By Tova Cohen TEL AVIV, Oct 28 (Reuters) - The Golan Height
By Tova Cohen
TEL AVIV, Oct 28 (Reuters) – The Golan Heights Vineyard, which grows its grapes on the plateau that Israel captured from Syria in a 1967 conflict, will show its bottles on cabinets in Dubai this week, the Israeli firm stated.
The sale of Golan wine in Dubai, and shortly after elsewhere within the United Arab Emirates, follows a normalisation in relations reached between the UAE and Israel final month.
The UAE international and economic system ministries didn’t reply to requests for touch upon the wine deal. The Gulf state has described the Golan as Syrian territory, and together with the worldwide group didn’t recognise Israel’s annexation of the world in 1981.
Final 12 months, U.S. President Donald Trump recognised Israeli sovereignty over the Golan, which Israel captured in a 1967 conflict. The UAE stated on the time the U.S. transfer “disrupts all efforts to attain lasting peace within the Center East”.
The Golan Heights wine manufacturers – Yarden, Gamla and Mount Hermon – will probably be bought by means of African + Japanese (A&E), one of many largest importers of alcohol within the Gulf, Golan Heights Vineyard stated in an announcement.
The wines will probably be out there in resorts, eating places and retail alcohol shops. Within the UAE solely non-Muslims are legally allowed to drink.
Kosher wine from South Africa is already bought within the UAE however this would be the first Israeli-made wine within the Gulf state.
The Golan vineyard is concentrating on the wave of Israeli and Jewish vacationers anticipated to go to the UAE in addition to different vacationers and locals who’re allowed to devour alcohol.
“That is an historic launch and we count on a profitable and long-term collaboration with the Golan Heights Vineyard,” A&E CEO Jason Dixon stated within the assertion.
Golan Heights Vineyard CEO Yair Shapira stated the UAE was a market “with fascinating and distinctive potential”. He stated his agency would “open the gate” and introduce UAE residents and visitors to the Israeli wine trade.
(Reporting by Tova Cohen; Extra reporting by Alexander Cornwell in Dubai, Enhancing by Jeffrey Heller and Raissa Kasolowsky)
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