Kfar Tabor is an agricultural settlement in the heart of the fertile Galilee. The settlement was founded over 100 years ago and one of its prime occupations were vineyards the growing of grapes. Its vineyards soon became famous as suppliers of quality grapes to the countries leading wineries.
It was no accident that the pioneers of Kfar Tabor decided to plant vineyards since the soil and climate are very suitable to growing grapes and the Galilee has been a center of wine producers since the days of antiquity. The winery is located near the Tabor Mountain in a village that was founded by the Baron De Rotchild The custom of growing grapes for the production of wines has been continued in Kfar Tabor ever since and to day its vineyards of grow, Merlot, Cabarnet-Sauvignon and other types of grapes.
Kfar Tabor is wine growing country and it supplied the needs of the countries wineries for a long, long time. For a hundred years they were the suppliers of raw materials but since 1999 they are also producing wine of their own.
In 1997 four enterprising families, Sela, Korman, Pelag and Ben Tanhum decided to set op their own winery by using the produce of the Kfar Tabor vineyards. They called it Tabor. They bought the most up to date wine producing equipment and hired Arie Nesher a Russian wine expert as the Chief Wine Maker who immigrated to Israel in 1990. When he came to Israel he was immediately hired first by Carmel Mizrahi and then by Tishbri and he was also a founding partner in the Caesarea Winery, from where he was hired by the new Tabor Winery.
Tabor Winery is considered a quality producer of wines, its wines were enthusiastically received by the public and by 2005 produced 300,000 bottles of wine a year of which 40,000 were exported. Its Kosher Cabernet- Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Shiraz wines are all produced from the best vineyards of Kfar Tabor.
Oren Sela, the CEO of Tabor Winery "Since our establishment we have made it a point to ensure the quality of our wines, that is our hallmark and that is the main reason for our constant growth. Our wines grace the tables of Israel, Western Europe and the USA and we are constantly developing new wines. Our vintage is considered one of the finest wines in Israel".
The Tabor Winery is not only a producer of quality wines it is also a tourist attraction, since 2001 it has opened a visitors center which shows the whole process of the production of wine. Kfar Tabor's Visitors Center is located just next to the winery and it also includes a marzipan museum, a chocolate store, a restaurant and a pub. The Visitors Center is open all week and it is possible to arrange tours for groups and individuals.
