Kosher and Proud of It 6, Jan 2009 Share (This originally appeared on Wines Israel) By: Adam Montefiore Lets destroy some popular misconceptions: Not all kosher wine is made in Israel and not all Israeli wine is kosher! Nowadays nearly every wine producing country in the world produces kosher wine and in Israel, just to be confusing, many of the newer, smaller wineries […] In: Kosher Tags: Adam Montefiore, kosher, kosher wine, Yatir
Decanter takes on Israeli wine 11, Jan 2009 Share Israeli Wine By: Natasha Hughes This article first appeared in Decanter In the Bible, Israel is referred to as a land of milk and honey. To the once-nomadic desert tribesmen who settled there a few thousand years ago, it must have seemed a veritable agricultural paradise; a land where all kinds of grain, fruit […] In: Wine industry|Wineries
In the Decanter World Wine Awards, Israeli Syrahs or Shiraz’s were put under the microscope and came out well. It was only a decade ago that there was no Syrah in Israel and it seemed nothing would stand in the way of Cabernet Sauvignon being regarded as the best variety for quality wines in Israel. However, many winemakers are being converted to Mediterranean rather than Bordeaux varieties, and Syrah, or Shiraz, is becoming more prominent with Israel’s quality wineries. The […]
Professional Israeli wine tasting in New York 23, Jan 2009 Share Wines of Israel to Host First Ever Comprehensive Tasting of Israeli Wines in New York Inaugural U.S. Grand Tasting to Feature 20 Premier Israeli Wineries NEW YORK, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ — Wines of Israel will be hosting the first ever extensive tasting of Israeli wines in New York City for members of the wine […]
Argentina comes to Israel 19, Jan 2009 Share Israeli wine’s first Malbec The French make Malbec as a blending agent, but it’s far better known as a distinctive Argentinian wine. But now, Israel’s first varietal Malbec has arrived in Israel. The ever improving Teperberg 1870 has just released a Malbec in the Terra series (Terra 2007 Malbec). It should hit Israel’s wine […] In: Kosher|Reviews|Wine industry|Wineries Tags: Malbec, Teperberg 1870
The Best Israeli Wines of 2009 4, Jan 2009 Share In Daniel Rogov’s weekly column in Ha’aretz he reviews some of the best wines of 2009. Chateau Golan, Cabernet Sauvignon, Royal Reserve 2005: Almost impenetrably dark garnet in color, this wine is both concentrated and elegant. A blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11% Cabernet Franc, opening with spicy, mocha-tinged blackcurrants, those yielding to […] In: Wine industry Tags: Carmel, Castel, Chateau Golan, Clos de Gat, Dalton, Daniel Rogov, Galil […]
Israel’s Wines of Celebration 8, Dec 2009 Share Sparkling wine is the wine of fashion and celebration. Whether on New Year’s Eve or at a wedding, it remains the classic wine to make a toast with. It is also symbol of success and happiness. Though it is a style of wine that has taken Israelis time to learn to appreciate, sparkling wines […]
Kosher Wine Events in California and New York 14, Jan 2010 Share It’s not my practice to post kosher wine events on this Israeli wine blog, since kosher wine and israeli wine are different — not all kosher wine is Israeli, not all Israeli wine is kosher, but of course many Israeli wine is kosher and the best kosher wine comes from Israel. So, I thought […] In: Events Tags: Agur, Binyamina, California, Castel, Herzog, kosher, New York, Psagot, Royal, […]
In the Decanter World Wine Awards, Israeli Syrahs or Shiraz’s were put under the microscope and came out well. It was only a decade ago that there was no Syrah in Israel and it seemed nothing would stand in the way of Cabernet Sauvignon being regarded as the best variety for quality wines in Israel. However, many winemakers are being converted to Mediterranean rather than Bordeaux varieties, and Syrah, or Shiraz, is becoming more prominent with Israel’s quality wineries. The […]
ABC News: Harvesting World Class Grapes in Israel 17, Sep 2008 Share Harvesting World Class Grapes in Israel Israeli Grape Harvest Produces One of the World’s Great Wines By RACHEL LEBOWITZ JERUSALEM, Sept. 10, 2008 — Eli Gilbert Ben-Zaken, the founder of Domaine du Castel, one of the world’s most prominent wineries, had a gut feeling that Monday was the perfect time to harvest his grapes. […] In: Wine industry Tags: ABC News, Domaine du Castel
