Description
Camuna Cellars is a certified Kosher winery in Northeast Philadelphia run by Eli Silins. While working at Covenant Winery in California, Eli started Camuna as a side project that’s since developed into a fully fledged space for experimentation in wine, cider, cyser, and mead production. The name Camuna is a riff on the Hebrew word for commune or community, which highlights Eli’s interest in wine as a means of bringing people in. Since moving to Philadelphia, Eli has shifted gears to focus on locally grown east coast varietals (mainly hybrids) which support the area’s sustainable agriculture and require less chemical intervention in the long run. All wines have been certified Kosher for Passover by Green Mountain Kosher. -Roni Selects
Region: Outer Coastal Plain of New Jersey
Grape: 77% Fredonia, 23% Niagara
Vineyard Size: 10 acres
Soil: Sassafras sandy loam
Average Age of Vines: 6 years
Farming: conventional IPM
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: fermentation in stainless steel, kosher
Aging: stainless steel
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added SO2: 20ppm at crush and at bottling
