Golan Gamay Noveau 2008
Posted on November 18, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Rogov | 1 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 [...]
Israel’s 2008 Harvest Begins
Posted on November 17, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry | Leave a Comment
The 2008 harvest has just begun and, here in Israel, a handful of super-young wines have just been released or are about to be released.
The Golan Heights Winery has already released their 2008 Moscato, a light and fizzy wine. This is Daniel Rogov’s tasting note:
Golan Heights Winery, Moscato, Golan, 2008: Oh what a lovely little [...]
The last word on new wine, the first word on Israeli wine culture
Posted on November 28, 2007 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Millenials, Wine Basics, Wine Festivals | Leave a Comment
I promise, promise, promise that this my last post for 2007 on the Beaujolais Nouveau. However, I just saw an interesting article in Ha’aretz about the Israeli wine culture.
While winetastingguy noted that wine consumption in America is on the rise, he pointed out that he wasn’t sure what the numbers were in Israel. Well, according [...]
It’s almost here - Countdown 2007
Posted on November 13, 2007 - Filed Under Rogov, Wine Basics, Wine Events, Wine Festivals, Wineries | Leave a Comment
One of the most fun wine events is fast upon us – the release of the 2007 Beaujolais Nouveau. According to that all-knowing source Wikipedia:
Beaujolais nouveau is a red wine made from Gamay grapes produced in the Beaujolais region of France. It is the most popular vin de primeur, fermented for just a few weeks [...]
