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The Golan is small enough to cross in an afternoon and dense enough to spend a weekend on. What follows is a two-day route between working wineries, basalt ridges and the guesthouses that sit between them — no tour bus, no fixed schedule, just a car and a plan you can abandon halfway.
Where to start
Begin at Katzrin, the plateau town where most of the route's wineries keep their tasting rooms. Park once and walk — the three that matter are within a few streets of each other. If you only have an afternoon, start here and drive north after lunch.
The drive north takes about forty minutes and climbs the whole way. Stop where the road opens out — the Odem forest turnout is the one worth the hazard lights.
Fill the tank in Katzrin. The next station is a long way up, and the turnouts worth stopping at have no services at all.
What to drink
The plateau's altitude does the work: cool nights, volcanic soil, and reds that keep their acid. Ask for the Cabernet if you want the house style, and the small-batch Syrah if you want to know what the winemaker actually thinks.
- Katzrin — the reference point
- Odem Mountain — family estate, call ahead
- Bahat — the one nobody tells you about
We do not irrigate for volume. We irrigate for the day the grape decides it is ready.
Where to sleep
Everything on the plateau is a twenty-minute drive from everything else, so pick the guesthouse rather than the location. The ones with a courtyard beat the ones with a view — you will be outside after dark either way.
Frequently Asked Questions
The larger ones take walk-ins. The family estates want a call the day before.
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