Commission for KNA - Katholische Nachrichten-Agentur
Photo Editors: Marialuisa Plassmann, Julia Steinbrecht
Photos for a story about the Latrun Monastery Winery. In 1890 a group of monks arrived in Israel from France, founded the Trappist monastery in Latrun and started producing wine as a source of income. The monastery has around 100 acres of vineyards with over 20 vine varieties. The winery itself is a maze of chambers, halls, cloisters and tunnels that are closed to the public. The Trappists are Cistercian monks, belonging to the great monastic family of St. Benedict, the monks keep a vow of silence, except for those who sell wine and olive oil to visitors. See more photos online