Tweet Give any competent winemaker great vineyards, a well-equipped winery and the backing of well-heeled owner and it’s interesting to see what they can come up with. Israeli born Na’ama Sorkin had minimal practical experience when she was first interviewed by the Dalton Winery’s owner Alex Haruni yet, she did have a good education, enthusiasm [...]
Tweet A number of Israeli wineries are celebrating significant anniversaries in 2010: Carmel, Tishbi, Dalton, Galil Mountain and Recanati are all commemorating their milestones in different ways. Each has their own unique story. They have all given a great deal to the development of the Israel wine industry and each has contributed to the quality [...]
Tweet Israwinexpo is coming back! This biennial professional Israeli wine event first occurred in 2006, then again in 2008, and is now coming back to Tel Aviv. Israwinexpo, along with Sommelier, are the two top wine events in Israel. Open to the public only on February 10-11, 2010 from 16:00-22:00 (4PM-10PM), the Israeli wine tasting [...]
Tweet How much beer does it take to make wine: A Visit to Dalton Winery The following is a guest post by Alex Aizenberg about his recent visit to Israel. Alex is a lover of Israeli wine and public relations guy. If you are interested in writing a guest post for HaKerem: The Israeli Wine [...]
Tweet Wine tasting is an important part of wine appreciating. I’ve long had a section on wine tasting. Now, the aptly named Wine Tasting Guy, a fellow passionate lover of Israeli wine, has a few videos about wine tasting and a taste of a recent release from Israel’s Dalton Winery that he tasted while visiting [...]
Tweet 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 [...]
Tweet The Jerusalem Post reports that Dalton Winery is trying to “green” their winery and run a more environmentally-friendly operation. Wine already uses less water than traditional exports, like fruit. From the Post: Mar 18, 2009 15:19 Dalton Winery in Upper Galilee goes solar By EHUD ZION WALDOKS The Dalton Winery in the upper Galilee [...]
Tweet 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 [...]
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