Julia Winery
יקב ג'וליה
Winery · ₪₪ · No kosher certificate
The heart of Mi'ilya village, Mi'ilya
A family boutique winery in the heart of Mi'ilya that makes its wine from unirrigated Galilee vineyards and hosts tastings with local cheese
Julia Winery is a family winery founded in 2012 by George Arraf, an agronomist, and his son Anan, a chemical engineer who left industry for vines and wine; it is named after Julia, George's wife and the mother of the family. The family planted its first vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, in 2009 on a slope among old olive trees and oak woods, and it still grows without irrigation; two more vineyards of Viognier, Syrah and Cabernet Franc were planted in 2022 on Mi'ilya's upper hills, and grapes also come from Bir'im and Kerem Ben Zimra in the Upper Galilee. It makes about 15,000 bottles a year of red, white, rosé and orange wine, and every summer the family gathers from near and abroad for the harvest, picked by hand by family and friends. A visit usually means a short tour of the barrel room, a meeting with the winemaker and a tasting beside a plate of local cheeses, for couples, families and groups of up to 40. The winery also sells its own olive oil and olives, cheeses from a local dairy and wine accessories.
What happens here
Without a room
- Monday to Saturday, 10:00 to 18:00
- Tour and tasting
A short tour of the barrel room, a meeting with the winemaker and a tasting of its wines beside a plate of local cheeses, for couples, families and groups of up to 40.
As published on the winery's website, read 2026-10-05.
At a glance
- Shabbat
- Open Saturday 10:00-18:00
- Kosher
- No certificate
- Prices
- ₪₪ of ₪₪₪
- Wheelchair
- The statement, dated 20 March 2024, covers the website: an accessibility toolbar with keyboard navigation, contrast and colour modes, and larger text and cursor
- Own website
- Facebook page
- Active on Instagram
- Open on Friday
Photos
On its Facebook
For illustration: the town and the trade, not Julia Winery itself. Its own pictures are on Instagram
Opening hours
Checking the clock in Israel
| Sunday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Monday to Saturday | 10:00-18:00 |
Candle lighting 5:54 PMShabbat ends 6:49 PM
As published on the winery's website, read 2026-10-05. All Shabbat times
Sources disagree on these hours
The hours of its visitor centre, from its winery visit page; it is closed on Sunday. Visits of individuals, groups and events are arranged by phone.
Location
The heart of Mi'ilya village, Mi'ilya
- Train: Karmiel12.1 km from the door, straight line
- Bus: Nearest stop 51 mlines 49, 50, 96
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Distances from OpenStreetMap, read 2026-10-05.
Questions
About Julia Winery
- Open on ShabbatOn Saturday it is open 10:00 to 18:00.
- 12.1 km from Karmiel stationBus stops within 313 m: דרך מונפורט/מרכז מסחרי, דרך מונפורט/באב אלסיאקל, רשות הדואר/אלג׳מאלון, דרך מונפורט/טריק אלסידה.
- Its own website and social pagesThe menu and the news come from the business itself, not from a directory.
- Price band ₪₪On its website a bottle costs 90 to 150 shekels; delivery anywhere in the country costs 50 shekels and is free on orders over 500.
InstagramFacebookjuliawinery.co.il
Julia Winery is a winery at The heart of Mi'ilya village in Mi'ilya, in the Northern District. Behind it: co-founder George Arraf and co-founder Anan Arraf.
It publishes its menu on the winery's website; 12 of its dishes are listed below with their prices, as read on 5 October 2026.
Hours, as listed on the winery's website on 5 October 2026: Sunday closed, Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 18:00.
The nearest railway station is Karmiel, 12.1 km away. The nearest bus stops are דרך מונפורט/מרכז מסחרי (51 m), דרך מונפורט/באב אלסיאקל (52 m), רשות הדואר/אלג׳מאלון (208 m).
Its website says nothing about kashrut and shows no certificate, and it is not on the Nahariya religious council's list on the Ministry of Religious Services' kashrut portal, read on 5 October 2026, which covers Mi'ilya and names three businesses there: a goat's-milk dairy, a pastry workshop and a shawarma bar. We found no published accessibility statement, so call ahead if step-free access matters to you.
The name does not appear in the Companies Registrar, which points to a sole proprietorship or partnership rather than a company. Mi'ilya does not publish its business licence register online, so the licence could not be checked.
יקב ג'וליה הוא יקב משפחתי שהוקם על ידי אב ובנו, ג'ורג' וענאן עראף. היקב נקרא על שם אם המשפחה, ג'וליה.The public registers a directory should check and usually does not. A blank is reported as a blank.
- Kosher certificate
- Its website says nothing about kashrut and shows no certificate, and it is not on the Nahariya religious council's list on the Ministry of Religious Services' kashrut portal, read on 5 October 2026, which covers Mi'ilya and names three businesses there: a goat's-milk dairy, a pastry workshop and a shawarma bar. shirathayam.m-datit.org.il2026-10-05
- Accessibility statement
- None found on its site or its listings juliawinery.co.il2026-10-05
- Companies Registrar
- Its terms of sale refer only to Julia Winery and give no company number. No company of that name is in the Companies Registrar on data.gov.il, searched as יקב ג'וליה and as JULIA WINERY; it may trade as a partnership or a sole trader, which the registrar does not list. data.gov.il2026-10-05
- Municipal business licence
- The Mi'ilya local council's sanitation and business licensing department describes its work licensing businesses and points to the council's licensing specification, with its policy, conditions and requirements, but the council publishes no list of licensed businesses, and none is on data.gov.il. mielya.muni.il2026-10-05
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| Field | Value | Source | Read on | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | יקב ג'וליה / Julia Winery | juliawinery.co.il | Fact, shown | |
| Address | The heart of Mi'ilya village | juliawinery.co.il | Fact, shown | |
| Coordinates | 33.02753, 35.256603 (OpenStreetMap) | openstreetmap.org | Fact, shown | |
| Phone | 050-301-2955 | juliawinery.co.il | Fact, shown | |
| Website | juliawinery.co.il | juliawinery.co.il | Fact, shown | |
| Logo | Its own icon, from juliawinery.co.il | juliawinery.co.il | Quoted, attributed | |
| Opening hours | Sunday closed, Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 18:00 | juliawinery.co.il | Fact, shown | |
| What it is like | Written from juliawinery.co.il | juliawinery.co.il | Fact, shown | |
| Visits without a room | Tour and tasting | juliawinery.co.il | Fact, shown | |
| Price band | ₪₪ | juliawinery.co.il | Fact, shown | |
| Menu | 12 items with prices | juliawinery.co.il | Fact, shown | |
| Kosher certificate | None published | shirathayam.m-datit.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| Accessibility | The statement, dated 20 March 2024, covers the website: an accessibility toolbar with keyboard navigation, contrast and colour modes, and larger text and cursor | juliawinery.co.il | Fact, shown | |
| Train and bus | Karmiel 12.1 km; דרך מונפורט/מרכז מסחרי 51 m; דרך מונפורט/באב אלסיאקל 52 m; רשות הדואר/אלג׳מאלון 208 m; רשות הדואר/אלג׳מאלון 234 m; דרך מונפורט/טריק אלסידה 313 m; דרך מונפורט/טריק אלסידה 315 m | openstreetmap.org | Fact, shown | |
| Delivery apps | Not on Wolt or 10bis | Our own check | Fact, shown | |
| Companies Registrar | Its terms of sale refer only to Julia Winery and give no company number. No company of that name is in the Companies Registrar on data.gov.il, searched as יקב ג'וליה and as JULIA WINERY; it may trade as a partnership or a sole trader, which the registrar does not list. | data.gov.il | Fact, shown | |
| Business licence | The Mi'ilya local council's sanitation and business licensing department describes its work licensing businesses and points to the council's licensing specification, with its policy, conditions and requirements, but the council publishes no list of licensed businesses, and none is on data.gov.il. | mielya.muni.il | Fact, shown | |
| The owners' own words | Quoted from the winery's website | juliawinery.co.il | Quoted, attributed | |
| Photographs | 3 licensed | instagram.com | Linked, not copied |
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