Master of Wine
Ido Lewinsohn
- Discipline
- Master of Wine
i. Biography
Ido Lewinsohn’s work is shaped by cellar discipline first: the practical rhythm of Recanati Winery and Barkan Winery, then the transfer of that knowledge into Lewinsohn Winery in Hod Hasharon, Israel. The line from one cellar to the next is clear in the wines themselves, where process, structure, and house style are treated as connected parts of the same job. In that sense, Ido Lewinsohn reads less as a break from prior work than as an extension of it.
The Climb
Owner-winemaker is a role that asks for both technical control and full accountability, and Ido Lewinsohn has held it at Lewinsohn Winery since 2007. The maker’s side of that title sits with the details: the choices made at bench level, the attention to texture, and the decisions that define how a wine will hold together. The owner’s side sits with the larger task of giving the winery a clear identity. In his case, those two responsibilities are not separate lanes; they operate in the same space.
Today
At Lewinsohn Winery in Hod Hasharon, Israel, Ido Lewinsohn works with whole-cluster wines, a specialty that points to a method concerned with structure, lift, and the way a wine carries in the glass. That approach depends on precision and patience, not gesture. It also places the maker inside the material at every stage, which is part of what gives the wines their shape and his role its weight. The work he does now remains continuous with the earlier years at Recanati Winery and Barkan Winery. Those cellars are part of the same craft line, not a separate preface. What he brings to his current post has been assembled over time, and the coherence of the result comes from that accumulation.
Career - owner-winemaker — Lewinsohn Winery (2007–present)
Recognition
Ido Lewinsohn’s honors include Master of Wine.
FAQ What is Ido Lewinsohn's current role? As of 2026, Ido Lewinsohn is Owner-winemaker. What recognition has Ido Lewinsohn received? Master of Wine. What is Ido Lewinsohn known for? Whole-cluster wines.
