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vineyards, in order to have a sustainable viti-
culture, producing wines in a way that is good
for the world, using practices that are healthier
and produce less pollution. In other words, be
able to offer this type of product in quantity in
5 years, when I hope our world will return to
total normality.
I conclude by emphasizing that saving the
entire commercial wine production chain will
allow many global wine companies to survive
this tragedy that affects us as a society. In Chi-
le, it will help out the small and medium-sized
companies, so that they do not have to uproot
their vineyards to replace them with more
profitable crops, such as cherries, blueberries,
avocados, hazelnuts or olive trees. ƅ Sergio judges at Vinalies Internationales in Paris

Adam S. Montefiore
Considered and referred to by some as: the English voice of Israeli
wine and the ambassador of Israeli wines. Adam S. Montefiore,
born in London, started in the drinks industry & wine trade with
Bass Charrington and was a founder member of The Academy of
Wine Service in the UK. Moved to Israel in 1989. Worked for the
Golan Heights Winery & Carmel Winery for many years. Founder
of Handcrafted Wines of Israel. Since 2010 the Wine Writer for the
Jerusalem Post. Partner in The Israel Wine Experience. Contributor
to Hugh Johnson‘s Pocket Wine Book, Jancis Robinson‘s The Oxford
Companion to Wine, The World Atlas of Wine. Author of The Wine
Route of Israel, Wines of Israel.
COVID 19 IN ISRAEL 20, 21...

Israel is a small dynamic wine market. When structions and then we could get back to nor-
the Coronavirus hit, we all thought it would mal, leaving Covid 19 behind us. However that
take a month of discipline, listening to the in- was not to be.

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