I’m not going to write much about the Golan Heights Winery because it is one of Israel’s best known – and best – wineries. If you aren’t familiar with their wines from the Katzrin, Yarden, Gamla, and Golan labels, than go out RIGHT now to pick something up (from the GHW, I would say, with the exception of the highest level Katzrin, preferably a varietal wine and not a blend). From the moment Golan Heights Winery released its first bottle […]
(This article appeared in wines-israel.co.il and is reprinted with permission) Mark Squires has written reviews of Israeli wines in the latest edition of Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. This is the second major tasting Squires has undertaken on Israeli wines this year. He tasted 76 wines this time. Some wineries sent a large number of wines in the hope a least one would strike lucky. Twenty of the wines were from the Golan Heights Winery. They sent no less than 11 […]
The following article is from wines-israel.com and reprinted with permission Golan Heights Winery recently earned the Gran Vinitaly Special Award as the best wine producer at the 19th International Vinitaly 2011 Wine Competition, which was held from March 28 to April 1, 2011, in Verona, Italy. In winning the top award at this prestigious competition, the Winery beat out over 1,000 wine producers from 30 countries including traditional wine-producing powerhouses such as France, Italy and Spain. Golan Heights Winery earned […]
The Golan Heights Winery, for the last twenty years, has been one of the most influential wineries in Israel. Having been cited as the winery that sparked the quality wine revolution in Israel, Golan Heights has grown into the third largest producer of wine in the Holy Land but maybe should be rightly known as the largest producer of consistently good wines. Under their flagship label Yarden (Hebrew for “Jordan” as in the Jordan River), this winery has paved the […]
13 Nov 2007 by Israeli wine has a bad rap. Too many people associate it with either cooked wine (due to the old way that mevushal –a kosher stringency – was done, but wine that is not mevushal is equally kosher and, as I will repeat over and over again, there are plenty of non-certified Israeli wines that have come out within the past two decades) or Concord sweet, sickly wines like Manishewitz. Yet, Concord was used in kosher wine […]
Gary Vaynerchuk and Daniel Rogov taste Israeli & kosher wines 1, Mar 2009 Tweet Gary Vaynerchuk tastes Israeli and California kosher wines with Daniel Rogov on the latest episode of Wine Library TV. I was pleased to see Daniel Rogov as a guest on Gary V’s WLTV, tasting kosher and Israeli wines, including: 2007 Yogev Cabernet Sauv & Petit Verdot 2006 Carmel Carignan 2005 Yatir Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 […] In: Reviews Tags: Carignan, Carmel, Daniel Rogov, Gary Vaynerchuk, Israeli wine, […]
(The following article is reprinted from wines-israel and reprinted with permission) Talk about the Rothschilds and you will automatically think of finance, the arts and philanthropy. However scratch below the surface and wine, the Jewish community and Israel comes to the fore as an ongoing thread through the family story. Their influence in the building the State of Israel is unparalleled Some of the most fundamental institutions in Israel were founded with financial support from this most famous of Jewish […]
I will write a full tribute to Daniel Rogov later but I wanted to let everyone know of an upcoming tribute to Israel’s foremost wine critic. I owe my start and my knowledge of Israeli wine in large part to Rogov and so I will definitely be in attendance in gratitude and tribute to this culinary and wine connoisseur. The event will be held on Monday, August 29 at the Tel Aviv Dan Panorama Hotel beginning at 19:00. The below information is from Wines […]
Shavuot Cheese Wine Pairings: Perfect Time for Cheese & Wine 6, Jun 2011 Tweet This article appeared on wines-israel.com and was written by the Carmel Wine Education Department At the Jewish Festival of Shavuot, it is traditional to eat dairy products. This gives the perfect opportunity to hold a cheese and wine tasting! There is no better or more basic, rustic meal than to have a hunk of […]
When Carmel was founded in the 19th century, it will surprise many to know that the wineries of Rishon Le Zion and Zichron Ya’acov were considered extremely advanced for their time. Cuttings for the new vineyards were taken from Château Lafite, the first winemaker was from Bordeaux and the viticulturists were from France. Even the winemaking consultant was also from Lafite. Baron Edmond de Rothschild set the bar high, but it took nearly 120 years before his dream and vision […]
