Posted at 18:32h in Wine industry, Wineries by Avi 0 Comments The following article was reprinted with permission from wines-israel.com. See previous articles about Amphorae Winery here. Rumors abound that Amphorae Winery will be renamed Maharal Winery. As it is situated at Kerem Maharal, just north of Zichron Ya’acov, it would certainly be an appropriate name. Amphorae Vineyard…
Posted at 16:50h in Wine industry, Wineries by 2 Comments One of the most important stories of the Israeli wine world is the quality revolution that took place (and is continuing with continuing improvements) at Carmel Wineries. Carmel Wineries, founded in 1882, is one of Israel’s oldest producers of wine (and, I suspect, oldest producer of…
Posted at 09:28h in Reviews, Wineries, Wines by Avi 0 Comments Carmel Winery’s Appellation Petite Sirah 2006 has been selected by Decanter Wine Magazine as Wine of the Month in their July 2010 issue. This is the first time since the 1990’s that an Israeli wine has received this prestigious award. Decanter is one of the world’s… Posted at 10:22h in Wine industry, Wineries by 0 Comments I’m still a newbie to the wine blogging world and so I missed […]
Posted at 19:42h in Events, Wine industry by 0 Comments The World Cup is here. No, not of soccer, but rather of wine. The Grape Thinking blog “A better way to think about wine” and Taste Vine, a new Web 2.0 app that creates “taste semantic recommendations”, have launched the World Cup of Wine. In their own…
Posted at 19:42h in Events, Wine industry by 0 Comments The World Cup is here. No, not of soccer, but rather of wine. The Grape Thinking blog “A better way to think about wine” and Taste Vine, a new Web 2.0 app that creates “taste semantic recommendations”, have launched the World Cup of Wine. In their own…
Posted at 19:42h in Events, Wine industry by 0 Comments The World Cup is here. No, not of soccer, but rather of wine. The Grape Thinking blog “A better way to think about wine” and Taste Vine, a new Web 2.0 app that creates “taste semantic recommendations”, have launched the World Cup of Wine. In their own…
Posted at 18:25h in Wine industry by 0 Comments There is much discussion between “New World” (Australia, South Africa, etc.) and “Old World” (France, etc.) wine and also where Israel fits in. Well, the reality is that Israel is the new old world wine. From IsraelWines.co.il – An exhibition on the subject of wine-making in Ancient Israel has been displayed in the Agur Winery during the recent Judean Hills Wine Route Festival (November 2007). The excellence of the region’s wines […]
Posted at 14:18h in Wine industry by 0 Comments Tom Stevenson’s 2009 World Wine Report has just been released in the UK (and is available at amazon.co.uk) and will be available in the United States at the end of the month. In addition to ranking wines from around the world, it has a great section…
Israel’s Wine and Gourmet magazine recently published an article by Israeli wine writer and TV personality Meni Peer about Adam Montefiore, Carmel Winery’s Wine Development Directory and the ‘Ambassador of Israeli Wines.’ This is a translation of that article (reprinted with permission): Montefiore Returns To London…
Posted at 19:42h in Events, Wine industry by 0 Comments The World Cup is here. No, not of soccer, but rather of wine. The Grape Thinking blog “A better way to think about wine” and Taste Vine, a new Web 2.0 app that creates “taste semantic recommendations”, have launched the World Cup of Wine. In their own…
