Golan Gamay Noveau 2008
Posted on November 18, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Rogov | Leave a Comment
Israel’s only Beaujolais-style wine is the Golan Gamay Noveau. The Golan Gamay Noveau is the Golan Heights Winery’s first red wine from the 2008 vintage.
The wine, just like those in the Beaujolais region of France, comes from 100% Gamay grapes, that came from the Tel Fares vineyard on the Golan Heights. The Tel Fares vineyard [...]
Rogov’s 2009 Guide to Israeli Wine
Posted on November 13, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Rogov, Video, Wine Festivals | Leave a Comment
Last week, Daniel Rogov unveiled his annual Guide to Israel Wines at Tel Aviv’s Wine Route. Unfortunately, due to horrible traffic, it took me longer-than-anticipated to reach Tel Aviv and I only arrived after the event was over.
Nevertheless, the Israeli food portal Bakbuk was there and covered the event. Most importantly is a video of [...]
The Bible of Israeli Wine
Posted on November 7, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Rogov | Leave a Comment
Daniel Rogov’s Guide to Israeli Wines keeps on getting bigger and bigger. Rogov’s 2009 Guide to Israeli Wines, released last Thursday, is the largest guide yet to Israel’s growing wine industry. While the 2008 guide, including a chapter on wine storage not appearing in the 2009 edition, was a thick 455 pages, the newest edition [...]
Read More..>>Rogov’s Reviews: Recanati, Yarden, Castel, Galil Mountain, Flam, Vitkin, Dalton, Karmei Yosef
Posted on October 20, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Rogov | 1 Comment
That which cheereth God and man
By Daniel Rogov
During the two-week period preceding Rosh Hashanah, Israelis purchase 40 percent of all the wine that is sold during the entire year. It’s not that people go on drinking binges during this time of year, but fine wine is increasingly perceived as part of the cultured way of [...]
Rogov’s Reviews: Golan Heights Winery - Still at the forefront
Posted on August 20, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Rogov | 1 Comment
Golan Heights Winery is perhaps the best known large Israeli winery. They started the Israeli wine revolution and continue to lead the pack in quality. Daniel Rogov’s latest Israeli wine review in Ha’aretz is below.
Wine and Spirits / Still at the forefront: Golan Heights
By Daniel Rogov
Since it released its first wine from the [...]
Carmel, Avidan, Pelter, Chateau Golan, Savion: Daniel Rogov’s Reviews
Posted on August 7, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Rogov | 2 Comments
Israeli wine critic Daniel Rogov’s latest wine review in Ha’aretz continues the last post of Carmel’s rise in quality and includes numerous great Israeli wines. Read the full review here or below:
Wine and Spirits / Critics’ darling
By Daniel Rogov
In recent months Israeli wines have become the darling of critics in the United States. Several months [...]
Barbera – Italian Wine becomes Israeli
Posted on July 29, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Rogov | Leave a Comment
Israeli wine made from the Barbera grape are becoming more and more popular. Several new wineries have been introducing this Mediterranean varietal into their wines. Originally seen only by Dalton and Recanati, Galil Mountain has also recently introduced an Israeli Barbara. Barbera is not known much outside of Italy, but it is one of the [...]
Read More..>>Teperberg 1870: Rogov’s Reviews
Posted on July 17, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Rogov | Leave a Comment
The following is a review from Daniel Rogov of one of my favorite Israeli wineries - Teperberg 1870. This winery represents the Israeli wine revolution as it existed since the 19th century, but making kiddush wines of no interest to those looking for quality wines. Yet, they have undone significant changes with the younger generation [...]
Read More..>>Champagne method wine from Israel: Gamla Brut
Posted on July 10, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Rogov | Leave a Comment
Israel boasts a new champagne (traditional) method sparkling wine from the Golan Heights Winery - the Gamla Brut.
This sparkling Israeli wine has just appeared on the shelves - I first saw it on Sunday in Tel Aviv. The Gamla Brut N.V. is half pinot noir and half chardonnay - a common feature of champagnes from [...]
Rogov’s Reviews: Sophisticated Benyamina
Posted on July 9, 2008 - Filed Under Rogov | 1 Comment
Daniel Rogov has a positive review of the Benyamina Winery in last week’s Ha’aretz. Benyamina is a large winery, often overlooked. It’s great to see that this Israeli winery is constantly improving.
Wine and Spirits / Sophisticated Binyamina
By Daniel Rogov
That Binyamina winery is on the way up is beyond question. With far better control over its [...]
