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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 will be [...]
- In: Wine industry
- Tags: Adir, Alexander, Amphorae, Avidan, Bashan, Ben Haim, Binyamina, Carmel, Chillag, Dalton, Domaine Ventura, event, Galil Mountain, Golan Heights Winery, Gvaot, israeli wine event, Israwinexpo, Recanati, Saslove, Sea Horse, Shilo, Tel Aviv, Teperberg, Teperberg 1870, Tishbi, Tulip, Tzion, Tzora, Villa Willhemla, Vitkin, Yatir
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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 [...]
- In: Wine 101| Wine industry| Wineries| Wines
- Tags: Barkan, Binyamina, Carmel, Carmel Winery, Castel, Dalton, Daniel Rogov, Domaine du Castel, Ella Valley, Flam, Galil Mountain, Golan Heights Winery, Ha'aretz, history, Israeli history, Israeli wine, Israwinexpo, kosher, Recanati, Wine Advocate, wine tasting, Yarden, Yatir
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Every year a new wine festival opens in Israel, from the southern tips of Eilat to the northern tips of the Golan Heights. But it is no exaggeration to say that Israel’s most important wine festival is Tel Aviv’s Sommelier.
This giant Israeli wine festival has now been held for several years, with wines from Israel and [...]
- In: Events| Wine industry
- Tags: Avidan, Barkan, Binyamina, Carmel, Chateau Golan, Dalton, Daneil Rogov, Golan Heights Winery, Israel, Recanati, Rimon, Sea Horse, Sea Horse Winery, Sommelier, Tabor, Tel Aviv, wine festival, Yafo, Yatir, zinfandel
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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 Blog, please e-mail [...]
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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 [...]
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- Tags: Agur, Barkan, Carmel, Castel, Chillag, Dalton, Ella Valley, Galil Mountain, Golan Heights Winery, Hugh Johnson, Margalit, Pelter, Recanati, Saslove, Sea Horse, Segal, Tabor, Tulip, Tzora, Vitkin, Yatir
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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 his brother [...]
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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 a [...]
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- Tags: Binyamina, Capsouto, Carmel, Castel, Clos de Gat, Dalton, French, French wine, Galil Mountain, Margalit, Recanati, Yarden, Yatir
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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 has [...]
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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 blackberries, herbs [...]
- In: Wine industry
- Tags: Carmel, Castel, Chateau Golan, Clos de Gat, Dalton, Daniel Rogov, Galil Mountain Winery, Pelter, Recanati, Rogov, Yatir
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