The perfect gifts: Alcohol gift sets for Rosh Hashanah

Lotem Winery: Your Holiday Meal Companion

Lotem Winery in the north, currently closed to visitors due to the situation, has launched a special set designed for the perfect Rosh Hashanah meal. Start with a white wine, continue with a rosé for the first courses, and finish with a powerful and flavorful blend for the main dishes. What more could we ask for?

The festive Lotem set includes six bottles: two Sauvignon Blanc 2022 from the Shifon Vineyard in the Golan Heights, two 2022 rosé bottles (a blend of Merlot and Nebbiolo), and two Trio 2020 bottles, a Bordeaux blend from the Tzivon Vineyard in the Upper Galilee.

Price: NIS 450, including delivery, available on the winery's website.

Galil Mountain Winery: All Honey

Galil Mountain Winery, known for its sustainability values, is currently closed to visitors but hosts Beewise's robotic hive in its vineyards. This technology helps monitor and care for bees. The many fruit trees surrounding the vineyards provide the bees with excellent grounds to produce authentic Galilean honey.

For Rosh Hashanah, the winery has taken this collaboration further by offering a set that includes honey from the Beewise hives, along with wines from their Stav series: Stav Red and Stav White, 'Alon' from the Galil series, and apple and honey jam from Rosh HaNikra.

Price: NIS 219, available on the winery's website.

Golan Heights Winery: Wine and More

Golan Heights Winery offers a range of holiday sets that combine their wines with unique items. For example, their cocktail set includes a bottle of Yarden Gewürztraminer 2023, a cocktail-making kit, a recipe, two branded glasses, and a gold opener—all packed in a chic wicker basket.

Price: NIS 230, available on the winery’s website and at the visitor center.

Soreq Winery: Wine and Honey

Soreq Winery partnered with Ayelet Hashahar Apiary to strengthen northern businesses. Their collaborative set combines Soreq's wines with various types of honey.

Featured wines include: The Lab, White 2022, Soreq White, and The Lab 2020.

Price: NIS 140, available at the winery or on Soreq's online store.

Zer4U: Whiskey and Flowers

Zer4U, which entered the alcohol world this year, now offers flower bouquets paired with bottles of both local and international drinks, including Irish whiskey, gin, and limited-edition wines.

To impress your hosts, opt for a flower bouquet and a bottle of Red Velvet Triple Cask from Ireland’s Blackwater Distillery, aged in three types of barrels.

Price: NIS 248, available on the Zer4U website.

Spicehaus: Cocktail Sets for the Holiday

Spicehaus, a cocktail brand by mixologist Yotam Shilo, launched a premium series called Signatures before the holiday. These sets combine classic cocktail recipes with local ingredients like herbs and olive oil.

Cocktails include: Basil Smash, Pornstar Martini, Margarita Verbena, Spiced Negroni, Olive Oil Dirty Martini, and Peanut Butter Old Fashioned.

Price:700ml bottle (6-8 servings): NIS 149-179 3-bottle set of 200ml each (1.5-2 servings per bottle): NIS 55-59 per bottle.

Available on the Spicehaus website and at select liquor stores.

Psagot Winery: Wine and More

Psagot Winery’s holiday gift sets combine their wines with a variety of unique products: Psagot olive oil, chocolate from Cacao Forest, stemless wine glasses, recycled glassware, handmade natural wine soap, and more.

Price: Starting at NIS 100 (depending on the contents of the set). Available at the winery’s store in the Binyamin Visitors Center or by phone order: 02-9979333.

Tabor Winery: Wine Gift Sets for the Holiday

Tabor Winery offers various holiday gift sets, including one that combines both white and red wines, perfect for a Rosh Hashanah meal.

The set features Adama Sauvignon Blanc, a great starter wine, and 'Eco Red', a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot, aged for 18 months and ideal for the more earthy and complex main dishes.

Price: Approx. NIS 130, available at wine shops and on Tabor's website.

Boca Wine Bar: All Things Delicious

Boca 57 Wine Bar, in collaboration with the entire Boca group, including the café and deli, offers a variety of sets that showcase the best they have to offer: from honey cakes and wines to mini honey jars, special glassware, and local distillates.

For example, the Honey Flows Like a River set includes Julius Distillery’s natural mead, two twisted glass cups from the brand Lubermix, a jar of pure honey from Pere Apiary, gluten-free buckwheat granola, and a pistachio chocolate bar by chocolatier Oded Sadeh.

Price: NIS 290.

Available at the group's cafés, the wine bar, and via Wolt.

Not Just Wine: Beer Gift Sets for the Holiday

The importers of Belgian beers Hoegaarden and Leffe have launched festive sets, offering a taste of Belgian tradition to enhance family meals or as gifts for beer lovers who prefer not to drink wine at holiday dinners.

Hoegaarden Set: Four bottles of wheat beer (330ml each) plus the iconic hexagonal glass, inspired by the jam jars once used by Hoegaarden villagers for drinking.

Leffe Set: Includes 4 bottles of Belgian abbey beer (330ml each) and a branded goblet.

Price: Approx. NIS 35. Available at retail chains and liquor stores.