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Not sure what to get for the wine lover for Christmas? Want to show appreciation to the Jewish wine lover? Just looking for a great gift for the New Year? Rogov’s annual wine guide, Rogov’s Guides to Israeli & Kosher Wines 2011, — now including…
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This article originally appeared on wines-israel.co.il and is reprinted with permission. Sparkling wines have become very popular almost overnight in Israel. The number of imported sparklers, mainly Cava from Spain or Prosecco from Italy, has increased dramatically. The trend is led by the young adults, in…
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I wrote about Sommelier 2009 last year and now it’s time for Israel’s best wine festival: Sommelier 2010. Open to the trade all day or at night (for 100NIS/night) for the general public, Israel’s Sommelier showcases Israel’s best wins and wineries. This year’s event will be TODAY…
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…
Wine Spectator featured an article about Israeli wine in September. Getting to Know Israel’s Wine Country With more than 200 wineries, five wine regions and a new focus on quality, Israel has plenty to explore. Learn more from three of its leading winemakers Read the article on Wine…
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From ISRAEL21c – Go to their website and sign up for the newsletter. By Abigail Klein Leichman October 12, 2010 Carmel Winery’s Kayoumi vineyard in the upper Galilee has received international accolades. The steadily rising profile of Israeli wines reached a global crescendo last month when Carmel Winerygarnered the 2010…
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Judean Hills Wine Festival During the month of October, 25 wineries in the region will be open to members of the public. Visits to the wineries will be free. To obtain a full schedule of which wineries will be open on which days telephone *8108. Every Friday,…
The following is a guest post from wines-israel and reprinted with permission Many Israeli wineries win awards, many win gold medals. There are even wineries which ‘collect’ awards, sending wines to any competition where medals are generously given. This is because to the general consumer, a…
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Congratulations to Carmel Winery and winemaker Lior Laxter, and the whole team for Carmel Winery’s recent win at the Decanter World Wine Awards! As Decanter described it: Carmel Winery in Upper Galilee has beaten some of the world’s most renowned producers of Syrah and Shiraz at the…
The BBC has a great profile of Domaine du Castel, a great winery that I discovered several years ago. When you think of the world’s great wine producers Israel is not a name that often crops up. But Eli Ben Zaken is trying to change that. What…
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(The following article first appeared on wines-israel and is reprinted w/ permission To order Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book 2011 please click here.) The new Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book 2011 has been published by Mitchell Beazley, London. This is the annual, mini-encyclopedia written by Englishman, Hugh…
