Archive for December, 2007
Share A follow up to the below post. If you still can’t decide what sparkling wine to open tonight, here’s two tasting notes on the bubby from Daniel Rogov’s column in Ha’aretz: Pelter, Blanc de Blanc Brut, n.v.: Although categorized as non-vintage, this wine was made with Chardonnay grapes entirely from the 2003 vintage. Gentle [...]
- In: Reviews
- Tags: champagne, Golan Heights Winery, New Years, Pelter, sparkling wine, Sylvester
Share It’s a few days until New Years – or Sylvester as we call it in Israel – and with that comes bubbly. Yup, sparkling wine (or champagne, but champagne really only refers to sparkling wine from the Champagne region of France). Well, Israel isn’t known for being a world-class leader in this category but [...]
- In: Reviews|Wine industry|Wineries
- Tags: blanc de blancs, Brut, Carmel, champagne, Golan Heights Winery, Pelter, sparkling wine, Tishbi
Wine Advocate Scores
24, Dec 2007Share Below are the scores for the Wine Advocate article on Israeli wines by Mark Squires. Robert Parker also sat in on the tastings, and tasted himself. IsraelWines.co.il also has the scores, in descending order. You can see the notes of the WA’s scoring system here However, note that tasting notes are very important. I [...]
- In: Wine industry
- Tags: Mark Squires, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
Historic Tasting for Israel
24, Dec 2007Share From the IsraelWines.co.il site: The Wine Advocate’s first generic tasting of Israeli wines resulted in a resounding success, which will encourage the whole industry. The Wine Advocate is the mouthpiece of Robert Parker, the world’s most powerful and influential wine critic. No less than 14 wines scored over 90 points. This has always been [...]
- In: Wine industry
- Tags: Mark Squires, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
International wine in Israel
23, Dec 2007Share Well, I can’t just drink Israeli wine all the time. This past Thursday, I returned to Jerusalem’s Wine Hall – a relatively new but top wine store in downtown Jerusalem – for a tasting of the California Herzog line of wines. As you may recall, I first went to their Carmel Limited Edition and [...]
Heads up: Wine Advocate Released
22, Dec 2007Share Quick heads up that the Wine Advocate tastings on Israeli wines have just been released. The magazine was just mailed yesterday morning, so it should be arriving in subscriber’s mailboxes shortly and the article will be on the eRobert Parker site (only accessible to subscribers and subscriptions cost $99, so I don’t have one) [...]
- In: Wine industry
- Tags: Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
Canadian wine journalists visit Israel
20, Dec 2007Share Israeli wine just got a bit of attention in Canada. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, along with private organizations, brings many different groups of people to Israel. I have personally been involved in a trip of bloggers, but they have also brought in entertainment/youth culture reporters, political leaders, and others. The journalists included Tony [...]
- In: Events|Wine industry
- Tags: , Canada, Canada wine, Canadian wine journalists, wine journalists
How do you store your wine?
18, Dec 2007Share This weekend, I opened up a bottle of the 2006 Galil Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon. Unusually, Rogov says that it is best starting in 2009. Yet, like most people, I am not going to store this wine until 2009 – as the wine is still good and I lack adequate storage solutions. For those who [...]
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