Jascala Winery

The Khreish family named their winery after the Roman village, Jascala (al-Jish.).

 

The wines of Jascala are as full of personality as its two founders, Richard, the winemaker, and his brother, Nasr, who looks after the vineyards.

 

Located in the Upper Galilee where all their grapes come from, the vineyards are planted on Jabal Jarmaq with Terra Rossa soils on the bedrock of limestone and 33 dunams of land at altitudes from 846 —776 meters above sea level. Denivelation that extends from east to west marks almost perfect positioning for the vines. The excellent aeration renders any humidity-related problems, like fungus, virtually non-existent.

 

Some vineyard terraces have up to four different grape varieties planted. There is no use of herbicides or insecticides and all the harvest is carefully hand-picked. The wine making process is done with minimal intervention and resulting wines have expressive fruit character and rich personality that makes them stand out.