An innovative Partnership 2000 project trains wine growers in the region to accompany their wine-growing industry with tourism/bed & breakfast facilities.

The groups fourth delegation to South African wine growing regions is to the Cape - but this time they are including the b/b owners. Will study boutique wine farming and hopefully do business with businesses that produce stainless steel equipment for wine growing. Plans to send the delegation early in 2003.

A most successful wine harvest festival was held in the Mateh Yehuda region during August/Sept. of this year, culminating in a great event at Ein Hemed with the participation of dozens of wine growers. The whole wine route was begun with P2K funds.

The new wine growers club established as a result of the previous delegation to SA is in full swing and they hold regular meetings over dinner and wine at different vineyards. They always invite a lecturer on the subject of wine growing etc, wine routes, tourism.

Heshvan 5763 - October 2002