Carmel 100: Carmel Winery relaunches ‘Best Brandy Worldwide’
Posted on September 29, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 1 Comment
Carmel Winery has just announced the launch of its award-winning premium brandy, the Carmel 100. This quality Israeli brandy was aged for at least eight years in oak barrels. This new release of the Carmel 100 brandy is in honor of the hundredth anniversary of Carmel Winery.
Brandy Carmel 100 is made with Columbard (70%) with [...]
Meet Israel’s grape growers
Posted on September 28, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Ha’aretz Magazine has a profile about several of the farmers who are growing grapes for some of Israel’s best wineries. Check it out.
Pleasure Hunting / In the shade of the vine
By Ronit Vered
A time to uproot
Name: Eliezer Rushansky Place: Moshav Yonatan Vineyard: Yonatan Grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Sangiovese, Pinot Noir, Syrah Wine made [...]
Wine Spectator: Kosher wines for the High Holidays
Posted on September 26, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Kosher and Jewish | Leave a Comment
The Wine Spectator’s Kim Marcus has a new article on “kosher wines for the High Holidays” in the latest Wine Spectator (free until October 1).
Not surprisingly, all but one of the wines are from Israel. Whether you are Jewish or not, celebrating the holidays or not, these are great wines to seek out. You have [...]
Read More..>>Great Kosher Wine for Rosh Hashana (and year round)
Posted on September 21, 2008 - Filed Under Kosher and Jewish | 2 Comments
The Jewish holidays are a great time to find lots of Israeli wine – even if you aren’t Jewish. Rosh Hashana and Sukkot, two great feasting holidays, are coming up soon (Rosh Hashana begins this year on the night of September 29 and lasts two days) and this is a great chance to buy kosher [...]
Read More..>>Wannabe Wino tastes Flam Classico
Posted on September 21, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry | Leave a Comment
Sonadora, a hotshot DC lawyer cum wine aficionado had an interesting wine-food pairing the other day: tacos with Israel’s Flam Classico. Well, the pairing was a flop but, according to Sonadora, the Flam has “the nose that I now really love about a Cabernet Sauvignon.”
The Flam Classico comes from one of Israel’s top boutique [...]
Read More..>>Rogov Reviews: Recanati, Yatir, Avidan
Posted on September 19, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry | Leave a Comment
From Ha’aretz, Daniel Rogov reviews the Israeli wines from Recanati, Yatir and Avidan.
Wine and Spirits / Notable from Recanati
By Daniel Rogov
From its inception in 2000 to the present, the Recanati winery has offered a generous selection of wines, many of which have been consistently excellent. Located in the Hefer Valley in the northern part of [...]
ABC News: Harvesting World Class Grapes in Israel
Posted on September 17, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry | 1 Comment
Harvesting World Class Grapes in Israel
Israeli Grape Harvest Produces One of the World’s Great Wines
By RACHEL LEBOWITZ
JERUSALEM, Sept. 10, 2008 —
Eli Gilbert Ben-Zaken, the founder of Domaine du Castel, one of the world’s most prominent wineries, had a gut feeling that Monday was the perfect time to harvest his grapes.
“I imagine a lot of the [...]
The Israeli Wine Route
Posted on September 15, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
There are numerous events taking place in Israel, particularly near the Judean Hills, to celebrate the Israeli wine route.
Israel is also an excellent wine tourism destination.
Check out this article in ynetnews.com for more details.
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JTA: Israeli wines come of age
Posted on September 14, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Kosher and Jewish | 1 Comment
A bit behind the times, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency has the stereotypical “Israeli wines used to suck, now they are good story.” Focusing on Castel, a story I did two years ago. But, perhaps the most important as it’s the Jewish crowd that is most stuck on an image of Israeli wines from 30 or [...]
Read More..>>Mark Spivak tours the Israeli wine route
Posted on September 8, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry | Leave a Comment
Mark Spivak, a wine reviewer who has written for the Palm Beach Post and Palm Beach Media Group, and other Florida and national magazines, and is the host of a wine show on NPR, recently visited Israel. After not visiting Israel for over 15 years, Spivak was in for a shock. His past experience:
To put [...]
