The Kosher Terroir
The Kosher Terroir
Solomon Simon Jacob
Gideon Marcus - Where Terroir Meets Identity And Courage
1 hour 1 minutes Posted Dec 4, 2025 at 4:00 am.
Welcome, Prayer, And Setup
Meet Gideon Marcus And His Roots
Aliyah, Family Moves, And Purpose
Road Trip To Covenant And A Calling
Getting Hired For Harvest
Hands-On Winemaking At Covenant
Delaying Aliyah For Harvest
Mentors And Israeli Wine Network
The Negev’s Extremes And Innovation
Multiple Expressions And Blending
Early Tastings And Learning Whites
Aging Surprises And Memory Wines
Israeli Wines And Aging Potential
Terroir, Valleys, And Cold Airflows
Vitkin, Riesling, And Release Timing
Vineyard Precision And Row Decisions
Science, Data, And Intuition
Consistency, Blending, And Craft
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Send a Text Message to The Kosher Terroir A wrong turn on a long road trip led to a tasting room door, a harvest job, and a life reset. Meet Gideon Marcus, a 23-year-old Oleh who traded the Manhattan Shabbat table for punch-downs, press cycles, and vineyard dust—first at Covenant in California, then across Israel from the Judean Hills to the Negev’s high-contrast desert. We dive into the kind of winemaking you only learn by doing: sorting fruit at dawn, pulling samples of fresh Viognier juic...