The Jerusalem Post has published an edited version of my article Wine Recommendations for Rosh Hashana. Read the article in the Jerusalem Post. Below is an excerpt from the article: What’s good in Israel? Israeli wine! Wine recommendations for Rosh Hashanah By Avi Hein, Editor-in-Chief: HaKerem: The Israeli Wine Blog It’s not a Jewish holiday […]
The Jerusalem Post has published an edited version of my article Wine Recommendations for Rosh Hashana. Read the article in the Jerusalem Post. Below is an excerpt from the article: What’s good in Israel? Israeli wine! Wine recommendations for Rosh Hashanah By Avi Hein, Editor-in-Chief: HaKerem: The Israeli Wine Blog It’s not a Jewish holiday […]
Most of Israel’s quality reds are made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah or Shiraz. However, for those looking for a more unique Israeli character for its wines, there are also wines made by other red varieties in Israel. Wines like Barkan Pinotage, Binyamina Tempranillo, Carmel Carignan, Carmel Petite Sirah, Chateau Golan Geshem, Dalton Zinfandel, Galil Mountain Barbera, Gamla Sangiovese, Margalit Cabernet Franc, Segal Argaman, Teperberg Malbec and Yarden Pinot Noir, certainly provide the consumer with something different. Argaman Argaman […]
The following article was written by David Rhodes. for Viewpoint Magazine, for the Young Israel movement and National Council of Young Israel Magazine. Download the PDF, Viewpoint-WineMakingIsrael Carmel’s quality revolution is not over. In the past few years, Carmel Winery has made serious changes in management, viticulture, and structure. They created new excellent top level wines including the Appellation series which provides great value-for-money and the Single Vineyard smash hits. Slowly and unnoticed by us “wine snobs” their supermarket Selected and Private […]
The White festival returns to the Herzliya Marina the evenings of Wednesday, July 4th and Thursday, July 5th, 2012. The gates open at 6PM and the event goes until midnight with arriving guests welcomed until 11PM. A wide selection of Israeli & imported white, rosé and sparkling wines will be available for tasting for only 59 NIS including a tasting glass. So, visitors will able able to taste dozens of wines from over 40 wineries that will be represented from […]
(The following article was written by Adam Montefiore for TASTED magazine and is reprinted with permission from wines-israel.com) Israel is a ‘new world’ wine country, in one of the oldest wine regions on earth. In this Biblical land, one can find a curious combination of the new, old and ancient world of winemaking in a country no bigger than New Jersey or Wales. Ancient Israel, with roots going back deep into Biblical times, must have been one of the earliest […]
The following article is also from wines-israel.com and reprinted with permission. The sentiments are also from us. I & HaKerem salute you! It was a very moving evening for the Israeli wine industry. They came together as one to salute Daniel Rogov, who has recently been in ill health. Winemakers and growers, wine journalists and wine lovers, restaurateurs and chefs. They gathered to pay tribute to the legendary wine & food critic, who has bestrode the Israel wine & culinary […]
As a follow up to my post below about beaujolais, I have some information on the Carmel Young Selected 2007. These extremely young wines, as in past years, will be a Muscato and a Carignon. There will also be several other releases of 2007 wines in the coming weeks, but not Gamay Nouveau – true beaujolais – including an Italian-style Sangiovene from Yiftachel Wineries, from Galil Forest.
In case you missed it. Not like the real thing (no tasting on the video!) but more reason to visit Israel next year and drink Israeli wine — or if you are here this summer, check out the Jerusalem wine festival!
Golan Heights Winery is perhaps the best known large Israeli winery. They started the Israeli wine revolution and continue to lead the pack in quality. Daniel Rogov’s latest Israeli wine review in Ha’aretz is below. By Daniel Rogov Since it released its first wine from the 1983 vintage, the Golan Heights Winery has been at the forefront of both the Israeli wine revolution and of local wine leadership. That seems truer than ever as it celebrates its 25th anniversary, showing […]
