Posted at 17:58h in Wine industry, Wines by Avi 0 Comments Petite Sirah was a new immigrant to Israel in the 1970’s. It came in a package ordered by Charles Loinger, the director of the Israel Wine Institute, from UC Davis. Partners in the same journey were French Colombard and Emerald Riesling. The impact of those two white grapes on the Israeli market was initially far greater than Petite Sirah. Colombard became the largest planted white grape in Israel. Even […]

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Posted at 20:31h in Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments Decanter.com has reported that: “An army of marauding baboons has been terrorising wine growers in the Franschhoek Valley region of South Africa, raiding local farms and devouring grapes.” One winery reported that he had lost nearly 40% of his crop to the animals! In Israel, maybe grapes aren’t eaten by animals as exotic as baboons, but there are certain local animals that enjoy feasting on the fruit. On the Golan […]

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Posted at 12:35h in Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments The following post is reprinted from wines-israel.com In a unique event, Eli Ben Zaken hosted the main wine critics of Israel and four very special international guests to a vertical tasting of Castel’s finest wines. Domaine du Castel was founded in 1992 by Eli Ben Zaken at Ramat Raziel in the Jerusalem mountains, west of Jerusalem. His first vintage was a mere 600 bottles.He now produces over 100,000, and runs […]

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Posted at 16:40h in Events, Wine 101, Wine industry by 0 Comments I promise, promise, promise that this my last post for 2007 on the Beaujolais Nouveau. However, I just saw an interesting article in Ha’aretz about the Israeli wine culture. While winetastingguy noted that wine consumption in America is on the rise, he pointed out that he…

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Posted at 16:40h in Events, Wine 101, Wine industry by 0 Comments I promise, promise, promise that this my last post for 2007 on the Beaujolais Nouveau. However, I just saw an interesting article in Ha’aretz about the Israeli wine culture. While winetastingguy noted that wine consumption in America is on the rise, he pointed out that he…

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Posted at 16:40h in Events, Wine 101, Wine industry by 0 Comments I promise, promise, promise that this my last post for 2007 on the Beaujolais Nouveau. However, I just saw an interesting article in Ha’aretz about the Israeli wine culture. While winetastingguy noted that wine consumption in America is on the rise, he pointed out that he…

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Posted at 16:40h in Events, Wine 101, Wine industry by 0 Comments I promise, promise, promise that this my last post for 2007 on the Beaujolais Nouveau. However, I just saw an interesting article in Ha’aretz about the Israeli wine culture. While winetastingguy noted that wine consumption in America is on the rise, he pointed out that he…

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Posted at 15:12h in Wine industry, Wineries by 1 Comment Bazelet HaGolan is a winery that I recently “discovered” on my trip up north. Bazelet means “basalt,” and refers to the volcanic terroir of the Golan Heights. The winery was founded in 1998 and released only Cabernet Sauvignon until 2005, and is releasing its first…

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Posted at 22:41h in Wine industry by 0 Comments This doesn’t relate directly to Israeli wine (except insofar as Richard and others are trying to bring Israeli wines direct to American consumers, skipping wholesalers and retailers) but since it talks about Maryland, where I’m from, and relates to why I can’t get good wine…

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Posted at 18:26h in Wines by Avi 0 Comments 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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