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

Carmel Winery

יקבי כרמל

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Derech HaYekev, at the Carmel Winery, Zichron Yaakov

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The visitor centre of Carmel Winery in its historic cellars in Zichron Yaakov, with cellar tours, tastings and a wine shop

Carmel Winery, by its own account the first commercial winery founded in the country and still working, with 140 years of winemaking and 108 families of growers, runs its Wine Culture Centre at the historic winery on Derech HaYekev in Zichron Yaakov. The centre tells the story from the start of the modern Israeli wine industry to today through tours, workshops and tastings led by its wine guides. A cellar tour with a short film and a tasting of three wines among the barrels costs 75 shekels a guest, a private tour with four Carmel Signature wines, sourdough bread and olive oil 100, a wine and cheese workshop 150, and a two-hour private tour with five wines 175, or 500 for a couple. Tours are booked ahead by WhatsApp, for adults over 18, and on Friday only private tours run, at 11:00. The wine shop is open from Sunday to Thursday 09:00 to 17:00 and on Friday 09:00 to 14:00, and the centre has a protected room.

17 facts checked 2026-10-13

What happens here

Without a room

Booked ahead by WhatsApp: Cellar tour and group tasting
About an hour: the history of the settlement and the wine industry, the old cellars, a short film and a guided tasting of three wines among the barrels; 75 shekels a guest, groups of up to 50.
Booked ahead by WhatsApp: Private cellar tour
An hour and a quarter, ending with four Carmel Signature wines, sourdough bread and olive oil; 100 shekels a guest.
Booked ahead by WhatsApp: Wine and cheese workshop
Four Carmel Signature wines with sourdough bread, olive oil and cheeses, indoors or in the winery courtyard, without a tour; 150 shekels a guest.
Booked ahead by WhatsApp: Private tour and workshop
About two hours, with a tasting of five Carmel Signature wines and cheeses; 175 shekels a guest, or 500 for a couple, which includes a 100-shekel voucher for the winery shop.

As published on carmelwines.co.il, read 2026-10-13.

At a glance

Shabbat: Closed. Friday until 14:00
Kosher: Unknown
Prices: ₪₪ of ₪₪₪
Wheelchair: No statement

Own website
Protected space on site
Open on Friday
Workshops and shows for guests

Photos

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

Wine bottles resting in the stone arches of an old cellar; its tours go down into the winery's historic cellars

Red wine being poured into a row of glasses at a bar — Red wine poured into a row of glasses; its tastings pour three to five wines

The stone-paved pedestrian street of Zichron Yaakov, with an old stone house, iron railings and street lamps — The stone-paved pedestrian street of Zichron Yaakov, about 500 m west of the winery

Opening hours

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Opening hours by day
Sunday to Thursday	09:00-17:00
Friday	09:00-14:00
Saturday	Closed

Candle lighting 5:39 PMShabbat ends 6:35 PM

As published on carmelwines.co.il, read 2026-10-13. Shabbat times in Zichron Yaakov

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Sources disagree on these hours

These are the hours of the Wine Culture Centre and its wine shop, as the winery's site gives them. Tours are booked ahead by WhatsApp, and on Friday only private tours run, at 11:00.

Location

Derech HaYekev, at the Carmel Winery, Zichron Yaakov

Waze Google Maps

Train: Binyamina6.6 km from the door, straight line
Bus: Nearest stop 341 mlines 1, 5, 70, 92, 202, 708, 710

Questions

Sunday to Thursday 09:00 to 17:00, Friday 09:00 to 14:00, Saturday closed. As listed on carmelwines.co.il, read on 13 October 2026.

No. It is closed on Saturday; on Friday it closes at 14:00.

Derech HaYekev, at the Carmel Winery, Zichron Yaakov. As listed on carmelwines.co.il, read on 13 October 2026.

The visitor centre's page says nothing about kashrut, and the Zichron Yaakov religious council's list covers restaurants, cafés and bars, not wineries.

By train: Binyamina station is 6.6 km away. By bus: the nearest stops are זבוטינסקי/הנדיב (341 m), המייסדים/הנדיב (476 m).

tours, by WhatsApp: 050-400-0287, as published on carmelwines.co.il.

No. We found no listing on Wolt or on 10bis when we checked on 13 October 2026.

Tours and tastings cost 75 to 175 shekels a guest, and a private tour for two 500.

About Carmel Winery

Closed on ShabbatOpen 6 days a week; on Friday it closes at 14:00.
6.6 km from Binyamina stationBus stops within 476 m: זבוטינסקי/הנדיב, המייסדים/הנדיב.
Price band ₪₪Tours and tastings cost 75 to 175 shekels a guest, and a private tour for two 500.

carmelwines.co.il

Carmel Winery is a winery at Derech HaYekev, at the Carmel Winery in Zichron Yaakov, in the Haifa District.

Hours, as listed on carmelwines.co.il on 13 October 2026: Sunday to Thursday 09:00 to 17:00, Friday 09:00 to 14:00, Saturday closed.

The nearest railway station is Binyamina, 6.6 km away. The nearest bus stops are זבוטינסקי/הנדיב (341 m), המייסדים/הנדיב (476 m).

The visitor centre's page says nothing about kashrut, and the Zichron Yaakov religious council's list covers restaurants, cafés and bars, not wineries. We found no published accessibility statement, so call ahead if step-free access matters to you.

Zichron Yaakov does not publish its business licence register online, so the licence could not be checked.

מרכז המבקרים של יקבי כרמל הינו מרכז חוויתי המשלב סיורים, סדנאות וטעימות יין ביקב ההיסטורי, הפותח שעריו ומציג את הסיפור המרתק מראשית תעשיית היין בישראל ועד העולם החדש של היין כיום. החיבור בין ישן לחדש הוא סוד קסמו של היקב.

From the winery's website, read 2026-10-13

The public registers a directory should check and usually does not. A blank is reported as a blank.

Kosher certificate: The visitor centre's page says nothing about kashrut, and the Zichron Yaakov religious council's list covers restaurants, cafés and bars, not wineries. carmelwines.co.il2026-10-13
Accessibility statement: None found on its site or its listings2026-10-13
Companies Registrar: The winery's pages that were read name no company. Among the companies the Companies Registrar lists under יקבי כרמל, יקבי כרמל מזרחי בע"מ (513511824) is an active private company registered in 2004 in Shoham. data.gov.il2026-10-13
Municipal business licence: Zichron Yaakov's local council publishes its business licensing information and forms but no list of licensed businesses, and data.gov.il has none for the town. zy1882.co.il2026-10-13

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Field	Value	Source	Read on	Use
Name	יקבי כרמל / Carmel Winery	carmelwines.co.il	2026-10-13	Fact, shown
Address	Derech HaYekev, at the Carmel Winery	carmelwines.co.il	2026-10-13	Fact, shown
Coordinates	32.573707, 34.9589521 (the winery building on OpenStreetMap)	openstreetmap.org	2026-10-13	Fact, shown
Phone	tours, by WhatsApp 050-400-0287	carmelwines.co.il	2026-10-13	Fact, shown
Website	carmelwines.co.il	carmelwines.co.il	2026-10-13	Fact, shown
Opening hours	Sunday to Thursday 09:00 to 17:00, Friday 09:00 to 14:00, Saturday closed	carmelwines.co.il	2026-10-13	Fact, shown
What it is like	Written from carmelwines.co.il	carmelwines.co.il	2026-10-13	Fact, shown
Visits without a room	Cellar tour and group tasting; Private cellar tour; Wine and cheese workshop; Private tour and workshop	carmelwines.co.il	2026-10-13	Fact, shown
Price band	₪₪	carmelwines.co.il	2026-10-13	Fact, shown
Kosher certificate	Unknown	carmelwines.co.il	2026-10-13	Fact, shown
Accessibility	No published statement found	Our own check	2026-10-13	Fact, shown
Train and bus	Binyamina 6.6 km; זבוטינסקי/הנדיב 341 m; המייסדים/הנדיב 476 m	openstreetmap.org	2026-10-13	Fact, shown
Delivery apps	Not on Wolt or 10bis	Our own check	2026-10-13	Fact, shown
Companies Registrar	The winery's pages that were read name no company. Among the companies the Companies Registrar lists under יקבי כרמל, יקבי כרמל מזרחי בע"מ (513511824) is an active private company registered in 2004 in Shoham.	data.gov.il	2026-10-13	Fact, shown
Business licence	Zichron Yaakov's local council publishes its business licensing information and forms but no list of licensed businesses, and data.gov.il has none for the town.	zy1882.co.il	2026-10-13	Fact, shown
The owners' own words	Quoted from the winery's website	carmelwines.co.il	2026-10-13	Quoted, attributed
Photographs	3 licensed	carmelwines.co.il	2026-10-13	Linked, not copied

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