Posts Tagged ‘Clos de Gat’
Tweet The Wall Street Journal published a profile about wine in the Judean Hills, near Jerusalem, in March 2010. Young Vineyards, Biblical Pedigrees The Judean Hills have become an Israeli wine region to reckon with; memories of the Second Holy Temple Tzora Vineyards The vineyard of kibbutz-based Tzora. Winemaker Yaakov Berg has a recycled winery [...]
- In: Kosher|Wine industry|Wineries|Wines
- Tags: Agur, Carmel, Castel, Clos de Gat, Ella Valley, Flam, Jerusalem, Judean Hills, Pelter, Tzora, Wall Street Journal, Yatir
Israeli Wines in the Wine Advocate
3, Mar 2010Tweet 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 [...]
10 Best Wineries in Israel
20, Oct 2009Tweet 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 [...]
Tweet 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 [...]
Ten Best Wine Producers in Israel
12, Aug 2009Tweet 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)
French food, Israeli wine
25, Mar 2009Tweet French food and Israeli wine are not a common combination. After all, when people think Israeli wine they often (wrongly) associate it only with kosher food – thus barring wine and food combinations like mahi in a shrimp sauce with Barkan’s chardonnay. Yet, one French restaurant — TriBeCa’s Capsouto Frères is making just such [...]
- In: Wine industry
- Tags: Binyamina, Capsouto, Carmel, Castel, Clos de Gat, Dalton, French, French wine, Galil Mountain, Margalit, Recanati, Yarden, Yatir
The Best Israeli Wines of 2009
4, Jan 2009Tweet In Daniel Rogov’s weekly column in Ha’aretz he reviews some of the best wines of 2009. Chateau Golan, Cabernet Sauvignon, Royal Reserve 2005: Almost impenetrably dark garnet in color, this wine is both concentrated and elegant. A blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11% Cabernet Franc, opening with spicy, mocha-tinged blackcurrants, those yielding to [...]
- In: Wine industry
- Tags: Carmel, Castel, Chateau Golan, Clos de Gat, Dalton, Daniel Rogov, Galil Mountain Winery, Pelter, Recanati, Rogov, Yatir
Adam Sandler drinks Israeli wine
25, Jun 2008Tweet While Adam Sandler’s character Zohan may eat American hummus (which, I must ask, what was up with that? No self-respecting Israeli would eat American hummus), it appears that Adam Sandler is enjoying some Israeli wine. On a recent trip in California, Sandler and his entourage visited O’Shaughnessy Estate Winery, where Ari Erle is the [...]
- In: Wineries
- Tags: Adam Sandler, Clos de Gat, Israel Wine Company, Rimon, Zohan
Israeli wine on WineSpectator.com
24, May 2008Tweet Wine Spectator has a fascinating little video on Israeli wine (with a Dalton Chardonnay and a Clos De Gat red blend) from editor Kim Marcus. I can’t embed it but it’s currently on the Wine Spectator home page but this is what I think is the permalink to it — check it out! Here [...]
- In: Wineries
- Tags: Clos de Gat, Dalton, Kim Marcus, Wine Spectator
Tweet I have just been informed by Richard of Israeli Wine Direct that limited quantities of Clos de Gat is being made available. Clos de Gat is also available in the US via some New York-based distributors, but besides IWD’s purchase, had to find outside of New York. Clos de Gat is an excellent boutique [...]
- In: Wine industry
- Tags: Clos de Gat, Israel Wine Direct
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