Posted at 19:17h in Wineries, Wines by Avi 1 Comment
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…
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The following article appeared on wines-israel.com. The opinions expressed are those of the author Carmel Winery has launched a single vineyard Riesling. The wine comes from the celebrated Kayoumi vineyard in the foothills of Mount Meron, in the Upper Galilee. Carmel Riesling, Kayoumi Vineyard 2010 is 100%…
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Carmel Winery’s quality reputation continues. As it continues to get higher and higher rated wines, increasing in quality, one of Israel’s largest wineries are also making branding changes. Marketing and wine branding are close to my heart, as my background is in international marketing and communications,…
A wine dinner in Ra’anana, Israel pairing 6 dishes prepared by Chef Yosef Kirschenbaum & wine guy David Rhodes If you are in Israel and want a wine dinner in your house contact David Rhodes 052-702-WINE (9463) and tell Dave Avi sent you…
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This article is reprinted with permission from Wines-Israel Arguably the most famous wine family in the world are the Rothschilds. This Jewish family originally were owners just of Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Chateau Mouton Rothschild, and Chateau Clarke, all situated in Bordeaux. Since…
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The following is David Rhodes’s wine show on Rusty Mike Radio. Reprinted with permission. David Rhodes on Petit Verdot and Yatir Winery …
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The following is from Wines Israel The Israel wine industry was represented for the first time at The Israel Conference held at the Luxe hotel in Los Angeles. Israel Ivzan, chairman of SCV des Grandes Caves and CEO of Carmel Winery was invited to be…
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The following is from Wines Israel and reprinted w/ permission Two recent initiatives show promise for the future of Israel’s wine regions. Israel’s current registered wine regions were decided in the 1970’s. This was before the quality wine revolution began in Israel and also before all mass…
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The following is from wines-israel and reprinted with permission Colombard is little known, but it is the most planted white wine variety in Israel. It first came to Israel in the 1970’s, but since then has been mainly used in white wine blends. It was the…
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Interesting post about Carmel Winery here See all of my past posts about Carmel Winery….
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David Rhodes lectures about Israeli wine at Tel Aviv University. Note: sound is bad until 0:58 He talks about the history of wine in Israel, and the Israeli wine history. …
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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…
