Posted at 18:21h in Events, Wines by 0 Comments
I wrote last week about the release of the 2007 vintages of Israeli wines, and specifically beaujolais-style. Well, it turns out, of course, that only one of the young wines are true beaujolais-style – the Gamay Noveau from the Golan Heights Winery. But, GHW has also already released the 2007 Moscato and Tishbi, Carmel, and Benyamina released young vines.
I haven’t yet had a chance to open up by Gamay Noveau (but will this weekend), but one person described it as “tomatoey.” I don’t know if that’s good or bad. I also picked up a bottle on Monday of the Benyamina BB. This is an old vine Carigan, which gets a bad rap but perhaps wineries like Binyamina can resuscitate its image. On the other hand, this was a very cheap wine — one of the cheapest in the store, so I guess I ought not to be expecting too much.
Incidentally, the Jerusalem Post has an article on Beaujolais, including a review of the Benyamina and Gamay. I know the Gamay isn’t available outside of Israel, but I’m not sure about the others. But, this is an example of the many Israeli wines that are not (yet?) available except only in Israel. Why is this? Is it a marketing failure? Is it because there isn’t interest in Israeli wine due to misconceptions?
