Archive for April, 2010

Adam Montefiore in the Huffington Post

29, Apr 2010

Tweet I’ve previously written about Adam Montefiore, currently a manager at Carmel Winery. The dean of Israeli wine marketing (a topic close to my heart) and someone I’m privileged to have met and call an associate and friend, Montefiore is also known by his moniker ‘The Ambassador of Israeli Wine’ – a title well deserved. As one [...]

Agriculture, Animals, and Wine

10, Apr 2010

Tweet Decanter.com has reported that: “An army of marauding baboons has been terrorising wine growers in the Franschhoek Valley region of South Africa, raiding local farms and devouring grapes.” One winery reported that he had lost nearly 40% of his crop to the animals! In Israel, maybe grapes aren’t eaten by animals as exotic as [...]

Top 10 Israeli Wines, according to Calcalist, Israeli Financial Paper

7, Apr 2010

Tweet In the financial paper Calcalist, respected wine critic, Shlomo Papirblat, has named his top ten Israeli wines. They are as follows: 1. Yarden Katzrin 2004, Golan Heights Winery 2. Castel Grand Vin 2007, Domaine du Castel 3. Yatir Forest 2006, Yatir Winery 4. Sycra Merlot 2006, Clos de Gat 5. Carmel Limited Edition 2005, [...]

The Israeli Petite Sirah by Adam Montefiore

1, Apr 2010

Tweet Petite Sirah was a new immigrant to Israel in the 1970’s. It came in a package ordered by Charles Loinger, the director of the Israel Wine Institute, from UC Davis. Partners in the same journey were French Colombard and Emerald Riesling. The impact of those two white grapes on the Israeli market was initially [...]


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