Archive for January, 2009

Professional Israeli wine tasting in New York

23, Jan 2009

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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 trade and media [...]

Argentina comes to Israel

19, Jan 2009

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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 stores this [...]

Decanter takes on Israeli wine

11, Jan 2009

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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 and vegetables [...]

Kosher and Proud of It

6, Jan 2009

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(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 make non-kosher [...]

The Best Israeli Wines of 2009

4, Jan 2009

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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 blackberries, herbs [...]

Yarden Katzrin 2004 virtual tasting

4, Jan 2009

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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 good years.
The [...]


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