InfoAnda - Israeli wine flows onto international shelves

Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case
Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They

Taiwan denies boycotting Australian film festival
Thursday, August 6, 2009

AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e

Merkel's support dips, regional ally resigns International
Thursday, September 3, 2009

By Sarah Marsh and Noah Barkin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German

Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street rally
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an

Iran leader warns opposition ahead of revolution day | | 19 January 2010
Obama keeps focus on economy | 9 December 2009
Indonesian NGO backs villagers in fight against palm oil | 29 January 2009

Angry British villagers stop Google maps car | 4 April 2009

Forum Views () Forum Replies ()

Read more with google mobile : Israeli wine flows onto international shelves

Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail Yahoo! Search Search: Sign InNew User? Sign Up News Home - Help Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Secondary Navigation Africa Europe Latin America Middle East North America Search Search: Israeli wine flows onto international shelves Reuters - Wednesday, August 19 By Elana Ringler ADVERTISEMENT JERUSALEM - Israeli wine has long stirred up associations with the syrupy libations of religious rituals, but modern techniques imported from top winemaking nations are now helping it find space on shelves from Paris to New York. "Today, you'll find that people are looking for Israeli wines that meet international standards and the good thing is we are actually producing wines like that," Israeli wine critic Daniel Rogov says in an interview at a busy Tel Aviv wine shop. "There is no contradiction between wines that are kosher and wines that are excellent." Israeli wineries, both industrial-scale and boutique, make over 33 million bottles a year, according to the Israeli Wine Council, but the vast majority of Israeli wine is kosher or made in accordance with Jewish dietary laws. Whilst the rabbinical seal has long been associated with wines made to appeal to observant Jews rather than connoisseurs, the quality of Israeli wines is improving, helped by government incentives for smaller producers, and some vintages are now garnering international plaudits. Robert Parker, among the world's most influential wine critics, has heaped praise and points on some 40 Israeli wines. Fourteen of them won more than 90 out of a maximum 100 points in Parker's rating system. Wines from neighbouring Lebanon, which traces its winemaking industry back over 4,000 years, have been winning international awards for decades. Israel enjoys the same Mediterranean climate. Weighing in with 93 points was the red 2003 Yatir Forest label from a subsidiary of Carmel Winery. Founded by the Baron Edmond James de Rothschild, an early 20th-century Zionist philanthropist, Carmel is Israel's largest winery, accounting for 40 percent of the Jewish state's contemporary wine market. But along with many of its 200-odd rival Israeli wineries, Carmel has recently been applying methods learned from France, Australia and California, to locally grown grapes. "Our chief winemaker studied in France, so we've learnt from the traditions of France but we also make use of the technologies from places like Australia and California," Adam Montefiore, marketing director for Carmel Winery, said at a wine festival in Jerusalem this month. "We feel in the last 10, 15 years, Israeli wines are really making world class wines." Montefiore says Carmel produces a range of wines both for those who want to "drink wine without tasting it" and for connoisseurs. Prices range from $10 to $100 a bottle. Half of Carmel's annual production of 15 million bottles is exported to the United States, Europe and Asia. Israel exports roughly $22 million dollars worth of wine a year, according to the Central Statistics Bureau. EXPERTS AND EXPORTS Founded in 2002, the family-owned Pelter winery in the Golan Heights benefits from the cool climate and water-rich soil of the plateau, which Israel captured from Syria in the 1967 war and annexed in 1981 -- a move rejected by the United Nations. Sam Pelter, whose son Tal founded the winery after extensive wine-making studies in Australia, says he combines Australian techniques and technology with Golan grapes. His wines sell at $18-$50 a bottle and are sold in the United States and Europe. Some 18-20 percent of Israeli wine comes from the Golan, according to wine critic Rogov, though wines made on disputed land can sometimes invite controversy. Last December, Syria protested to U.N. leaders that Israel had distributed Golan wine as year-end holiday gifts to U.N. staff. In 2006, Israel complained that Sweden was labelling Golan wines as coming from Israeli-occupied Syrian territory. Israeli settlers also make wine on occupied Arab land in the West Bank, sometimes drawing boycotts by peace activists. Political sensitivities have not stopped Pelter's wines making a splash abroad. Pelter's most famous wine is Trio 2007, which took a double gold award at Finger Lakes competition in New York. A blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot and cabernet franc grapes aged 14 months in French oak barrels, it has hints of fruit and cocoa. Chris, an American visitor attending the Jerusalem festival, described Trio 2007 as a "different and surprising" wine. Other tourists also expressed surprise over the lightness of Carmel's red wines, and the sweetness of their whites. "For my taste, a little on the light side. I'm looking for a red wine that has the kind of body that I would find in, say, a good robust Australian red wine," said Malcolm Kessin of Atlanta, Georgia. While Israel's wine industry is growing, Rogov says vintners have yet to sort out the best of Israel's 42 grape varietals. "We have to find out which grapes are most suited to our particular sub-climates, different regions of Israel, et cetera, which is no sin," said Rogov. "Remember -- we're still young." Email Story IM Story Printable View Blog This Sign in to recommend this article » 0 users recommend Related Articles: World Iran's Mousavi says government agents raped detaineesReuters - 1 hour 14 minutes ago EXCLUSIVE - From prison, Karadzic does not regret war roleReuters - 1 hour 19 minutes ago 64 missing workers feared dead in Russian accidentAP - 1 hour 21 minutes ago Trial begins in sexual assault of mother and sonAP - 1 hour 23 minutes ago Warhol's Jackson portrait auction enters last dayAP - 1 hour 34 minutes ago Most Popular – World Viewed UK UFO sightings spiked when blockbusters released Michael Jackson's 51st birthday to be his burial day: father In death, as in life, Jackson surrounded by wackiness Eternal resting spot next to Marilyn Monroe to be auctioned Millions of salmon fail to turn up in Canada View Complete List » Search: Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Copyright © 2009 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Community - Intellectual Property Rights Policy - Help

Other News on Tuesday, 18 August 2009
Iran chief judge hints at trials for prison abuse
Russia finds Arctic Sea ship, 'debriefing' crew
Huffington Post goes social with Facebook
Kenya losing 100 lions every year: conservation group
Iran police clash with protesters over daily's closure
White House changes email rules
Flintoff facing heavy burden as England omit KP
Russia power plant accident kills 10, dozens missing
Global stolen art database to trump traffickers
Mass rallies on last campaign day for Afghan poll
Foreign purchase of US securities surge
Peres poems turned to song on his 86th birthday
UK UFO sightings spiked when blockbusters released
New York manufacturing survey rebounds
Torture and execution of Iraqi gays on rise: HRW
UN's Ban welcomes Myanmar's release of American | International |
Costa Rican leader Arias recovers from swine flu | International |
World NGOs seek end to blocs in U.N. rights council | International |
Telecom operators hurt selling iPhones
Algeria woos investors to unlock tourism potential | International |
English Wikipedia hosts three millionth article
U.S. videogame sales down 29 percent in July
Russian dam disaster kills 10, another 62 missing | International |
Dell developing mobile devices for China Mobile
Struggling Sony Ericsson taps new head
Afghan attacks kill US civilian, service member
Obama warns Afghan victory not 'quick' nor 'easy'
Controllers: NTSB report on Hudson collision wrong
Donkeys traverse tough terrain with Afghan ballots
Crowley gets ovation from officers in California
Bomb on passenger truck kills 7 in NW Pakistan
SEC extends comment period on short-selling
Park Service says visits to national parks are up
NZ man seeks justice for brother at KRouge trial
2 strong quakes hit off Japan; no damages
Obama: VA care not affected by health overhaul
Suu Kyi's US 'guest' receives medical treatment
Indian PM says Pakistan militants planning fresh attacks
New NIH chief: Turn science into better care, fast
Supreme Court says Ga. man should get hearing
In Pa., Shinseki pledges to modernize VA system
US church leaders following up on Cuba storm aid
LA rolls out the red carpet for Project Runway | Entertainment |
Michael Jackson's dad says burial set for August 29: report | Entertainment |
Former politician Tom DeLay cast in Dancing show | Entertainment |
Comedian Steve Harvey joins 'Good Morning America'
Music Review: Third Eye Blind's latest a gem
Spain eyes total smoking ban in public places
Jarvi named orchestra chief in homeland Estonia
Record attendance at Sziget festival
Lady Gaga excited to visit 'sacred' Jerusalem
'School of Rock' set to open in Oklahoma
Time no barrier as Cropredy Fest rocks on and on
British bullfighter risking life and limb at 67
US weighs bolstering combat troops in Afghanistan
Russia power plant accident kills 12, dozens missing
South Korea rocket launch bound to rile the North | International |
IBM sees future of microchips in DNA
Hurricane Bill gains punch as first of Atlantic season
Rockets hit capital two days before Afghan vote | International |
Real IRA arms suspect poised for trial in Lithuania
China cancels Australia visit as relations sour | International |
US manufacturing index posts first growth in year
Struggling Sony Ericsson taps Nordberg as new head
Japan election campaign opens; voters eye change | International |
20 dead in Russia truck bomb attack: officials
Donkeys bring ballot boxes to Afghan mountains
40 percent of Twitter messages 'pointless babble': study
Gaza clashes reveal Hamas's complex struggle with radicals
Swedbank to raise cash to offset EEurope hit
Peace first, normal ties with Israel second: Mubarak | International |
Russia finds Arctic Sea ship, 'debriefing' crew
Former South Korean leader Kim Dae-jung dies | International |
Michael Jackson's 51st birthday to be his burial day: father
Struggling Sony Ericsson taps Nordberg as new head
US helicopters join Taiwan typhoon rescue efforts
Disney stunt performer dies during rehearsal
US Military: 2 mortar rounds hit Kabul
It's a howl: NYC artist compiles album of screams
Global weather celsius
Health care concession riles left; right unmoved
Radiohead offers new song online, but no EP | Technology |
Mini-sub finds human remains near Tongan ferry
GPS helps find 18th-century violin left in NY taxi
Campaigns begin for Japan election
Australia coach urges team to have Ashes 'fun'
Sotomayor on losing end in Ohio man's death appeal
AP NewsAlert
South Korea's Yang could become Tiger's Achilles heel
No injuries as Horizon plane runs off Wash. runway
Indian PM says Pakistan militants planning fresh attacks
Lockerbie bomber to drop appeal in British court
Floods hit camp holding Sri Lanka's war-displaced
Women activists condemn Afghan marriage law
Injured AP photographer in Baltimore hospital
Feds: Wash. company hired undocumented workers
Taiwan dollar flat as investors await more data
Seoul shares firm after loss;Samsung Elec, POSCO up
S.Korea bonds rise on U.S. lead, econ worries
Seoul shares open down on growing recovery worries
South Korea July dept store sales rise for 5th mth
Weak China energy demand could dent oil prices: CGES
Dell developing smart phone for China Mobile
Foreign purchase of US securities surge
Judge OKs Jackson deal, burial planned | Entertainment |
Mad Men premiere sets ratings record | Entertainment |
Kiss sets off Sonic Boom with Walmart | Entertainment |
Radiohead offers new song online, but no EP | Entertainment |
Motley Crue rolls on with sub for injured Tommy Lee | Entertainment |
Bow Wow making music with Lil Wayne's Cash Money | Entertainment |
Judge approves Michael Jackson merchandise deal
Tranquil Geneva grapples with crime surge
Spielberg wins funds to launch new studio
Unpublished Villa-Lobos scores found in Brazil
Judge okays Jackson deal, burial planned
"Mad Men" premiere sets ratings record
Motley Crue rolls on with sub for injured Tommy Lee
Judge approves merchandising deal
Radiohead offers new song online, but no EP
Kiss sets off "Sonic Boom" with Walmart
Israeli officials: New West Bank projects frozen
German economy boosted by ZEW survey
Sleep disorders linked to premature deaths: study
Iraqis find Iranian-made rockets after US attacked
Mousavi says government agents raped detainees | International |
Suicide attacks kill 12 before Afghan vote
GM signs binding agreement on Saab sale
Medvedev, Peres meet on Mideast tensions
Russia arrests eight 'Arctic Sea hijackers'
Israeli wine flows onto international shelves
Russia arrests eight over piracy on mystery ship | International |
Iran ready for nuclear talks with West
Irish Lisbon opponents attack fiscal cuts, markets | International |
Russia arrests eight suspected Arctic Sea hijackers
Islamist militant escapes from prison in Lebanon
Russia expels 2 Czech diplomats in spy row | International |
Russian dam rescuers unlikely to find 64 missing | International |
Scottish court lets Libyan drop Lockerbie appeal | International |
Apple probes iPhone explosion reports: EU | Technology |
Palm plans for commercial application store launch | Technology |
Qwest to shut off its wireless service October 31 | Technology |
Stunt death is 3rd fatal accident at Disney World
US warns Americans in Kuwait to be vigilant
South Korea mourns dissident who became president
Obama seeks Egypt help in Mideast deadlock
Prosecutors say man stole 130M credit card numbers
Myanmar says US visit a 'success,' could boost ties
Huckabee says 2 states in Holy Land 'unrealistic'
South Koreans mourn death of Kim Dae-Jung
DEALTALK-Price, union trouble threaten AIG's Taiwan sale
6 more cases of botched cancer treatment at Pa. VA
Five Chinese firms on Fortune's 100 list
Taiwan's president defends handling of typhoon
HK's jobless rate sticks at near 4-year high
2 years probation for Fla. doctor who hid bullet
Bomb attack kills 7 in Kabul; UN workers wounded
Obama to meet with Egyptian president Tuesday
Sinopec completes China's biggest foreign takeover
Dell, China Mobile to develop smartphone
Lockerbie bomber allowed to drop appeal: court
Global Islamic group visits China after rioting
UN says 27 die in floods in Pakistan's northwest
Taiwan to invest $1.4 bln in renewable energy
Pakistan seizes aide to "dead" Taliban chief
Seoul shares gain; Samsung Elec, Hyundai Motor up =2
Seoul shares gain; Samsung Elec, Hyundai Motor up
Dictator's son sets sights on Indonesian politics
Asian competitors shadow German solar industry
Bollywood star says he will cut back on US visits
Celine Dion pregnant again: report | Entertainment |
DeLay hopes to show fancy footwork on dance floor
Redford to direct film on Lincoln assassination | Entertainment |
Ex-reality TV villain Omarosa enters Ohio seminary
Sam & Ruby unlikely pairing a match made in music
Miley Cyrus stalking suspect to appear in court
President to attend memorial for Walter Cronkite
'Avatar' site restored for fans seeking sneak peek
West puts Indian DJs into a spin
Rejected US Cambodian brings hip hop home
World War II: Where did combat start?
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights

USD EUR - 1 year graph	VPN on MacOSX	BlogMeter 1.01