 Carmel's production reaches 15 million bottles per year and its profit from export is US$5 million from 40 countries.When the settlers of the First Aliyah, Jews who immigrated to Palestine from Eastern Europe in the second half of the 19th century, encountered difficulties in cultivating the land due to their lack of experience and the soil's characteristics, they began to seek support outside of Palestine for establishing vineyards and wineries.Their representatives visited France, where they met Baron Edmond de Rothschild, owner of Château Lafite.