 It was announced in early 2008 that a wine park would be created on the slopes between Zikhron Ya'akov and Binyamina in order to promote tourism in the area and wine tourism in Israel in general.The Central Coastal Plain (known as Dan) and the rolling hills of the Judean Lowlands make up the second coastal region, in which grapes have been traditionally grown.This is the second largest area for growing vines in Israel, as it has a coastal Mediterranean climate