Archive for January, 2009

Professional Israeli wine tasting in New York

23, Jan 2009

Share Wines of Israel to Host First Ever Comprehensive Tasting of Israeli Wines in New York Inaugural U.S. Grand Tasting to Feature 20 Premier Israeli Wineries NEW YORK, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ — Wines of Israel will be hosting the first ever extensive tasting of Israeli wines in New York City for members of the wine [...]

Argentina comes to Israel

19, Jan 2009

Share Israeli wine’s first Malbec The French make Malbec as a blending agent, but it’s far better known as a distinctive Argentinian wine. But now, Israel’s first varietal Malbec has arrived in Israel. The ever improving Teperberg 1870 has just released a Malbec in the Terra series (Terra 2007 Malbec). It should hit Israel’s wine [...]

Decanter takes on Israeli wine

11, Jan 2009

Share Israeli Wine By: Natasha Hughes This article first appeared in Decanter In the Bible, Israel is referred to as a land of milk and honey. To the once-nomadic desert tribesmen who settled there a few thousand years ago, it must have seemed a veritable agricultural paradise; a land where all kinds of grain, fruit [...]

Kosher and Proud of It

6, Jan 2009

Share (This originally appeared on Wines Israel) By: Adam Montefiore Lets destroy some popular misconceptions: Not all kosher wine is made in Israel and not all Israeli wine is kosher! Nowadays nearly every wine producing country in the world produces kosher wine and in Israel, just to be confusing, many of the newer, smaller wineries [...]

The Best Israeli Wines of 2009

4, Jan 2009

Share In Daniel Rogov’s weekly column in Ha’aretz he reviews some of the best wines of 2009. Chateau Golan, Cabernet Sauvignon, Royal Reserve 2005: Almost impenetrably dark garnet in color, this wine is both concentrated and elegant. A blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11% Cabernet Franc, opening with spicy, mocha-tinged blackcurrants, those yielding to [...]

Yarden Katzrin 2004 virtual tasting

4, Jan 2009

Share UPDATE: Due to the ongoing security situation in and near the Gaza border, this event was postponed. Golan Heights Winery is about to release its flagship, age-worthy wine the Yarden Katzrin 2004. The Katzrin, a Bordeaux-style blend, is known to have an aging potention of upwards of a decade and is only released in [...]


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