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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…
Recently, I participated in an unprecedented tasting of Israeli Cabernet Sauvignon wines in Tel Aviv in the garden of Chef Alon Gonen’s home. We had all been invited by wine writer Rani Rogel of Food & Beverage/Israel. Three panels of wine writers, enthusiasts and wine…
Posted at 14:31h in Wineries, Wines by Avi 1 Comment
The following article was originally posted on wines-israel.com. It is reprinted with permission. 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 a symbol…
Posted at 22:06h in Wineries, Wines by Avi 0 Comments
The following is from wines-israel.com and reprinted with permission The Golan Heights Winery has been awarded the “Wine World Cup” by the Vinitaly wine tasting competition. It is a very competitive, stringently run competition with only 71 awards given out of 3,720 wines entered from 30 countries. It…
Posted at 11:12h in Wineries, Wines by Avi 0 Comments
This was the second year of the Best Value competition, organized by Studio Ben Ami. There were 128 wines in the competition from 28 Israeli wineries. The main category was for wines less than 79 shekels and there were also prizes for wines under 50…
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I’m not the expert in wine and food pairings but I know a few basics. Like a Moscat/Moscato is a great wine for a sweet dessert like cake or ice cream, but not the appropriate wine for a hearty meal. Yet, as I mentioned in…
