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 France + Israel
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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | WINE TASTING GUY OCTOBER 18, 2008 What a Day! 2 Wine Tastings!! I went away (within Israel) for the sabbath to a friend of the family. After the Sabbath I drove into Tel Aviv to meet up with a friend who I may work with on my Israel Wine Project. A Sangiovese/Syrah/Cab Franc blend was intriguing and determined to be a great food wine. While Crisp, minerally, refreshing.great start! | WINE TASTING GUY SEPTEMBER 27, 2008 Wines for the New (Jewish) Year UNDER $30 Staying with the theme of uncommon varietals is the Recanati Reserve Cabernet Franc. A very well made yet restrained wine, the Cab Franc is much lighter in body than most Cabs, Merlots, or Syrahs, and is a great choice for your lighter holiday meals as the wine will not overpower the food as might be the case with the bigger bodied wines. | | | | | |
| WINE TASTING GUY JUNE 29, 2008 Less know wine region(s) in the news But any post about Israeli wines will be elaborate and hopefully include some specific news/update describing progress concerning my previously discussed Israel Wine Project. Finally, I have heard many people compare the Mediterranean climate of Israel to that of the Southern Rhone Valley. Happy lesser known wine region wine tasting! | WINE TASTING GUY APRIL 12, 2008 New World vs. Old World Wine The first distinction is that "Old World" implies countries that have long traditions for wine production such as France, Italy, Germany & Spain. As I weave my way through the maze that is the wine world I often meet people who are lovers of EITHER "Old World" wine OR "New World" Wine. SO, which is better??? | | WINE TASTING GUY MARCH 26, 2008 Best bet (kosher) Israeli wines for Passover - at all price ranges. Well regarded throughout Israel, Recanati produces some fine wines. 2002 however was not a great vintage in Israel in general with some strange weather so if you are considering a case to put away for a few years I would stick with the 2003 or 2004. The first price point you may ask about is the UNDER $10 range. The Dalton Canaan Red. | | | | | | | |
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WINE TASTING GUY | SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 2008 Italian Wine tasting (Sicily) & Pizza
No Cab Franc, Petit Verdot or even any Syrah (shiraz). I'm off to Israel this week to meet with my fabulous boutique wine producing contacts and help to bring back NY/US worthy wines. There were only 7 of us there, and 5 of the 7 can be considered "industry" people (the other two are "public defenders"). No Cabernet Sauvignion. MORE >> -
WINE TASTING GUY | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2007 Israeli Wine - Wine Advocate " Modern Israel: A Survey (A Work in Progress)"
Well ladies and gentlemen, the results are in. will be copying a list of wines & their scores from Israeli Wine Critic Daniel Rogov's "Wine & Food Forum". I am waiting for my physical copy of the issue to arrive before I comment specifically. More comments later. Without further ado, the scores. MORE >> -
EAST VILLAGE WINE GEEK | MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2007 The Results Are In.Breifly
The husband and wife team who own Huia seem to have done their homework by working at several wineries in Marlborough with an extensive stint in a champagne house in France before opening their own small company in 1996. Well I must say the dinner pretty much worked out. It is so awesome how the simplest of things can turn out so wonderfully. MORE >> -
EAST VILLAGE WINE GEEK | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2008 WINE OF THE WEEK: 2006 VINA BORGIA GARNACHA PAIRED WITH A LITTLE SPANISH WINE HISTORY
This ancient civilization was based in the general area of Israel and Syria but their legacy was in Maritime trading. wonder if this is when garnacha was introduced to France as Grenache? Wow does Spain have a cool viticultural history; which is of course tied directly to her political and economical history. And yes it is Spanish. MORE >> -
EAST VILLAGE WINE GEEK | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2008  Casa Marguery Malbec: Bringing the Past to the Present and Into the Future
No I have never been to this part of France or France at all for that matter but I have researched enough to be able to imagine what it must be have been like in this bucolic commune. have looked and looked and found minimal information on the details of how Malbec made it from France to Argentina. The answer is yes we do. MORE >>
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