As Israeli soldiers waged war against Hezbollah guerrillas two hilltops away, Moshe Haviv watched rockets set the vineyards of his Dalton Winery on fire, a helicopter crash onto a hill, killing two Israeli soldiers, and a Lebanese village get shelled, reports the Houston Chronicle .
With a cease-fire called just in time to harvest an especially promising grape crop, Haviv and other Israeli winemakers are hoping for their best season ever. "Beautiful, beautiful! Everything is perfect," said the former military officer, ecstatic that last week's cease-fire came in time to save the wine season.
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