Jody Nestel
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Barkan Argaman
This Shabbat, please join us here at Israel Wine Girl, in celebrating the rescue of hostage Noa Argamani, by putting the ARGAMAN wine from Barkan on your table. “Argaman” is the Hebrew word for crimson, which is the beautiful color of the wine. It is exclusively an Israeli grape, a cross between Carignan (Spanish)…
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Zion Winery Shiraz
This Shabbat, we are featuring one of Israel’s “Best Value” wines, the 2022 Shiraz from Zion Winery. If you are confused by the concept of Syrah and Shiraz, here is a simple way to look at it. Syrah is the name of the grape that hails from the Rhone Valley in France. The story that…
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Kishor Winery Viognier 2021
This Shabbat we are excited to bring you a delicious Viognier from the Kishor Winery. Viognier is a dry white wine from the Northern Rhone, France’s Mediterranean area, which does well in Israel’s Galilee region, due to their high altitude and similar climate of warm days and cool nights. Kishor’s Viognier 2021 is deliciously aromatic,…
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Recanati Winery Rose 2022
This Shabbat we are featuring a lovely wine from the Upper Galilee, Recanati’s 2022 Rose, a blend of 70% Syrah and 30% Petite Syrah. It has a beautiful pinkish color and upon opening the bottle one immediately gets a whiff of ripe summer fruits; apricot, peach, and a bit of orange zest – smelling oh…
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Tulip Winery’s “MAIA” Red
To make this Shabbat a Delight, consider putting a bottle of Tulip Winery’s “MAIA” on your table. It is available as a White, Pink, or Red, but for this week we are featuring the Red. It is a blend of varietals (grapes) Carignan, Mourvedre, and Syrah which all are perfectly matched for Israel’s Mediterranean climate.…
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Flam Winery Classico
To make this Shabbat a Delight, consider putting a bottle of Flam Winery’s “Classico” on your table. Produced in the traditional Bordeaux style, this is a blend of mostly Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc; with a bit of Petit Verdot and Syrah. It’s color is a bright rich purple and smells of plum, black…
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Psagot 2019 The Land
To make this Shabbat a Delight, consider putting a bottle of Psagot Winery’s 2019 “The Land” on your table. A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Syrah, Petite Verdot, and Cabernet Franc it is a well balanced wine that is fruit forward with a hint of spice on the finish that lingers long after the last…
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Teperberg Impression Chardonnay
To make this Shabbat a Delight, consider putting a bottle of Teperberg Winery’s Chardonnay from their Impression line on your table. The grapes for the Impression line were harvested in vineyards in the lowlands of the Judean Hills near the Ayalon River. This is a full bodied wine with the traditional scent of vanilla and…
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