In Israel, there’s an underused practice that could save you a lot of money when eating out and drinking wine. In the United States and in Europe, it’s very common to be able to bring your own wine to a restaurant. The price you pay a restaurant for the privilege of bringing your own bottle is commonly called “corkage”. It’s a great way of saving money as a diner and insuring that you have a wine you like with dinner. […]
Posted at 20:32h in Wineries, Wines by Avi 0 Comments The following article appeared on wines-israel.com and is reprinted with permission The Golan Heights Winery has launched a new wine called Yarden 2T (Two T) from the 2008 vintage. The wine is a blend of 50% Touriga Nacional and 50% Tinta Cao, both of which are Portuguese grapes, now being grown on the Golan Heights in the Yonatan vineyard at an elevation of 700 meters. The wine was aged in […]
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 is the first time ever that an Israeli winery has won the Gran Vinitaly Special Award. It is awarded to the winery […]
Posted at 20:52h in Wines by Avi 0 Comments Sommelier is Israel’s most professional wine festival. Not intended for hobbiests or people looking to get drunk but rather intended for true oenophiles, members of the industry such as restaurant buyers and wine shops as well as sommoliers, wine waiters, bar managers, buyers, etc. Sommelier will take place 26-27 January between 12:00-21:00 at the Heichel HaTarbut. It is the largest wine festival in Israel with the most wineries (both Israeli and […]
Posted at 12:51h in Wine industry, Wines by Avi 2 Comments (The following is from wines-israel.com and reprinted with permission) Enjoy wine in the summer by matching the wine not to the food but to the occasion. Here is the time to buy what you like and not worry what others think. For the growing number of wine lovers who like to boast that ‘they only drink red wines’, the summer months give the classic opportunity to enjoy white, rosé […]
Posted at 20:10h in Events by 0 Comments The Jerusalem Wine Festival starts tomorrow. Here’s a teaser for an interesting video series that a fellow Israeli wine lover is starting. Since I am posting about the Jerusalem wine festival (which starts tomorrow) on the same day, here’s a sneak preview:
Posted at 18:21h in Events, Wines by 0 Comments I wrote last week about the release of the 2007 vintages of Israeli wines, and specifically beaujolais-style. Well, it turns out, of course, that only one of the young wines are true beaujolais-style – the Gamay Noveau from the Golan Heights Winery. But, GHW has also already released the 2007 Moscato and Tishbi, Carmel, and Benyamina released young vines. I haven’t yet had a chance to open up by Gamay Noveau […]
Posted at 12:29h in Events by Avi 0 Comments The following post is from wines-israel.com and reprinted with permission. Eli Ben Zaken, owner of Domaine du Castel, invited some of the world’s most famous wine personalities to Israel. They included Michel Bettane from France, Robert Joseph from England, Jan Van Lissom from the Netherlands, and Jeannie…
Posted at 20:27h in Wine industry, Wineries by GuestPost 0 Comments This article was reprinted with permission. By Joshua E. London Article published in the Kosher Wine Guide of the Jewish Week “Israeli wine is an amazing story,” says Adam Montefiore, the wine development director of the Carmel Winery, Israel’s largest wine producer. “Jews came to this land, made…
Posted at 07:11h in Wines by David Rhodes 0 Comments Located between Zichron Ya’acov and Binyamina at Ramat Hanadiv Gardens, possibly Israel’s most majestic private park this park could have gone by many titles. Ramat Hanadiv, Mt. Carmel, Zichron Ya’acov could have easily found their way into the name of the Ramat Hanadiv Wines &…
