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The following article was reprinted with permission from wines-israel.com. See previous articles about Amphorae Winery here. Rumors abound that Amphorae Winery will be renamed Maharal Winery. As it is situated at Kerem Maharal, just north of Zichron Ya’acov, it would certainly be an appropriate name. Amphorae Vineyard…
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Israwinexpo is coming back! This biennial professional Israeli wine event first occurred in 2006, then again in 2008, and is now coming back to Tel Aviv. Israwinexpo, along with Sommelier, are the two top wine events in Israel. Open to the public only on February 10-11,…
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Here are some pictures from ancient times (Byzantine era to the Babylonian era) of wine vats (called amphorae, also the name of a great winery in Israel – which is selling under the name Marvah in the United States) that were discovered off Israel’s…
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Recanati, a great Israeli wine that tends to be Italian in style, is one of Israel’s top wineries, founded 8 years ago by businessman Leon Recanati. Since the beginning, its winemaker has been the American and UC Davis-trained winemaker Lewis Pasco, a regular on the various…
