In 1887, the great Jewish benefactor, Baron Edmond de Rothschild, embarks on his first first visit to the land of Israel. During a 10-day tour the Baron makes his intentions and convictions known. He speaks of the importance of working the land, being connected to it, proving to the world that the Jewish people are strong and resilient farmers. The Baron then decides to found ‘Arbeiter Shulla,' a training school for farm workers. Two years later, graduates of this establishment will found and settle Bat Shlomo.

With its first stone houses complete, the new settlement is named after Betty Salomon (Shlomo) de Rothschild, the Baron’s mother. Fifteen graduates of the Arbeiter Shulla move in to the new buildings, eager to follow the call to build and cultivate the land of Israel. They plant thousands of vine seedlings and fruit trees. Within the next few years, additional houses are built, as well as a synagogue, mikveh and school house to serve the growing community. The synagogue’s cantor also serves as the town’s kosher butcher and as Hebrew teacher. All in all, thirteen buildings line Bat Shlomo’s main street, bringing good fortune to the passionate farmers.

Dr. Haim Hissin, of the Bilu society, visits Bat Shlomo. In his writings he recounts a colony consisting of 19 admirable families, toiling in joy while building and cultivating the land. He tells of 1000 acres of vines, 200,000 seedlings, and rows of citrus plantings, almond trees, olive trees and vegetables. Dr. Hissin counts 150 goats and 100 sheep, and an apiary, producing honey. He is impressed by a special steam engine used to pump water from a nearby pond. It is a land of wine, milk, honey and innovation.

The renowned Jewish scholar and first rabbi of British Mandatory Palestine, Rabbi Abraham Yitzhak Kook, visits Bat Shlomo with a delegation of Jewish scholars. They are greeted by Dr. Mordechai Levitas and his wife, Anna. The couple serves the delegation loaves of freshly baked bread and Anna’s famous Sephardic-style cheese. Later, the whole parish assembles in the synagogue to hear a sermon by Rabbi Kook, and pledge their support for 'Hebrew labor' (Avoda Ivrit) in the neighbouring settlements.

Baron Edmond James de Rothschild dies in Paris in 1934, leaving a legacy that includes the reclamation of nearly 500,000 dunams of land and almost 30 settlements in Israel. In 1954 his remains and those of his wife are brought to Ramat HaNadiv in Zikhron Ya'akov.

The Declaration of the establishment of the State of Israel is signed on May 14, 1948. Bat Shlomo’s founding families achieve their own independence as the land is signed to their name. Bat Shlomo’s pioneers take full responsibility for their farmsteads and surrounding lands, cultivating and fostering them to this day, fulfilling the dream of Jewish enterprise in Israel.

Entrepreneur, Elie Wurtman, partnering with the Napa Valley winemaker, Ari Erle, found the new Bat Shlomo Vineyards. They revitalise the land and fulfill de Rothschild's legacy by replanting the fields with 15,770 seedlings in a variety of grapes, making them into elegant wine fit for a baron.

As part of renovations of Bat Shlomo Vineyards’ new headquarters, an archaeological dig is funded by Elie. The dig unearths remnants of an ancient Jewish settlement dating back to the Roman period. Artefacts discovered include pieces of pottery, an ancient two-level ceramic oven, and a basin made to collect liquids, presumably for winemaking. This is the first dig of its kind in the old settlement of Bat Shlomo, revealing once again its heritage and historical significance.