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Israeli Wines in the Wine Advocate

3, Mar 2010

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The Wine Advocate, owned by Robert Parker, the world’s most famous & influential wine critic, has again tasted wines from Israel.
This is encouraging because Israel now seems to appear at least once a year in a formal tasting. It was not so long ago that Israel was off the Parker radar. However today that has [...]

Kosher Wine Events in California and New York

14, Jan 2010

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It’s not my practice to post kosher wine events on this Israeli wine blog, since kosher wine and israeli wine are different — not all kosher wine is Israeli, not all Israeli wine is kosher, but of course many Israeli wine is kosher and the best kosher wine comes from Israel.
So, I thought my readers [...]

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 [...]

10 Best Wineries in Israel

20, Oct 2009

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Daniel Rogov’s Guide to Israeli Wine is coming out in a few weeks for 2010 (How did that happen?). He’s been publishing this annual guide to Israeli wine for the past several years and it keeps on getting bigger and bigger.
One of the most interesting sections of Daniel Rogov’s Israeli wine tasting guide is his [...]

Oz Clarke includes Israeli wineries Castel and Yatir

9, Sep 2009

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Two Israeli wineries have been included in Oz Clarke’s Pocket Wine Book 2010. Domaine du Castel and Yatir Winery are both listed for the first time signalling more recognition for the advances of Israeli wine.

As far as wine recommendation goes, Castel’s Grand Vin and Yatir Forest are both awarded two stars. ‘C’ Blanc du Castel [...]

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 [...]

Ten Best Wine Producers in Israel

12, Aug 2009

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Who are the top ten wineries in Israel? According to Daniel Rogov they are:

Golan Heights Winery (Katzrin, Yarden, Gamla)
Margalit
Yatir
Domaine du Castel
Clos de Gat
Flam
Chateau Golan
Carmel (Limited Edition, Single Vineyard, Appellation)
Galil Mountain
Pelter

(This list is from Daniel Rogov’s 2009 Guide to Israeli Wine)

Worldwide Recognition for Israeli wines: Have some Israeli wine this July 4

3, Jul 2009

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Perhaps you should have Israeli wine for the 4th of July

Washington Post features Israeli wine

10, Jun 2009

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Israeli wine has finally been covered in my hometown newspaper, The Washington Post. This article in the travel section of the Washington Post, by NPR correspondent Linda Gradstein and fellow Jerusalemite, discusses the wines around Jerusalem. In fact, I think there are more wineries now in the Judean Hills than in Zichron Ya’akov, home [...]


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