Ellen was so excited to show her son the wonderful wine that Israel has to offer. We started the day at Amphorae Winery where we took a tour of their beautiful facility and got an explanation of the fine details that Amphorae conducts to make their quality wine. We tasted the Chardonnay 2007, Rhyton 2007, Syrah 2007, Maharal 2006, the Port-style and Medeira Wine. They loved all the wines but especially the Chardonnay and Medeira. They will enjoy these wines for months to come.
The second winery that we visited was Tishbi Estate Winery. We enjoyed a lunch of pizza and salad along with a tasting of the young Tishbi wines. After lunch we ventured over to the Wine and Chocolate tasting room. They tasted the Pinot Noir 2007, Organic Syrah 2007, Merlot 2007, Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Single Vineyard, the Jonathan Tishbi Special Reserve 2007 from Sde Bokar, which Ryan will enjoy in a couple of years after properly storing it, and lastly the Barbara Zinfandel Port-style wine. Each wine was paired with a specific Valharona chocolate and was delicious!
The third winery I took them to was Somek Winery, one of my favorite wineries in Israel. Barak showed us his little fermentation room where he ferments the wine in plastic barrels and a few times a day manually stirs the wine with the skins. We tasted the Chardonnay 2009, Adom 2008 and Carignan 2006, which is a new release.
Ellen and Ryan loved their wine tour and now know a lot more about the developing Israeli wine industry.
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