BOSTAN-TREE researchers are monitoring areas in search of relic cultivars where heritage horticulture historically occurred. One such locale is found along the southern-western coastal plains of Israel where the Sahara Desert meets Levantine-Mediterranean topography. There amid the dunes, we pursue feral grapes that endure despite the arid conditions and lack of human care. In June 2024, we were accompanied by winemaker Ari Erle and local Jewish and Bedouin informants who led us to pockets of overgrown relic orchards and remnant archeological farm installations whereupon we located grapes growing in the wild. Following genetic analysis to identify their precise origin, we intend to return to the area later in the summer to harvest several hundred-kilo of these grapes. Shipping them to Ari’s winery, he will proceed to craft a barrel of natural orange wine using only wild yeasts contained on the skins of the grapes.