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A word about Chardonnay

By ⋅ May 30, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Although white wines have lost favor to red wines over the last few decades, they still have their place behind a bar or on restaurant wine lists or your wine fridge. As summer approaches, warm or even sweltering weather begs for chilled drinks and there’s no white wine grape more widely planted or in greater [...]

Shoppers Vineyard Tastes Tabor Winery

By ⋅ May 24, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Shoppers Vineyard tastes one of my Israeli wineries, Tabor Winery.

Gary Vaynerchuk interviews David Rhodes, The Israeli Wine Guy

By ⋅ May 18, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

David Rhodes is the only guy I’ll call the Israeli wine guy besides myself. He’s definitely one of my favorite Israeli wine guys — and a neighbor to boot. David was just on Gary Vaynerchuk’s Sirius radio, talking about Israeli wine. Listen to David on Gary’s show: Download Now.

The World Wine Guys Visit Israel

By ⋅ May 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The World Wine Guys Visit Israel.

Recanati Winery launches new Carignan

By ⋅ May 16, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The following article is from wines-israel.com Recanati Winery have launched a new Carignan from the 2009 vintage. It is made from Carignan grapes from bush vines, grown in the Judean Hills. The wine is deep colored with extraordinary depth of flavor, aromas of blackberry & black current and a powerful concentrated & complex taste. It has [...]

Upcoming Wine Events in Israel

By ⋅ May 13, 2011 ⋅ One comment

There are several upcoming wine events coming up in Israel. Here are a few: 1. Tel Aviv Port – The Golan Heights Winery will be hosting a wine tasting event in the evenings from Saturday May 21 to Saturday May 28. The event will feature a series of bars in which wines, ranging from the [...]

Golan Heights Winery Earns Prestigious Gran Vinitaly Special Award

By ⋅ May 12, 2011 ⋅ One comment

The following article is from wines-israel.com and reprinted with permission Golan Heights Winery recently earned the Gran Vinitaly Special Award as the best wine producer at the 19th International Vinitaly 2011 Wine Competition, which was held from March 28 to April 1, 2011, in Verona, Italy. In winning the top award at this prestigious competition, [...]

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