan-winery.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=1&tabid=65 |title=Our Story |publisher=Barkan Wine Cellars |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411152049/http://www.barkan-winery.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=1&tabid=65 |archivedate=2008-04-11 }}</ref>
sweet [[Kiddush]] wine and brandy for the Jewish community in [[History of Palestine#Ottoman period|Palestine]]. Shlomo's son, Bezalel, took over the business and moved to Kiryat Matalon, Petah-Tikva's industrial zone, then a desolate sand dune. In 1964, the winery was acquired by [[Tnuva]], which supplied the grapes, mainly Alicante and Carignane. The winery's name was changed to Tnuva-Friedman.<ref name=story>{{cite web |url=http://www.barkan-winery.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=1&tabid=65 |title=Our Story |publisher=Barkan Wine Cellars |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411152049/http://www.barkan-winery.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=1&tabid=65 |archivedate=2008-04-11}}</ref>


In 1971 Tnuva sold the winery to the Stock liqueur company, which produced mainly brandy, vodka, liqueurs, vermouth, and other non-wine alcoholic beverages. The winery in Petah Tikva was renamed Hamartef (The Cellar), and began producing wines from better grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, and Sauvignon Blanc.<ref name=story />
In 1971 Tnuva sold the winery to the Stock liqueur company, which produced mainly brandy, vodka, liqueurs, vermouth, and other non-wine alcoholic beverages. The winery in Petah Tikva was renamed Hamartef (The Cellar), and began producing wines from better grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, and Sauvignon Blanc.<ref name=story />


In 1988, Stock built a new winery near the [[Israeli settlement]] of [[Ariel (city)|Ariel]], in the [[Barkan Industrial Park]].<ref name=story /> Two years later, two of Stock's major grape growers purchased the company and renamed it Barkan Wine Cellars. After acquiring the Segal Winery in 2001, Barkan became Israel's second largest winery.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ojc4Uker_V0C&q=barkan+winery+1988&pg=PA619 |title=Encyclopedia of Jewish Food |first=Gil |last=Marks|isbn=9780470943540 |date=2010-11-17 }}</ref>
In 1988, Stock built a new winery near the [[Israeli settlement]] of [[Ariel (city)|Ariel]], in the [[Barkan Industrial Park]].<ref name=story /> Two years later, two of Stock's major grape growers purchased the company and renamed it Barkan Wine Cellars. After acquiring the Segal Winery in 2001, Barkan became Israel's second largest winery.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ojc4Uker_V0C&q=barkan+winery+1988&pg=PA619 |title=Encyclopedia of Jewish Food |first=Gil |last=Marks |isbn=9780470943540 |date=2010-11-17}}</ref>


In 1990, a new facility opened at Kibbutz Hulda.<ref name=ecwine>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecwine.com/about/about.html |accessdate=August 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100908080347/http://www.ecwine.com/about/about.html |archivedate=September 8, 2010 }}</ref> The Hulda vineyard, covering over 1,200 [[dunam]]s, is the largest single vineyard in Israel.<ref name=story /> The location was chosen for its proximity to the Hulda vineyards and major Israeli highways.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jwines.com/index.php/winery-info/barkan-winery.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127001545/http://jwines.com/index.php/winery-info/barkan-winery.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-27 |title=Barkan Wines |publisher=JWines }}</ref> The winery at Hulda received its first shipment of grapes in 2000. Bottling facilities moved to Hulda in 2003. Since the completion of a new warehouse in 2007, the entire operation has moved there. The winery, covering an area of 50,000 square meters, has a 12-million liter tank farm, an automated crushing and fermentation plant, and a 10,000 square meter filling and case storage building.<ref name=royalwine />
In 1990, a new facility opened at Kibbutz Hulda.<ref name=ecwine>{{cite web |url=http://www.ecwine.com/about/about.html |accessdate=August 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100908080347/http://www.ecwine.com/about/about.html |archivedate=September 8, 2010 |title=Barkan-Introduction}}</ref> The Hulda vineyard, covering over 1,200 [[dunam]]s, is the largest single vineyard in Israel.<ref name=story /> The location was chosen for its proximity to the Hulda vineyards and major Israeli highways.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jwines.com/index.php/winery-info/barkan-winery.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127001545/http://jwines.com/index.php/winery-info/barkan-winery.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-27 |title=Barkan Wines |publisher=JWines}}</ref> The winery at Hulda received its first shipment of grapes in 2000. Bottling facilities moved to Hulda in 2003. Since the completion of a new warehouse in 2007, the entire operation has moved there. The winery, covering an area of 50,000 square meters, has a 12-million liter tank farm, an automated crushing and fermentation plant, and a 10,000 square meter filling and case storage building.<ref name=royalwine />


Segal wine has been produced at the Barkan winery at Kibbutz Hulda since 2001, but it continues to be marketed independently.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.jpost.com/ArtsAndCulture/FoodAndWine/Article.aspx?id=236161 |title=Wine Talk: Rise of the phoenix |newspaper=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |first=Adam |last=Montefiore |date=September 7, 2011}}</ref>
Segal wine has been produced at the Barkan winery at Kibbutz Hulda since 2001, but it continues to be marketed independently.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.jpost.com/ArtsAndCulture/FoodAndWine/Article.aspx?id=236161 |title=Wine Talk: Rise of the phoenix |newspaper=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |first=Adam |last=Montefiore |date=September 7, 2011}}</ref>
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In 2012, the winery agreed to dismantle the fences it built around new vineyards in the vicinity of [[Beit Nekofa]] at the request of the [[Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel]] and environmentalists who claimed that gazelles became entangled in them.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/judean-hills-vineyard-takes-down-fencing-freeing-gazelles-to-roam-1.408069 |title=Judean Hills vineyard takes down fencing, freeing gazelles to roam |date=January 19, 2012 |first=Zafrir |last=Rinat |newspaper=haaretz}}</ref>
In 2012, the winery agreed to dismantle the fences it built around new vineyards in the vicinity of [[Beit Nekofa]] at the request of the [[Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel]] and environmentalists who claimed that gazelles became entangled in them.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/judean-hills-vineyard-takes-down-fencing-freeing-gazelles-to-roam-1.408069 |title=Judean Hills vineyard takes down fencing, freeing gazelles to roam |date=January 19, 2012 |first=Zafrir |last=Rinat |newspaper=haaretz}}</ref>


According to Michal Neeman, head of the food and beverage division of the Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute, Barkan is one of Israel's leading wine producers.<ref name=winenews>{{cite web |url=http://www.allhlwines.com/Howard%20Goldberg.htm |title=Israeli Wine - Polished, Poised and not just for Passover |first=Howard |last=Goldberg}}</ref> Of some 25 Israeli wineries exporting to America, Barkan heads the list, along with [[Binyamina Winery|Binyamina]], [[Carmel Winery|Carmel]], [[Dalton Winery|Dalton]], [[Domaine du Castel]], [[Efrat]], Galil Mountain, [[Golan Heights Winery]], [[Recanati winery|Recanati]] and [[Tishbi Winery|Tishbi]].<ref name=winenews />
According to the Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute, Barkan is one of Israel's leading wine producers.<ref name=winenews>{{cite web |url=http://www.allhlwines.com/Howard%20Goldberg.htm |title=Israeli Wine - Polished, Poised and not just for Passover |first=Howard |last=Goldberg}}</ref> Of some 25 Israeli wineries exporting to America, Barkan heads the list, along with [[Binyamina Winery|Binyamina]], [[Carmel Winery|Carmel]], [[Dalton Winery|Dalton]], [[Domaine du Castel]], [[Efrat (Israeli settlement)|Efrat]], Galil Mountain, [[Golan Heights Winery]], [[Recanati winery|Recanati]] and [[Tishbi Winery|Tishbi]].<ref name=winenews />


The company wines include Village, La Tavola, Barkan Classic, Reserve, Signature, Superior and Altitude. Barkan works in partnership with wineries all over the world, including the [[Royal Wine Company]] (United States), Kedem Europe Ltd. (United Kingdom); Ron Riess Import Export (Germany) and S.A.R.L.-Zaoui (France).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?rpc=66&symbol=BARK.TA |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202014110/http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?rpc=66&symbol=BARK.TA |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-02 |publisher=Reuters |title=Barkan Wine Cellars Ltd}}</ref>
The company wines include Village, La Tavola, Barkan Classic, Reserve, Signature, Superior and Altitude. Barkan works in partnership with wineries all over the world, including the [[Royal Wine Company]] (United States), Kedem Europe Ltd. (United Kingdom); Ron Riess Import Export (Germany) and S.A.R.L.-Zaoui (France).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?rpc=66&symbol=BARK.TA |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202014110/http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?rpc=66&symbol=BARK.TA |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-02 |publisher=Reuters |title=Barkan Wine Cellars Ltd}}</ref>


==Controversy==
==Controversy==
In June 2018, an undercover news investigation by Israel's [[Kan 11]] television station claimed that the company had banned some of its [[Ethiopian Jews in Israel|Ethiopian Jewish]] employees from coming in contact with its wine due to doubt about their Jewishness.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/outcry-as-barkan-winery-shuns-ethiopian-workers-over-doubts-of-their-jewishness/|title = Outcry as Barkan winery shuns Ethiopian workers, casts doubt on their Jewishness| website=[[The Times of Israel]] }}</ref>
In June 2018, an undercover news investigation by Israel's [[Kan 11]] television station claimed that the company had banned some employees from coming in contact with its wine
While Barkan admitted that the question had been studied, it firmly denied that any action had ever been taken. <ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Barkan's comment|url=https://www.kan.org.il/item/?itemid=35294|access-date=|website=KAN}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.barkan-winery.co.il/ Winery web site]
*[http://www.barkan-winery.co.il/ Winery web site]


[[Category:Wineries of Israel]]
[[Category:Wineries of Israel]]

Latest revision as of 16:52, 4 November 2023

Barkan Wine Cellars
LocationHulda, Israel
Coordinates31°49′44″N 34°53′03″E / 31.82889°N 34.88417°E / 31.82889; 34.88417
Wine regionSamson
Other labelsdOmaine, Derekh Eretz
Founded1990 (1990)
Key peopleShmuel Boxer, Yair Lerner
Parent companyTempo Beer Industries
Other productsStock 84, Keglevich Vodka, Stock Liqueurs
DistributionInternational
Websitewww.barkan-winery.co.il

Barkan Wine Cellars (Hebrew: יקבי ברקן) is the largest Israeli winery, producing 12-14 million bottles a year.[1] The main building of the winery is located at Kibbutz Hulda, east of Tel Aviv. Barkan receives grapes from vineyards in the Golan Heights, Upper Galilee, Lower Galilee, Mount Tabor region, the Jerusalem Mountains and Mitzpe Ramon.[2]

Barkan Classic Red

History[edit]

In 1899, Shlomo Friedman established the Friedman Winery in Petah Tikva to produce sweet Kiddush wine and brandy for the Jewish community in Palestine. Shlomo's son, Bezalel, took over the business and moved to Kiryat Matalon, Petah-Tikva's industrial zone, then a desolate sand dune. In 1964, the winery was acquired by Tnuva, which supplied the grapes, mainly Alicante and Carignane. The winery's name was changed to Tnuva-Friedman.[3]

In 1971 Tnuva sold the winery to the Stock liqueur company, which produced mainly brandy, vodka, liqueurs, vermouth, and other non-wine alcoholic beverages. The winery in Petah Tikva was renamed Hamartef (The Cellar), and began producing wines from better grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, and Sauvignon Blanc.[3]

In 1988, Stock built a new winery near the Israeli settlement of Ariel, in the Barkan Industrial Park.[3] Two years later, two of Stock's major grape growers purchased the company and renamed it Barkan Wine Cellars. After acquiring the Segal Winery in 2001, Barkan became Israel's second largest winery.[4]

In 1990, a new facility opened at Kibbutz Hulda.[5] The Hulda vineyard, covering over 1,200 dunams, is the largest single vineyard in Israel.[3] The location was chosen for its proximity to the Hulda vineyards and major Israeli highways.[6] The winery at Hulda received its first shipment of grapes in 2000. Bottling facilities moved to Hulda in 2003. Since the completion of a new warehouse in 2007, the entire operation has moved there. The winery, covering an area of 50,000 square meters, has a 12-million liter tank farm, an automated crushing and fermentation plant, and a 10,000 square meter filling and case storage building.[2]

Segal wine has been produced at the Barkan winery at Kibbutz Hulda since 2001, but it continues to be marketed independently.[7]

Barkan is now developing a vineyard of 150 dunams in Mitzpe Ramon.[1]

In 2012, the winery agreed to dismantle the fences it built around new vineyards in the vicinity of Beit Nekofa at the request of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel and environmentalists who claimed that gazelles became entangled in them.[8]

According to the Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute, Barkan is one of Israel's leading wine producers.[9] Of some 25 Israeli wineries exporting to America, Barkan heads the list, along with Binyamina, Carmel, Dalton, Domaine du Castel, Efrat, Galil Mountain, Golan Heights Winery, Recanati and Tishbi.[9]

The company wines include Village, La Tavola, Barkan Classic, Reserve, Signature, Superior and Altitude. Barkan works in partnership with wineries all over the world, including the Royal Wine Company (United States), Kedem Europe Ltd. (United Kingdom); Ron Riess Import Export (Germany) and S.A.R.L.-Zaoui (France).[10]

Controversy[edit]

In June 2018, an undercover news investigation by Israel's Kan 11 television station claimed that the company had banned some employees from coming in contact with its wine

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Rogov, Daniel (October 28, 2009). "Wine and Spirits".
  2. ^ a b "Royal Wine Corp: Barkan Winery". Archived from the original on 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  3. ^ a b c d "Our Story". Barkan Wine Cellars. Archived from the original on 2008-04-11.
  4. ^ Marks, Gil (2010-11-17). Encyclopedia of Jewish Food. ISBN 9780470943540.
  5. ^ "Barkan-Introduction". Archived from the original on September 8, 2010. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
  6. ^ "Barkan Wines". JWines. Archived from the original on 2013-01-27.
  7. ^ Montefiore, Adam (September 7, 2011). "Wine Talk: Rise of the phoenix". The Jerusalem Post.
  8. ^ Rinat, Zafrir (January 19, 2012). "Judean Hills vineyard takes down fencing, freeing gazelles to roam". haaretz.
  9. ^ a b Goldberg, Howard. "Israeli Wine - Polished, Poised and not just for Passover".
  10. ^ "Barkan Wine Cellars Ltd". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2013-02-02.

External links[edit]

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