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 [...]

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Great Kosher Wine for Rosh Hashana (and year round)

Posted on September 21, 2008 - Filed Under Kosher and Jewish | 2 Comments

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 [...]

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Israeli whites just as healthy as red wines

Posted on June 23, 2008 - Filed Under Wineries | Leave a Comment

We all know that red wines have compounds that can be quite healthful, in moderation. The health benefits of red wines have been touted for decades. Yet, these health benefits do not exist in white wines — except for the Israeli winemaker Binyamina’s wines.
According to this report:
A white wine with the same health benefits as [...]

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It’s here… The countdown is over… if you live in Israel

Posted on November 21, 2007 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

I wrote last week about the release of the 2007 vintages of Israeli wines, and specifically beaujolais-style. Well, it turns out, of course, that only one of the young wines are true beaujolais-style – the Gamay Noveau from the Golan Heights Winery. But, GHW has also already released the 2007 Moscato and Tishbi, Carmel, and [...]

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