Posted at 07:47h in Wine industry by David Rhodes 0 Comments Besides the heat and humidity, one way I can tell summer is creeping up is when Israeli wineries start releasing their new vintages of white wines and rosés. One of the first Israeli wineries to land their new wines on my doorstep this spring is… Posted at 10:08h in Wine industry by David Rhodes 0 Comments Previously, I had tasted Tabor wines on several occasions at festivals and a […]
Posted at 10:23h in Wine industry by David Rhodes 0 Comments As far as I know, I was the only wine writer to attend all three days of the Israwinexpo 2012 in Tel Aviv. I’m not bragging (OK maybe I am a little). It was a delight but also a test of endurance. There was about thirty wineries and over 100 and closer to 200 wines to taste and I got that handled fairly well by day number two. Yet, […]
Posted at 22:16h in Events, Wineries, Wines by Avi 0 Comments Sommelier 2015 has come and gone. Held yesterday and today, wineries from around the world poured hundreds of wines to members of the food and beverage industry, including top wine journalists and critics from Germany, France, India, the Netherlands, and Poland. One of the benefits of Sommelier is that many wineries that don’t otherwise attend wine festivals attend this event and wineries that attend other events frequently pour special […]
Posted at 18:20h in Wine industry, Wines by Avi 0 Comments In the financial paper Calcalist, respected wine critic, Shlomo Papirblat, has named his top ten Israeli wines. They are as follows: 1. Yarden Katzrin 2004, Golan Heights Winery 2. Castel Grand Vin 2007, Domaine du Castel 3. Yatir Forest 2006, Yatir Winery 4. Sycra Merlot 2006, Clos de Gat 5. Carmel Limited Edition 2005, Carmel Winery 6. Recanati Special Reserve 2006, Recanati Winery 7. Eliad 2007, Chateau Golan 8. […]
Posted at 14:33h in Wine industry by 0 Comments Binyamina Winery is for sale! The Israeli discount supermarket chain Chetzi Chinam is currently in negotiations to buy Israel’s fifth largest winery, Binyamina, according to the Israeli Hebrew press. This site is the first place to report this story in ENGLISH. According to the Israeli financial newspaper, Globes, the negotiation between the heads of Hetzi Hinam to acquire Binyanima Winery for about 42 million shekels (about $11.8 million) include not only […]
Posted at 16:22h in Wineries by 1 Comment It’s no secret to readers of this blog that one of my favorite wineries is the Galil Mountain Winery (not, as my tour guide kept on annoyingly referring to it as the Mt. Galilee Winery). Owned by the vineyards (which also own the Golan Heights Winery) and Kibbutz Yiron, Galil Mountain makes some of the best value wines from Israel. In fact, because it’s a good wine at a good price, my […]
Much has changed since I last profiled Barkan in 2007 – the majority of it positive. In fact, so much changed that Barkan earned the title of “Most Improved Winery” in my 2010 annual round up of the Israeli wine scene. Like Israel’s largest winery, Carmel, Barkan in recent years has made an effort to lose its label of a “Supermarket Winery” by creating a number of upper tier labels packed high-end and sophisticated wines. While I have mentioned many […]
Posted at 13:05h in Wine industry by 0 Comments The following is a guest post from Ezra Butler, a fellow evangelist of Israeli wine. It was originally printed on Jewneric. I love his call to “be an Israeli wine evangelist.” Maybe it’s just me, but everywhere I turn in Jerusalem, I am sucked into a conversation about wine. People who know me professionally lament to me, asking “Why doesn’t Israel market itself through its wines?” My friends will either tell […]
Posted at 07:47h in Wine industry by David Rhodes 0 Comments Besides the heat and humidity, one way I can tell summer is creeping up is when Israeli wineries start releasing their new vintages of white wines and rosés. One of the first Israeli wineries to land their new wines on my doorstep this spring is…
Posted at 19:02h in Reviews, Wine industry by 0 Comments Just watched the WLTV clip. Gary gives a shoutout to my favorite wine critic – Daniel Rogov, the guru of Israeli wine and the only wine critic in Israel writing in English and for a foreign (and local) audience. It seems that Gary very much enjoyed the Yarden 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon. I’m not surprised as all of the wines from the Golan Heights Winery are at a high level (OK, […]
