Tishbi Port-Style Dessert Wine
September 25, 2008
In celebration of Jonathan Tishbi’s 66 successful vintages, an exceptional special edition fortified red dessert wine
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In celebration of Jonathan Tishbi’s 66 successful vintages, an exceptional special edition fortified red dessert wine
It is an oddity that in Israel there are no indigenous wine varieties. There are indigenous food grape varieties like Dabuki or olive oil varieties
In the Israel of the nineteenth century, a few small wineries were owned by Jews. These were small household presses catering mainly to local consumption and religious needs.
It is an oddity that in Israel there are no indigenous wine varieties.
To Jews there is no communal, religious or family life without wine. Each Sabbath starts with an act of blessing, the Kiddush or “Sanctification” is chanted over a cup of wine: “Blessed are you O Lord, Our God for creating the fruit of the vine.”
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Lior Laxer is one of the new bright lights on the Israel’s wine scene.
The Golan Heights Winery has led the way on the Israeli wine scene for 25 years.
Yatir Forest is the de-luxe, prestige wine of Yatir Winery, which is situated at Tel Arad in the north east Negev desert
Not all wines produced in Israel are automatically kosher. In fact there are more wineries producing non kosher wine in Israel. However more than 90% of the Israeli wine produced is kosher. This is because, without exception, the largest wineries only produce kosher wines.