The wines of Tel Shifon Winery express our creativity, labor and faith in the fascinating growing area where we grow and create them - in the north of the Golan Heights. Our vineyards, which are located in Kibbutz Ortal, enjoy a unique terroir - volcanic soil and a significant winter, accompanied by several, at times quite significant, snow events. This provides the neccessary cold during dormancy to allow for a uniform awakening in the spring. We believe that the vineyard is part of the environment in which it grows. Therefore, we implement sustainable, responsible and considerate agriculture with minimal intervention and with utmost respect for our surroundings and the evironment.

Non-Mevushal. Rav Ishay Samuel (also certifies Yarden), O.U. (Orthodox Union), Badatz Beit Yosef. The wine has an overwhelming aroma of sour cherry jam, strawberries and dried papaya. It is very rich and has a full texture, thanks to the high sugar levels, along with a long and delightful finish. Minus 18 is very suitable as a dessert wine at the end of a meal or alongside feta cheese with onion jam and decadent desserts.

The Tel Shifon vineyard was planted in 2010, at an altitude of 915 m above sea level, in the triangle between the Shifon, Avital and Bental mountains, at Kibbutz Ortal and close to the Ein Zivan, Merom Golan and El Rom kibbutzim. The terrace overlooks five extinct volcanoes: Shifon, Yosifon, Hizka, Avital and Bental. Our Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc vines are planted on well-drained and rich basalt, clay and tuff soils. The vineyard enjoys very cold winters with two to three snow events, along with a large amount of precipitation. The summer is mild and relatively dry, with cool nights that allow for slow and moderate ripening of our grapes. The cool climate, combined with the volcanic soil rich in minerals, gives the vines the most ideal growing conditions needed. Due to the close proximity of the vineyards to the winery itself, we do not need to transport the grapes from far away, with the whole winemaking process taking place in the same area.

Minus 18 is made in the style of ice wine that is produced in countries where with very low temperatures in winter, for example, in Austria and Canada. We harvested our grapes by hand into small boxes, and froze them the same day in a dedicated freezer at a temperature of -18 degrees. At the beginning of winter, the grapes were transferred to the winery on a cold morning and pressed while still frozen to extract the concentrated flavors and sugars. The process itself takes about 24 hours for 1.5 tons of grapes, and the output is extremely low. At the end of the process, a concentrated and very sweet juice is obtained. The fermentation phase also takes about two months, at the end of which the wine undergoes cold stabilization and preparation for bottling.