Teperberg 1870
Israel's oldest winery
Teperberg 1870 Winery (Hebrew: יקב טפרברג 1870) is a winery near kibbutz Tzora in the foothills of the Judean hills, Israel. Founded in 1870 in Ottoman Palestine, it is Israel's oldest winery, as well as its fourth largest.
History
Originally called Efrat, the winery was founded in 1870 by Avraham Teperberg and his son, Zeev Zaid Teperberg. The name was based on the biblical "Efrata shehi Beit Lechem", the road by which the grapes were brought to the winery. It was first established in the Old City of Jerusalem. When Zeev Teperberg died in 1905, his son, Mordechai Shimon, took over the management.
The Mandate government ruled that all "industries" had to leave the Old City of Jerusalem, so the winery moved outside the city walls to various locations. In 1950, Mordechai's sons Menachem and Yitzhak established another winery in Nahalat Yitzhak. When Yitzhak died in 1960, Menachem continued to manage the family winery on his own. In 1964, Menachem purchased land in Motza, just outside Jerusalem, to accommodate the growing business.
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