Posts Tagged ‘Barkan’

A Decade of Israeli Wine 2000-2009

30, Dec 2009

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I’ve written about Israeli wine from Biblical Times until the 1990s. Here’s Israeli wine from the last decade:
Now is the time to look back at the 2000’s, as the first decade of the 21st century comes to a close. It was a very good decade for Israeli wines. The boutique boom that began in the [...]

Hugh Johnson’s Wine Companion Features Israeli Wine

28, Dec 2009

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Stephen Brook, who visited Israel for IsraWinExpo 2008, has written an update to Hugh Johnson’s Wine Companion. The Wine Companion is one of the classic books, which is in the library of every wine lover.
Over the years Stephen Brook has been a prolific author and his most famous book is his work on Bordeaux. He [...]

1337 Wine Tastes Barkan, Galil Mountain, and Ella Valley

22, Dec 2009

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I just discovered 1337wine via Twitter and it appears that he just discovered Israeli wine. In his video wine show (episode 101 and counting), Mark Fusco is introduced to Israeli wines with tastings of the:

Barkan Chardonnay
Galil Mountain Yiron
Ella Valley Syrah

As someone very knowledgeable about Israeli wine (and Israel, in general, having lived here for over [...]

Sommelier 2009 – Israel’s Professional Wine Event

4, Dec 2009

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Every year a new wine festival opens in Israel, from the southern tips of Eilat to the northern tips of the Golan Heights. But it is no exaggeration to say that Israel’s most important wine festival is Tel Aviv’s Sommelier.
This giant Israeli wine festival has now been held for several years, with wines from Israel and [...]

Hugh Johnson’s 2010 Wine Book Features Israeli Wine

19, Aug 2009

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This article about Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book first appeared on wines-israel.com
Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book 2010 is published already, even though it is only late August 2009. However early or not, it represents good news for Israel! No less than twenty six Israeli wineries have made this prestigious guide book, which is similar [...]

Great Kosher Wine for Rosh Hashana (and year round)

21, Sep 2008

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The Jewish holidays are a great time to find lots of Israeli wine – even if you aren’t Jewish. Rosh Hashana and Sukkot, two great feasting holidays, are coming up soon (Rosh Hashana begins this year on the night of September 29 and lasts two days) and this is a great chance to buy kosher [...]

Teperberg 1870: An underrated Israeli wine

22, Jan 2008

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Few people have heard of Teperberg 1870 wine, and very little of it is available in the United States (although I did see some in Germany last year). Formerely Efrat Winery (but not located in the city of Efrat), Teperberg has been producing wine since 1870, originally from the Old City of Jerusalem and then [...]

Barkan

10, Jan 2008

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Blogging Petit Sirah

16, Dec 2007

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I’m still a newbie to the wine blogging world and so I missed Wine Blogging Wednesday. Apparently, last week’s WBW#40 was for people to blog about Petit Sirah – a varietal in which there are a few good Israeli choices. This is extra unique as Israel doesn’t yet have a ton of varietals (most table [...]


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