Discovering Israeli wines: the wineries Part 1
For the last 3 days I have been in Tel Aviv invited by The Israel Export & International Cooperation Institute together with Cathy Van Zyl MW from South Africa and Catherine Todd from the USA. The tour's schedule includes visits in wineries and participation in the big wine show that takes place in Tel Aviv called Sommelier 2017.
The basics for Israeli wine: 60 commercial wineries (the top 6 wineries total 75 % of the harvest), 5.500 hectares of vineyards planted with international varieties that have been well adapted to the country's mesoclimates and a climate with extremes. A map of the wine regions of Israel from winesisrael.com is shown at the end of the post. Consumption per capita is very low, just 4 lts and the biggest threat in the vineyards is leaf roll virus with Esca making a strong comeback. Israel has also its first Master of Wine, winemaker and general manager of Tzora Vineyards Eran Pick MW.
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