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Berenice Winery

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Winery · Guest house · 100-180 ₪ · No kosher certificate

Yohanan Ben Zakai Street, beside the Tomb of Maimonides, Tiberias

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A boutique winery in a restored 1929 basalt house beside the Tomb of Maimonides in Tiberias, with four villas to stay in and a garden with pools

Berenice is a boutique winery in a basalt house on Yohanan Ben Zakai Street, beside the Tomb of Maimonides, built in 1929 as the home of Esther and Aharon Amsalem, the grandparents of Esti Badt. Her husband Gidi Badt, an architect who studied winemaking with Nir Shaham at the Sorek winery and has made his own wine since 2010, founded the winery there and named it after Mount Berenice, whose peak can be seen from the yard. It makes about 10,000 bottles a year of red, white, rosé and port-style wine from grapes grown at Moshav Dalton and nearby vineyards, and its site says its 2013 Cabernet won a gold medal in 2016; Gidi also makes a separate mehadrin kosher series called Sanhedrin. On Thursdays and Fridays it opens for wine meetings with the winemaker and for tables of wine and cheese, and the restored compound has four villas, a shared garden with a pool and space for events.

20 facts checked 2026-10-05

What happens here

Thursdays and Fridays, 12:00 to 13:00
A wine meeting with the winemaker

A tasting of four wines with Gidi Badt, 100 shekels a guest; a plate of cheeses, bread and olives is priced by the menu.

Thursdays and Fridays, 11:00 to 15:00
Wine and cheese at the winery

A table booked ahead; a bottle served at the table is 150 shekels.

As published on berenicewinery.com, read 2026-10-05.

At a glance

Shabbat
Closed. Friday until 15:00
Kosher
No certificate
Prices
100-180 ₪
Wheelchair
Mostly about its website, made accessible to level AA; it says physical access to its office on Yohanan Ben Zakai Street is available
  • Own website
  • Facebook page
  • Open on Friday

Rooms

  • Villa Amsalem

    1 room · Sleeps up to 7

    Two bedrooms, a large kitchen, a living room and a dining room, with a private balcony and a pool that is heated in winter; for five to seven guests.

  • Double villa

    1 room · Sleeps up to 2

    A large bedroom with a double bed, a kitchenette and a balcony, with access to the front garden and the shared pool.

  • Triple villa

    1 room · Sleeps up to 5

    A large bedroom and a small one, a large kitchen and a balcony; for two to five guests.

  • Garden villa

    1 room · Sleeps up to 3

    A large bedroom, a seating area on the balcony, a coffee corner and a fridge; for two or three guests.

Photos of the rooms, on its own site

Every villa has its own kitchen or kitchenette and bathroom, with free Wi-Fi and TV; the garden is shared, with a barbecue area and parking, and the pool is heated in winter.

Read from berenicewinery.com on 2026-10-05.

Photos

On its Facebook

For illustration: the town and the trade, not Berenice Winery itself.

Wine bottles resting in the stone arches of an old cellar

Acabashi / CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Wine bottles resting in the stone arches of an old cellar
Red wine being poured into a row of glasses at a bar

Maria Eklind / CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Red wine being poured into a row of glasses at a bar
Hotels and palm trees on the shore of the Sea of Galilee in Tiberias, with rocks along the water's edge.

שלמה רודד / CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Hotels and palm trees on the shore of the Sea of Galilee in Tiberias, with rocks along the water's edge

Opening hours

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Opening hours by day
Sunday to WednesdayClosed
Thursday and Friday11:00-15:00
SaturdayClosed

Candle lighting 5:53 PMShabbat ends 6:48 PM

As published on berenicewinery.com, read 2026-10-05. All Shabbat times

Sources disagree on these hours

Open for visits and wine meetings on Thursdays and Fridays; a table for wine and cheese is booked ahead, and evening visits can be arranged when the day allows. Groups can book other days.

Location

Map showing Berenice Winery at Yohanan Ben Zakai Street, beside the Tomb of Maimonides, Tiberias

Yohanan Ben Zakai Street, beside the Tomb of Maimonides, Tiberias1424219

WazeGoogle Maps
  • Bus: Nearest stop 84 mlines 4, 15, 30
  • Parking: Its villas come with parking in the compound.

© OpenStreetMap contributors · Distances from OpenStreetMap, read 2026-10-05.

Questions

About Berenice Winery

  • Winery and guest house in oneIt trades as both, under one name at one address.
  • Closed on ShabbatOpen 2 days a week; on Friday it closes at 15:00.
  • Its own website and social pagesThe menu and the news come from the business itself, not from a directory.
  • Price band ₪₪Its wines cost 100 to 180 shekels a bottle; a tasting of four wines with the winemaker is 100 shekels a guest, and a bottle served at the table is 150.

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