Carmel Brut, Private Collection - A New Sparkling Wine from Carmel
Posted on June 12, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Wineries | 1 Comment
Carmel Winery has made a revolution in sparkling wine and added a new value-priced quality offering to the small Israeli sparkling wine market. They are abolishing the President’s Wine, a cheap (but refreshing) sparkler, and are introducing a new, higher quality offering.
The Carmel Private Collection Brut, made using the charmat method (like many sparkling wines [...]
Wine Festival in Tel Aviv
Posted on June 11, 2008 - Filed Under Wine Events | 1 Comment
On Wednesday and Thursday, June 25th and 26th, Israel’s Wine and Gourmet Magazine will be sponsoring it’s 12th wine fair. It will be taking place at the Eretz Israel Museum, which is near Tel Aviv University’s campus and the Diaspora Museum. New this year, it will be possible to purchase wines and have them delivered.
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Rogov tastes whites
Posted on June 8, 2008 - Filed Under Rogov, Wineries | 1 Comment
It’s summer time and that means it’s time to break out the white wines — which are great deals too! In this week’s Ha’aretz, Israel’s premier wine critic Daniel Rogov tries a few whites.
By Daniel Rogov
In Israel, as in California, nearly all the locally made white wines are made from grapes that have their origins [...]
Read More..>>Become a fan of Israeli wine on Facebook
Posted on June 4, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
If you use Facebook and love Israeli wine, then check out the new “Israeli wine” page on Facebook and become a fan.
Help spread the word about this blog and about wine from the emerging eastern Mediterranean country of Israeli via viral Web 2.0 methods! Check it out!
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Another health benefit of wine: A deterrent of food poisoning
Posted on June 3, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 1 Comment
We all know that wine has many health benefits (in moderation). It’s long been known that red wine can be good for the heart. But apparently, it’s also an effective remedy against food poisoning.
According to research, first reported in October 2007, conducted at the University of Missouri, red wine “appears to act as a [...]
Israelis are drinking more and more quality wines
Posted on June 2, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Video | 4 Comments
Sorry that this video is in Hebrew — the point is that Israelis are drinking more and more quality wine and especially during Passover. Cabernet Sauvignon and other red wines are the most popular wines in Israel.
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US wine events
Posted on June 1, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Wineries | 1 Comment
Israeli Wine Direct is bringing some great winemakers to the US to introduce their wines to the American market. Definitely worth checking out!
Zeev Smilansky of Meishar will be in Chicago June 8-9 (Sun-Mon).
Golan Flam and several other Israeli winemakers will be at the Jewish Vintners Celebration in Napa Valley from June 20-22. For more information: [...]
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