Posts Tagged ‘Mark Squires’
Castel & Yatir Excel Again
5, Jan 2012Tweet The following is from wines-israel.com and reprinted with permission. The Wine Advocate has published its annual December tasting of Israeli wines. The three most successful wines were Yatir Forest, Castel Grand Vin and Carmel Limited Edition. The target of any winery is to receive 90 points or more in the Wine Advocate. The wines [...]
- In: Wine industry|Wineries|Wines
- Tags: Castel, Mark Squires, Wine Advocate, Yatir
The Wine Communicators
31, Aug 2011Tweet The following is reprinted from wines-israel.com. I don’t have to mention that another great source of Israeli wine news is this blog, aggregating and publicizing in Israel in English the story of the Israeli wine scene. The wine critic is someone who is wine knowledgeable. His job is to taste wine on our behalf [...]
Mark Squires Tastes Israel
5, Jan 2011Tweet (This article appeared in wines-israel.co.il and is reprinted with permission) Mark Squires has written reviews of Israeli wines in the latest edition of Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. This is the second major tasting Squires has undertaken on Israeli wines this year. He tasted 76 wines this time. Some wineries sent a large number of [...]
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 [...]
Tweet Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate has a new tasting of Israeli boutique and garagiste wineries by Mark Squires (who authored the first two reviews of Israeli wine in the Wine Advocate). While Squires’s first review was widely received with several wineries receiving scores of 90 or above and the rest receiving scores in the 80s, [...]
- In: Wine industry
- Tags: Mark Squires, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
Scoop: Wine Advocate re-tastes Israeli wine
24, Dec 2008Tweet SCOOP: The latest issue of Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate has a new tasting of Israeli wines by Mark Squires. This is important because it means that the Wine Advocate is paying continued attention to Israeli wine. As I said, the secret’s out. Israeli wine is good and not just for kosher-keepers. Here are Squire’s [...]
- In: Reviews|Wine industry
- Tags: Mark Squires, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
Tweet 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 [...]
Israeli wine on CNN International
10, May 2008Tweet Check out this clip about Israeli wine on CNN International (sorry I can’t embed it, and don’t let the initial talk of the falcons in the UAE confuse you, it just takes about a minute and a half for them to get to Israel). My only reaction: I want to be the Grape Man! [...]
- In: Events|Wine industry
- Tags: CNN, Israwinexpo, Mark Squires, Vitkin
Tweet Robert Parker talks about Israeli wine in his Business Week column, with rankings for Castel, Yatir, Carmel’s Limited Edition. Here is the link. It’s great to see Israeli wines begin to get the recognition that they deserve. Wine Spectator also recently featured an article about Tulip Winery.
- In: Wine industry
- Tags: Business Week, Mark Squires, Robert Parker
Mark Squires on Israeli wine
8, Feb 2008Tweet Richard, a nice American blogger who also shows the love to Israeli wine, interviewed Mark Squires on his blog Israel Wine Direct (the only other Israeli wine blog, but missing out on a ton since Richard’s in America – but he’s scheduled to bring great Israeli wine to American direct consumers). The interview is [...]
- In: Wine industry
- Tags: kosher wine, Mark Squires, Mogen David, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
Wine Advocate Scores
24, Dec 2007Tweet Below are the scores for the Wine Advocate article on Israeli wines by Mark Squires. Robert Parker also sat in on the tastings, and tasted himself. IsraelWines.co.il also has the scores, in descending order. You can see the notes of the WA’s scoring system here However, note that tasting notes are very important. I [...]
- In: Wine industry
- Tags: Mark Squires, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
Historic Tasting for Israel
24, Dec 2007Tweet From the IsraelWines.co.il site: The Wine Advocate’s first generic tasting of Israeli wines resulted in a resounding success, which will encourage the whole industry. The Wine Advocate is the mouthpiece of Robert Parker, the world’s most powerful and influential wine critic. No less than 14 wines scored over 90 points. This has always been [...]
- In: Wine industry
- Tags: Mark Squires, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
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