Posts Tagged ‘Domaine du Castel’
10 Best Wineries in Israel
20, Oct 2009Share
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 [...]
- In: Reviews| Wineries
- Tags: Carmel, Castel, Clos de Gat, Daniel Rogov, Domaine du Castel, Galil Mountain, Golan Heights Winery, Margalit, Pelter, reviews
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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 [...]
Ten Best Wine Producers in Israel
12, Aug 2009Share
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)
- In: Featured| Wine industry| Wineries
- Tags: Carmel, Castel, Chateau Golan, Clos de Gat, Domaine du Castel, Flam, Galil Mountain, Golan Heights Winery, Margalit, Pelter, Yatir
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Perhaps you should have Israeli wine for the 4th of July
- In: Wine industry| Wineries
- Tags: Castel, Domaine du Castel, Israeli wine
California Israeli Wine Festival
8, Jun 2009Share
I received the following report from Neta Reef of Israeli Wine Company, about the recent Israeli wine festival hosted by Kehillah Jewish High School in California. If you’ve attended or run an Israeli wine event contact me to post it beforehand and let me know how it went and maybe I will post it here.
Yesterday, [...]
ABC News: Harvesting World Class Grapes in Israel
17, Sep 2008Share
Harvesting World Class Grapes in Israel
Israeli Grape Harvest Produces One of the World’s Great Wines
By RACHEL LEBOWITZ
JERUSALEM, Sept. 10, 2008 —
Eli Gilbert Ben-Zaken, the founder of Domaine du Castel, one of the world’s most prominent wineries, had a gut feeling that Monday was the perfect time to harvest his grapes.
“I imagine a lot of the [...]
- In: Wine industry
- Tags: ABC News, Domaine du Castel
JTA: Israeli wines come of age
14, Sep 2008Share
A bit behind the times, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency has the stereotypical “Israeli wines used to suck, now they are good story.” Focusing on Castel, a story I did two years ago. But, perhaps the most important as it’s the Jewish crowd that is most stuck on an image of Israeli wines from 30 or [...]
- In: Kosher| Wine industry
- Tags: Adam Montefiore, Daniel Rogov, Domaine du Castel, Israeli wine, JTA, Reviews
Mark Spivak tours the Israeli wine route
8, Sep 2008Share
Mark Spivak, a wine reviewer who has written for the Palm Beach Post and Palm Beach Media Group, and other Florida and national magazines, and is the host of a wine show on NPR, recently visited Israel. After not visiting Israel for over 15 years, Spivak was in for a shock. His past experience:
To put [...]
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Israeli wine is world class. Yes, we’ve heard this recently from the likes of Robert Parker, Mark Squires, Gary Vaynerchuk, Wine Spectator, Decanter, and other wine critics and trade publications. But I think they’ve all got it a bit wrong.
Don’t misunderstand me. I’m not necessarily disagreeing with their scores and I’ll take the 93 that [...]
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