Rogov’s Reviews: Alexander, Gat Shomron, Ruth, Tishbi
Posted on December 19, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
In this week’s Ha’aretz, Israeli wine critic Daniel Rogov tastes wines from the Alexander Winery, Gat Shomron Winery, and Tishbi winery.
Wine and Spirits / Greats from Alexander
By Daniel Rogov
Located on Moshav Beit Yitzhak in the Sharon region, the Alexander winery, founded in 1996 by Yoram Shalom, receives grapes largely from contract vineyards it controls at [...]
Israel’s 2008 Harvest Begins
Posted on November 17, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry | Leave a Comment
The 2008 harvest has just begun and, here in Israel, a handful of super-young wines have just been released or are about to be released.
The Golan Heights Winery has already released their 2008 Moscato, a light and fizzy wine. This is Daniel Rogov’s tasting note:
Golan Heights Winery, Moscato, Golan, 2008: Oh what a lovely little [...]
Wine Hall Tasting on Thursday of Tishbi
Posted on April 16, 2008 - Filed Under Wine Events | Leave a Comment
Scroll down for the English:
יום חמישי 17/4/08 בשעה 20:00
WINE HALL ממשיכה בחגיגות ימי חמישי והפעם היינות של יריב ליל הסדר :
(כל היינות כשרים)
תישבי אסטייט שרדונה
תישבי אסטייט פינו נואר 2005
גוש עציון , בלנד בורדו , 2005
פסגות קברנה סובניון 2005
פורט [...]
Israel: The Next Napa or Tuscany? Israel seeks to become wine tourism destination
Posted on January 18, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry | Leave a Comment
According to a report in Globes, Israel’s top financial paper, Israel is now seeking to be the next Tuscany, Bordeaux, Rhone, Napa and Sonoma Valley. That is, Israel too, hopes to become a wine tourism destination.
According to Globes:
Zichron Yaacov and Binyamina are formulating a plan to create agricultural tourism with the aim of developing and [...]
Read More..>>Israeli sparkling wines for the New Year 2008 (Sparkling wines for Sylvester)
Posted on December 28, 2007 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Rogov, Wineries | Leave a Comment
It’s a few days until New Years – or Sylvester as we call it in Israel – and with that comes bubbly. Yup, sparkling wine (or champagne, but champagne really only refers to sparkling wine from the Champagne region of France).
Well, Israel isn’t known for being a world-class leader in this category but there are [...]
It’s almost here - Countdown 2007
Posted on November 13, 2007 - Filed Under Rogov, Wine Basics, Wine Events, Wine Festivals, Wineries | Leave a Comment
One of the most fun wine events is fast upon us – the release of the 2007 Beaujolais Nouveau. According to that all-knowing source Wikipedia:
Beaujolais nouveau is a red wine made from Gamay grapes produced in the Beaujolais region of France. It is the most popular vin de primeur, fermented for just a few weeks [...]
