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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | WINE TASTING GUY NOVEMBER 18, 2008 Good times for Israel wines Having worked at Israeli wineries I was sure that others would eventually acknowledge the high quality of up-and-coming Israeli wines. The Golan Heights winery's Yarden 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon came in at 91. Having followed Israel wines for many years I knew this day would come. How cool is that! | WINE TASTING GUY OCTOBER 26, 2008 Wine starts in the Vineyard - Golan Heights Winery Made a trip back up to the Golan Heights today. Making wines exclusively grown in the Golan Heights region on its volcanic soils (a result of two volvano eruptions - the most recent a short million years ago), GHW (Golan Heights Winery) grows 22 varietals and produces close to 30 wines. | | | | | | | WINE TASTING GUY OCTOBER 19, 2008 Carmel's quality wine revolution Among the many things I must do is to better acquaint myself with one of Israel's oldest wineries - Carmel. Well guess what folks, quietly the Carmel people have made HUGE advances in the vineyards, winery & their resulting products. YES, that Carmel, of the sweet, thick sacramental wine. Neither stuck, but how cool is that?! | WINE TASTING GUY SEPTEMBER 27, 2008 Wines for the New (Jewish) Year UNDER $30 The 2003 is drinking great, the 2004 is delicious and the just released 2005 is gorgeous. Yiron" , a favorite of mine for many years, whose 2004 vintage includes Cabernet, Merlot and a touch of Syrah (not technically a Bordeaux varietal). the winery does produce several other wines that have been of particular interest of late. | WINE TASTING GUY MARCH 26, 2008 Best bet (kosher) Israeli wines for Passover - at all price ranges. The last wine I want to bring up in this category comes from the Golan Heights Winery, famous for its Yarden wines. Hermon" wines, but the GH Winery has a 2nd label you should all familiarize yourselves with - GAMLA. Rogov gives the 2004 the best score of the bunch, but any will do the trick at $14 or so. category. | | | | | | | | | |
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