Posted at 14:44h in Wine industry by Avi 3 Comments The following is from wines-israel.com and reprinted with permission. It represents the opinions of the author. Israeli wine has always had a special place in its surrounding society. It has had the same relevance and prominence from the days of Ancient Israel in Biblical times, through…
Posted at 14:44h in Wine industry by Avi 3 Comments The following is from wines-israel.com and reprinted with permission. It represents the opinions of the author. Israeli wine has always had a special place in its surrounding society. It has had the same relevance and prominence from the days of Ancient Israel in Biblical times, through…
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….
Posted at 16:03h in Wine industry by Avi 2 Comments (The following is a guest post from Irene Sharon Hodes, reprinted with permission) I had the opportunity to taste a wine that is new to me, Vitkin’s 2006 Petite Sirah. A friend brought the bottle to the vegan dinner party I hosted last Friday (an exceptional experience I really need to get on to blog about). She knew that I adore Syrah, but made the common mistake of mixing the two varietals. […]
Posted at 18:49h in Wine industry, Wineries by 0 Comments From ynetnews.com: Adam Montefiore Photo: Gilad Kavalerchik Israeli world-class wines – it’s now official! For the first time ever, two Israeli wineries, Domaine du Castel and Yarden (Golan Heights Winery), have been awarded the coveted four star awards Adam Montefiore Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book 2008 has been published and it contains good news for Israel. For the first time ever, two Israeli wineries, Domaine du Castel and Yarden (Golan […]
The Israeli wine scene continues to heat up. A new winery recently opened on Kibbutz Hanaton, in the heart of the Beit Netofa Valley, in the Lower Galilee region of Israel. The Jezreel Valley Winery was founded by entrepreneur Jacob Ner-David, originally from New York, living…
Posted at 16:39h in Wines by Avi 0 Comments Mark Squires, who is in charge of reviewing Israeli wine for Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, has just alerted us that the April issue will feature many Israeli wines from wineries such as Castel, Recanati, Tzora, Chateau Golan, and even some old players like Amphorae. Check it out on eRobertParker.com soon.
Posted at 20:07h in Events by GuestPost 0 Comments The Eshkol Hazahav wine tasting competition, has taken place for the tenth consecutive year. The Gala Dinner was held at the Dan Panorama Hotel in Tel Aviv. The number of wines taking part were 282, from 63 wineries. The tastings, which took place over four days. The tastings were done by a group of selected wine professionals, wine journalists and wine lovers. In all there were 38 judges. Arguably Israel’s two […]
Posted at 20:16h in Reviews, Wines by Avi 0 Comments The following post was written by Franco Zilliani, an Italian wine writer. He writes and is member of the editorial board of ‘The World of Fine Wine’ (www.finewinemag.com) and blogs in Italian at A Thousand Bubbles, where this post first appeared. It first appeared in English on the lifestyle website Webflakes, where the full article appears. At the end of 2012 I mentioned in this blog that Israel too had been infected […]
The White and Rosé Wines Binyamina, Chardonnay, Teva, 2008: Golden straw in color, an unoaked, crisply dry with fine acidity and showing appealing tropical and citrus fruits. Not at all complex but a very pleasant quaffer and at NIS 28 fine value for money. Drink now. Score 86. K (Tasted 30 Mar 2009) Binyamina, Rosé, Yogev, 2008: Light rose petal pink in color, opens quietly but develops nicely after a few minutes in the glass. Good acidity here to keep […]
