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Segal’s Cabernet Sauvignon Special Reserve
This week’s featured wine is Segal Winery’s Special Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon. With a “Special Reserve” label, you might think this wine to be quite pricey, but it actually is under $25, and offers EXCELLENT QPR (quality per ratio). Made from grapes grown in the Upper Galilee, this wine has excellent tannin structure, good fruit, is…
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Netofa Latour White
This week’s featured wine is Netofa Winery’s “Latour White”, a delicious 100% Chenin Blanc made from grapes grown in Israel’s Lower Galilee. On the nose it has the lovely essence of summer flowers and crisp ripe pear; and on the palette it’s medium bodied, fruit forward, and with a rich acidity. It even has a…
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Matar Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon 2023
This week’s featured wine is a blend of Sauvignon Blanc (85%)and Semillon (15%) from one of Israel’s northern most wineries, the Pelter Family’s MATAR Winery. The Pelter’s have been in the wine business since the early 2000’s, starting with a production of just a few thousand bottles. Today, they run two wineries side by side;…
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Yarden Hermon White
This week’s featured wine is Yarden Mount Hermon White from the Golan Heights Winery. Scoring 90 points from Decanter, this is a lovely blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay that is light, refreshing, and easy to drink. The Hermon line of wines is known for producing quality at an affordable price, and this one does…
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Dalton’s Canaan White 2023
This week marks the holiday of Christmas, and the beginning of the Festival of Hanukkah. The first candle will be lit on the evening of Christmas, Dec. 25th, which has only occurred four times since 1900. To celebrate this special occurrence, it seems the perfect week for trying Dalton Winery’s semi-dry “Canaan White”. Canaan is…
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Gush Etzion Lone Oak Rose 2023
This past week. our staff at Israel Wine Girl was able to visit the Gush Etzion Winery in Israel, so for this Shabbat, we are featuring Gush Etzion Winery’s Lone Oak Rose 2023. For those who favor GSM wines (Grenache, Mourvedre, Syrah) you are going to love this Rose! Presenting as a light pink color,…
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Agur Blanc 2022
This week’s featured wine is a white blend from Agur Winery, their BLANC 2022. It is a delicious combination of 60% Sauvignon Blanc with the added varietals of Chenin Blanc, Roussanne, and Viognier. Half of this wine was aged in old oak and the other half in stainless steel; producing a medium bodied wine rich…
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Gilgal 2023 Syrah
This week’s featured wine is the Gilgal 2023 Syrah from Golan Heights Winery. Produced from grapes grown in the Golan Heights and aged in French oak, this is a medium bodied wine ready for drinking now. On the nose it gives off notes of blackberry, boysenberry, and a bit of pepper; and on the palette…
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