Posted at 19:00h in Wine industry by 1 Comment I know, I know, I had some not-so-nice things to say about Carmel. But they often get an unfair shake and some of their top wines are very good and even better than other Israeli wines that have a better reputation. Last Saturday night, my wife, in-laws, and some friends, went out to a fancy restaurant in Jerusalem. While I don’t normally order wine in restaurants due to the high markup […]
Posted at 22:30h in Wine 101, Wine industry, Wines by Avi 1 Comment Segal Argaman 2007 from Dovev Vineyard in the Upper Galilee, has won the equivalent of a Gold Medal at ‘Les Citadelles du Vins’ Competition held in Bordeaux, France. Argaman is a cross between Carignan and Souzao, a Portuguese variety. Avi Feldstein, winemaker of Segal Wines, produced…
Posted at 10:53h in Wine industry by Avi 1 Comment I just discovered 1337wine via Twitter and it appears that he just discovered Israeli wine. In his video wine show (episode 101 and counting), Mark Fusco is introduced to Israeli wines with tastings of the: Barkan Chardonnay Galil Mountain Yiron Ella Valley Syrah As someone very knowledgeable about Israeli… Posted at 02:14h in Wine industry, Wineries by Avi 0 Comments The Wine Spectator has its latest review of kosher, Israeli […]
Posted at 20:46h in Wineries, Wines by Avi 0 Comments (This article first appeared on wines-israel.com and is reprinted with permission) Two wines were recently launched on the same date, at the same venue, with a tasting by a select group of Israel’s leading wine journalists & critics. As the wines were tasted together, it was the perfect opportunity to compare the story and tasting notes of two of Israel’s finest wines. The wines referred to are Carmel Limited Edition […]
Posted at 17:10h in Wine industry, Wineries by 1 Comment This isn’t news for anyone who has been following Israeli wine (aka the readers of this blog) but it represents a major step in recognition, and proof that the Wine Advocate article is having an impact. An Israeli winery received a positive article in a non-wine magazine. And, even though it profiles a kosher winery, it doesn’t mention the word “Kosher” once. This is the right thing. Business Week has […]
Posted at 17:15h in Wine industry, Wineries by 0 Comments It’s quite possible that Domaine du Castel makes THE best wine from Israel. Unquestionably, they make some of the best wine in the world. I first encountered the wines of Castel only last year, when I was asked to write a story on them for ISRAEL21c, which you can read here. While there, I tasted an immense array of wines and I have to admit that my best wine experience […]
Posted at 15:20h in Reviews, Wine industry, Wineries by 0 Comments (For the thread, go to Daniel Rogov’s wine forum) Daniel Rogov recently visited the Israeli boutique winery of Vitkin. Here are his thoughts and tasting notes for the recent and soon-to-be releases of this Israeli winery. Established by Doron and Sharona Belogolovsky on Moshav Kfar Vitkin on the central Coastal Plain, this winery released its first wines from the 2002 vintage. Bordeaux-trained winemaker Assaf Paz relies on Carignan, Cabernet […]
Posted at 13:23h in Wine industry by 3 Comments ISRAEL21c has finally covered the Parker story, although I wish it was a bit more detailed (they could have asked me – but OK, to be fair, I didn’t propose it. Among many others, I’m sure, I brought this story to their attention a few weeks ago at dinner, the day after the results came in, over some Galil Mountain wine). While most of it isn’t news anymore to readers of […]
Posted at 00:01h in Wine industry, Wineries by 1 Comment Israeli Wine Direct is bringing some great winemakers to the US to introduce their wines to the American market. Definitely worth checking out! Zeev Smilansky of Meishar will be in Chicago June 8-9 (Sun-Mon). Golan Flam and several other Israeli winemakers will be at the Jewish Vintners Celebration in Napa Valley from June 20-22. For more information: http://jewishvintners.org/ Golan Flam will also be in Chicago June 23-25. To meet Zeev […]
Posted at 11:45h in Wineries by 0 Comments Check out this fascinating video with Gary Vaynerchuk and Kevin Rose of Digg giving the basics of wine tasting and wine tasting. Topics covered including corkscrews, decanting, wine fridges, and other topics. Check it out!
