I am an am haaretz when it comes to wines, and probably would not like this wine of I ever tasted it, but mazel tov to Argaman!Segal Argaman 2007 from Dovev Vineyard in the Upper Galilee, has won the equivalent of a Gold Medal at ‘Les Citadelles du Vins’ Competition held in Bordeaux, France. Argaman is a cross between Carignan and Souzao, a Portuguese variety.
Avi Feldstein, winemaker of Segal Wines, produced a single vineyard wine from Argaman grapes grown in a vineyard in the Upper Galilee, which created new interest in the Argaman grape. Now the wine has won this prestigious award. Segal Wines is owned by Barkan, Israel’s second largest winery, which is in turn owned by Tempo, Israel’s largest brewery.
Cabernet Franc, Carignan and Petite Sirah are some of the more unfashionable grape varieties, becoming more associated with Israel. In the rush of quality international competition results announced in May 2010, the Ella Valley Cabernet Franc 2007, Carmel Carignan 2006 and Carmel Petite Sirah 2006 were all awarded Silver Medals in the Decanter and IWSC respectively. This is encouraging for those looking for wines with an Israel identity.
Jun 20, 2010
Gold Medal Winner from Israel
The days of "Jewish wines" being identified as the heavy sweet Manishevitz wine are long over. Now Israel has produced yet another award winning wine, this time a gold medal in a competition in Bordeaux, France.
Its really a remarkable accomplishment: producing a high quality kosher wine that is neither heavily sweet or undrinkable. This wine stood its own with the best French wine! And I'm sure the Baron de Rothschild, himself an accomplished vintner, would be proud of what Israel has done with the domestic wine industry he helped to foster in the country.
ReplyDeleteYasher Koach!
Just gone through your blog and found it interesting as I was looking for wines with an Israel identity.
ReplyDeleteI am happy you found what you were looking for
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