VINTAGE LAND | Wine, Israel & Faith for Your Life

Daniel & Alana Elliott | Co-Founders of Israeli Good Wine
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One of the oldest wine regions in the world is in the middle of a revival, and every bottle coming out of it points to the promises of God being fulfilled today. Hosted by Daniel and Alana Elliott, husband-and-wife wine entrepreneurs and co-founders of israeligoodwine.com, a wine club built around Israel, Vintage Land explores what wine, rest, and the land of Israel have to do with faith. Surrounded by winemakers and stories most people never hear, Daniel and Alana are bringing you behind the scenes, sharing these stories alongside Scripture, faith, and a dedication to rest that can't be separated from any of it. Some weeks you'll hear from winemakers and vineyard owners straight from Israel. Some weeks it's a dive into the history, the terroir, and the traditions woven through it all. And some weeks, it's just Daniel and Alana: the honest, unpolished version of how they got here, and the questions that go with it. Real conversations, real wine, real faith. No polish required. Come join us at the table and ask all your questions. We're so excited you're here. Find your Israeli Wine Soulmate: israeligoodwine.com/quiz Reach out to us at hello@israeligoodwine.com

Episodes

  1. 4d ago

    EP 9 | What Does the Bible Say About Wine? Why God Created It

    What does the Bible say about wine, and why did God create it? Most of us who grew up in church heard plenty about what wine does wrong and almost nothing about what it was made for. In this episode of Vintage Land, we go back to Scripture and ask the question directly, starting with Psalm 104:15. Alana grew up in a Christian home where alcohol wasn’t permitted, and she shares what changed when she finally read that verse all the way through. Daniel admits this episode made him nervous to record. We talk about: Why a grape is designed to become wine, with nothing addedWine and viticulture in Scripture, from Noah’s vineyard to the ProphetsWine’s place in Jewish life, from Shabbat to Passover to the wedding canopyThe wedding at Cana, and why turning water into wine might be such a striking first miracleWisdom’s table and Folly’s table in Proverbs 9The warning in Proverbs 23, and why abstaining can be wisdom too“Liquid prophecy”: vineyards returning to the land of IsraelScripture referenced: Psalm 104:14–15, Genesis 9, Genesis 14, Genesis 49, Numbers 13, Exodus 7, Proverbs 9, Proverbs 23:29–35, Proverbs 31, John 2, John 15, James 1:5 On our table: Amphora Winery Med Red, from Israel Find your wine: Not sure where to start? Take our wine quiz at israeligoodwine.com/quiz, or shop Israeli wines at israeligoodwine.com. You can also call, text or email our team and we’ll help you choose for your table. Is drinking wine a sin? Where do you land? Tell us in the comments.

  2. Oct 21

    EP 8 | Where David Met Goliath: A Vineyard in Israel’s Elah Valley

    Daniel sits down with dear friend Hanan Elkayam in his new vineyard in the Elah Valley, the very place where David faced Goliath. Hanan’s story begins with Israeli irrigation technology and coffee farmers in Colombia, Ethiopia, and Costa Rica, who paid him in coffee instead of cash. That coffee became Agro Cafe, and now a small Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard is growing on ground he looks at from his own home. Along the way: a 2016 bathroom break that turned into a blessing, what it means to be “a tube” for what God wants to give, and why wine sits at the center of nearly every moment in Jewish life. In this episode 00:00 Cold open 01:04 Standing in a vineyard in the Elah Valley 02:20 The gas station detour where we first met Hanan 03:49 Israeli irrigation, coffee farmers, and a 60% jump in yield 06:09 How Agro Cafe and Ten Boom Coffee found each other 07:40 Planting a vineyard where David met Goliath 09:39 What coffee and wine have in common 10:18 Answering the call on October 7 11:26 Resilience, and building anyway 15:58 Faith, wisdom, and being “a tube” 18:05 Wine, blessing, and gratitude at the Shabbat table 20:12 How you can be part of it 21:07 Visiting Agro Cafe in the Judean Hills Scripture mentioned 1 Samuel 17: David and Goliath in the Elah Valley Isaiah 49:6: “a light to the nations” Psalm 136:1: “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever” Psalm 104:15: “wine that gladdens the heart of man” Mentioned in this episode Ten Boom Coffee: tenboom.coffee Agro Cafe, Srigim-Li’on, Israel Bring Israel to your table Hanan’s wine is coming soon. In the meantime, you can pour a bottle from the land of Israel tonight. Explore our wines and wine club at israeligoodwine.com. Not sure where to start? Take our quick wine quiz at israeligoodwine.com/quiz and we’ll help you find bottles you’ll love. Vintage Land. Israel · Wine · Rest · Your Faith. New episodes every Wednesday.

  3. Oct 14

    EP 7 | Israeli Wine History and Regions with Adam Montefiore

    Long before Israel had a modern wine industry, one man was already dreaming of its vineyards. In this episode, Daniel sits down with Adam Montefiore, often called Israel’s senior wine writer and the ambassador of Israeli wine. Adam is a fifth generation member of the Montefiore family, a 27 year veteran of the Golan Heights Winery and Carmel, the Wine Talk columnist for the Jerusalem Post, and the author of the Israel section of the World Atlas of Wine. Over a table of Israeli rosés, Adam traces the thread that runs from ancient winepresses hidden in Israel’s forests, to his ancestor Moses Montefiore’s 1839 vision of Jews returning to the land, to the hundreds of wineries producing world class wine today. He walks through Israel’s wine regions, shares how the industry grew from about a dozen wineries into a global contender, and makes the case for why putting an Israeli wine on your table matters right now. In this episode: Why Adam calls rosé the quintessential Israeli wineMoses Montefiore: a wine lover, a forerunner of Zionism, and the man who first suggested Jews return to the land through agricultureThe vineyard of Moses and Judith, and the story behind the Montefiore Windmill in JerusalemHow the Golan Heights Winery sparked a quality revolution in the 1980sThe boutique winery boom of the 1990s and where Israeli wine is headed nextCarignan, Petite Sirah, Argaman, and Dabouki: the grapes that make Israel uniqueA tour of Israel’s wine regions: the Golan Heights, Upper Galilee, Judean Hills, Judean Foothills, Central Mountains, Coastal Plain, and the NegevHow the war has affected wineries in the Golan and Galilee, and how you can support themThe secret visit from one of the world’s most famous wineriesAdam’s take on the wedding at Cana and why the best wine came lastScripture referenced: Genesis 9:20 (Noah plants the first vineyard)John 2:1-11 (Jesus turns water into wine at Cana in Galilee)Find Adam Montefiore: Articles and portfolio: adammontefiore.comWine Talk column: The Jerusalem PostConnect with Vintage Land: Shop our curated Israeli wines or join the club: israeligoodwine.com Follow us on Instagram: @israeligoodwineIf you enjoyed this conversation, subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave us a review, and share it with someone who loves wine, Israel, or a great story. L’Chaim.

  4. Oct 7

    EP 6 | Wartime Wine: A Golan Heights Winery One Year After October 7

    Three years after October 7, we return to the Golan Heights to visit Terra Nova Winery and winemaker Ilan Matalon. Filmed in October 2024, one year after the attacks, this episode of Vintage Land begins with a time of remembrance for the lives lost on October 7, 2023, and for the families, hostages, soldiers, and communities still living with the cost. Then Daniel sits down with Ilan on Moshav Kanaf, overlooking the Sea of Galilee, during Sukkot. With his visitor center empty and his staff gone, Ilan was running the winery alone and hand-delivering wine and olive oil across Israel. The day before filming, rockets filled the sky with smoke. Still, the grapes would not wait. In this conversation: - How the war affected Israeli wineries and farmers - Golan Heights altitude, basalt soil, and minerality in wine - Terra Nova's award-winning Israeli olive oil - The Bereshit (Genesis) and Noam blends - Life on a moshav, where a whole community fights fires together - The 2023 vintage Ilan calls "wartime wine" This episode is best watched on YouTube: Click here to watch. Shop Israeli wines and join the Israeli Good Wine club: https://israeligoodwine.com Vintage Land is an Israeli wine and faith podcast hosted by Daniel and Alana Elliott.

  5. Sep 30

    EP 5 | Shabbat at Our Table: Why Rest Is a Gift, Not a Rule

    Before God called anything else holy, He called the Sabbath holy. In this episode, Daniel and Alana sit down at their own kitchen table to talk about Shabbat: what it is, where it comes from, and why it has become the most protected day of their week since 2016. They walk through the biblical foundations of the Sabbath, from creation to the Ten Commandments to the words of Jesus, and unpack the two Hebrew words that anchor it: zachor (remember) and shamor (guard). Then they open up their Friday night rhythm: the candles, the wine, the bread, the blessings, and why they keep it without trying to be legalistic about it. Plus: the night they cooked for 20 and 40 people showed up, and the four-year-old who couldn't wait for Shabbat because it meant Legos with Dad. In this episode What Shabbat is and why you should careGenesis 2 and the first thing God called holyWhy the biblical day starts at sundown, and what it means to begin with restThe Sabbath as a covenant sign, and the land's Sabbath restZachor: remember the Sabbath (Exodus 20)Shamor: guard the Sabbath, and why it's really about freedom (Deuteronomy 5)Manna, double portions, and the invitation to trustDelighting in the Sabbath, and "the Sabbath was made for man"How we keep Shabbat as Gentiles, without legalismCandles, Kiddush, bread, and why wine represents abundanceBlessing each other, Proverbs 31, and the woman of valorThe Friday night blessing over childrenFlexibility, and closing Shabbat with HavdalahIsaiah 56: the Sabbath is for the foreigner tooThe night 40 people showed up for dinnerWhy we invite others into Sabbath, and a nephew's Lego storyYour challenge: take one step toward restScriptures referenced Genesis 2:1-3 · Exodus 20:8-11 · Deuteronomy 5:12-15 · Isaiah 58:13-14 · Mark 2:23-28 · Proverbs 31 · Isaiah 56:6-7 Links Stock your Shabbat table: israeligoodwine.comOr if you're not sure what wine to choose let us help you: Israeligoodwine.com/quiz Watch our conversation with Jacob of Jezreel Winery on the Sabbath: https://youtu.be/1yjo_bdYY7QTry this week: Start with one dinner. Phones away, everyone at the table, nowhere else to be. Then tell us how it went. We'd love to hear from you. If this episode encouraged you, follow Vintage Land and share it with someone who could use more rest in their life. L'Chaim!

  6. Sep 23

    EP 4 | Amichai Lourie and Shiloh Winery, Everything is a Miracle

    Everything Is a Miracle: More From Shiloh Winery with Amichai Lourie In part two of our conversation at Shiloh Winery, Amichai Lourie takes us somewhere we didn't expect. Daniel asks him for one miracle, just one story from the vineyard or the winemaking room that he can point to and say, that was God. Amichai can't narrow it down. From vines planted on bedrock everyone said would never grow, to a harvest that keeps producing more wine than the math says it should, he makes the case that once you're paying attention, the ordinary stops looking ordinary. This episode continues our conversation from Part 1 with Amichai, and If you haven't listened to part one, start there. In this episode: Why Amichai couldn't give a single answer to "name one miracle"Planting vineyards on land everyone said was impossibleThe sixth-year harvest that consistently defies expectationsA close look at the grammar of a Jewish morning prayer, and what it reveals about gratitudeFaith and resilience during wartime in IsraelLearn more: Visit israeligoodwine.com to shop Shiloh Winery's wines and explore more of the Vintage Land podcast. Find your Israeli Wine Soulmate: Discover which Israeli wine best suits your wine tastes. Visit israeligoodwine.com/quiz

  7. Sep 16

    EP 3 | Amichai Lourie and Shiloh Winery Part 1

    What does it take to prove a 2,700-year-old prophecy is coming true, one glass at a time? In this episode of Vintage Land, Daniel sits down with Amichai Luria, a dear friend and one of the finest winemakers in Israel, at Shiloh Winery's brand-new visitor center. Daniel and Amichai first crossed paths back in 2018, when Shiloh was still operating out of a converted 1970s warehouse. Today it produces half a million bottles a year and has earned recognition from James Suckling, Decanter, and Wine Spectator. But how did a stretch of land that travelers once called desert and swamp become one of the most celebrated wine regions in the world? Amichai takes Daniel, and listeners, into the archaeological evidence buried in the hills around the winery: ancient Shiloh, where the Tabernacle stood for 369 years before Jerusalem became Israel's capital. Then the conversation turns to something bigger. Could the mountains of Israel blooming again be the fulfillment of a promise written by the prophet Ezekiel nearly three millennia ago? And what does it mean to run a modern winery according to laws written for ancient farmers, including a sabbatical year for the land itself and a tithe that one accountant swore would bankrupt the business? It didn't. Find out why. Find your Israeli wine soulmate: https://israeligoodwine.com/quiz

  8. Sep 16

    EP 2 | How God's Promises Are Written Into Israel's Wine Revival

    Every bottle has a story, and this episode traces one of the biggest: how a 2,000-year-old exile ended up rebuilding one of the world's most exciting wine regions. Daniel and Alana dig into the connection between biblical prophecy and the modern rebirth of Israeli wine — starting with Jesus's first miracle at the wedding in Cana, and the surprising historical fact that wine was one of ancient Israel's major exports.

  9. Sep 9

    EP 1 | The Very Beginning, Our Story

    In episode one, Daniel and Alana Elliott share how a 2017 wine-tasting trip to Israel turned into Israeli Good Wine, and why they believe God is still fulfilling ancient promises through the land's vineyards. Welcome to Vintage Land. Hosts Daniel and Alana Elliott, co-founders of Israeli Good Wine, take you behind the scenes of the winemakers, stories, and faith that shaped their journey; starting with a 2017 trip to Samaria that changed everything. They talk about the winery owner who left a career in tech to fulfill a promise from Jeremiah, why wine appears almost 1,000 times in Scripture, and how the Sabbath tradition transformed their family's week. Order Israeli wine at IsraeliGoodWine.com and use code VLPODCAST for 10% off your first order.

  10. Sep 1

    EP 0 | Welcome to Vintage Land

    What if a glass of wine from Israel could teach you something about God's promises? Vintage Land is where wine, faith, and the land of Israel meet, one bottle and one story at a time.

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One of the oldest wine regions in the world is in the middle of a revival, and every bottle coming out of it points to the promises of God being fulfilled today. Hosted by Daniel and Alana Elliott, husband-and-wife wine entrepreneurs and co-founders of israeligoodwine.com, a wine club built around Israel, Vintage Land explores what wine, rest, and the land of Israel have to do with faith. Surrounded by winemakers and stories most people never hear, Daniel and Alana are bringing you behind the scenes, sharing these stories alongside Scripture, faith, and a dedication to rest that can't be separated from any of it. Some weeks you'll hear from winemakers and vineyard owners straight from Israel. Some weeks it's a dive into the history, the terroir, and the traditions woven through it all. And some weeks, it's just Daniel and Alana: the honest, unpolished version of how they got here, and the questions that go with it. Real conversations, real wine, real faith. No polish required. Come join us at the table and ask all your questions. We're so excited you're here. Find your Israeli Wine Soulmate: israeligoodwine.com/quiz Reach out to us at hello@israeligoodwine.com

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