Archive for the ‘Wines’ Category
Domaine du Castel’s Eli Ben Zaken on BBC
26, Aug 2010Share The BBC has a great profile of Domaine du Castel, a great winery that I discovered several years ago. When you think of the world’s great wine producers Israel is not a name that often crops up. But Eli Ben Zaken is trying to change that. What started as a hobby is now an [...]
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- Tags: BBC, Domaine du Castel, Eli Ben-Zaken, Video
Mony on the Rise
12, Aug 2010Share (The Following article is from wines-israel and reprinted with permission). Mony Winery is a cocktail which beautifully illustrates the variety and complexity of Israeli wine. It is an estate winery situated at a monastery, owned by a Christian Israeli Arab family, producing kosher wines, from monastery owned vineyards, made by a Jewish Canadian winemaker! [...]
The Other Reds – Israeli Red Wines
11, Aug 2010Share Most of Israel’s quality reds are made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah or Shiraz. However, for those looking for a more unique Israeli character for its wines, there are also wines made by other red varieties in Israel. Wines like Barkan Pinotage, Binyamina Tempranillo, Carmel Carignan, Carmel Petite Sirah, Chateau Golan Geshem, Dalton [...]
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Summer Israeli Wines
30, Jul 2010Share (The following is from wines-israel.com and reprinted with permission) Enjoy wine in the summer by matching the wine not to the food but to the occasion. Here is the time to buy what you like and not worry what others think. For the growing number of wine lovers who like to boast that ‘they [...]
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- Tags: red wine, rose, summer, summer wine, white wine
Jerusalem Wine Festival 2010
29, Jul 2010Share My favorite Jerusalem wine event is here! Jerusalem Wine Festival. At the just reopened Israel Museum, this year’s Jerusalem Wine Festival is bound to be a success. Here are the details: Tuesday through Thursday, 3-5 August at the Israel Museum Admission is 60NIS and includes a free tasting glass and unlimited tastings. Check out [...]
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- Tags: Jerusalem, Jerusalem Wine Festival
Tale of Two Wines
27, Jul 2010Share (This article first appeared on wines-israel.com and is reprinted with permission) Two wines were recently launched on the same date, at the same venue, with a tasting by a select group of Israel’s leading wine journalists & critics. As the wines were tasted together, it was the perfect opportunity to compare the story and [...]
Israeli Syrah in Decanter World Wine Awards
5, Jul 2010Share In the Decanter World Wine Awards, Israeli Syrahs or Shiraz’s were put under the microscope and came out well. It was only a decade ago that there was no Syrah in Israel and it seemed nothing would stand in the way of Cabernet Sauvignon being regarded as the best variety for quality wines in [...]
Share Carmel Winery’s Appellation Petite Sirah 2006 has been selected by Decanter Wine Magazine as Wine of the Month in their July 2010 issue. This is the first time since the 1990’s that an Israeli wine has received this prestigious award. Decanter is one of the world’s most famous wine magazines with their contributors being [...]
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- Tags: Carmel, Carmel Winery, Decanter, Petit Sirah
Share Segal Argaman 2007 from Dovev Vineyard in the Upper Galilee, has won the equivalent of a Gold Medal at ‘Les Citadelles du Vins’ Competition held in Bordeaux, France. Argaman is a cross between Carignan and Souzao, a Portuguese variety. Avi Feldstein, winemaker of Segal Wines, produced a single vineyard wine from Argaman grapes grown [...]
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