Posts Tagged ‘Margalit’

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 [...]

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)

French food, Israeli wine

25, Mar 2009

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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 [...]

Boutique non-kosher Israeli wine now in the US

2, Jul 2008

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I have written previously about Israeli Wine Direct and the important work Richard Shaffer and his team are doing to bring small-quantity Israeli wine into the United States. IWD is making some of Israel’s best, small-production wine available to consumers in America. My only complaint is that it means less for me!
Well, I have just [...]

Top 10 Kosher Wines for 2007

15, Jan 2008

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Gamliel Kronemer, the New York Jewish Week’s wine writer, has just released his Top 10 kosher wines for 2007. While missing out on many of the great non-certified Israeli wines (Flam, Margalit, Pelter, Clos de Gat, Odem Mountain [going certified starting with the 2007 vintages] and many more), about half the list is Israeli wines. [...]


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