Wine Route of Israel - Updated & Revised
18.02.2012
The third edition of The Wine Route of Israel has been published by Cordinata. The book is the most comprehensive overview of the Israeli wine industry to date. This coffee table book contains over 250 pages in full color, with photographs of wineries, winemakers, vineyards and wines. It will be an excellent gift to the wine lover, the connoisseur and to those wishing to get to know the Israeli wine scene. The book is dedicated to Daniel Rogov, z”l, Israel’s most famous wine critic, who passed away last year.
The forewords to the new edition are written by Adam Montefiore from Israel, Peter Stern from California and Dr. Peter Hallgarten from the United Kingdom. Adam Montefiore is an industry insider for both the Golan Heights Winery and Carmel. Peter Stern is the winemaking consultant largely responsible for the quality revolution. Peter Hallgarten, a wine importer, who was the first to market Israeli wines outside the kosher niche. All three have played important parts of the wine revolution that has taken place in Israel from the 1980’s until today. They summarize the benefits of the book as follows:
“The quality and variety of Israel’s wines remains one of its best-kept secrets. You can really get to know Israel through its wine regions, wineries and wines and may choose to explore Israel wine country at your leisure through the pages of this book.” Adam Montefiore
“One of the most heartening changes is the youth, professionalism and drive of Israel’s winemakers. The wines are better every year and this book provides the information needed to sample their art.” Peter Stern
“The dedication to quality ideals and the success of the products, has not only changed the face of wine drinking in Israel, but has spawned the new wineries described in this book.” Dr. Peter Hallgarten
The introductory essays have been written by Adam Montefiore, industry veteran now with Carmel, who is also the wine writer for the Jerusalem Post. There are also contributions by Dr. Arkadi Papikian, Professor Amos Hadas, and Michal Dayagi-Mendels. The section on the wineries was edited by Cordinata owner, Eliezer Sacks. Yaron Goldfisher was the project manager. The last English edition was published 4 years ago, in 2008. Most of the articles have been updated or rewritten, and there are new ones too. The subjects covered include:
The Wine of Israel, an essay on Israeli wine from 3000 BCE to 2011
Wine Culture in Antiquity
Wine Roots in the Old City
Wine Authorities and Statistics
Grape Varieties
Wine Regions
Kosher Wine
International Recognition
The wineries listed range from A to Z, or Adir to Zion, covering Israel’s largest wineries to small garagistes. They also cover the map of Israel from Odem Mountain in the northern Golan, to the deepest Negev. There are maps and the wineries are listed geographically to make it useful for the wine tourist.
The Wine Route of Israel, published by Cordinata, Tel Aviv, will retail at: NIS 149. The books will be available in Steimatzky, the Duty Free bookshops at Ben Gurion Airport and in the visitors’ centers and shops of local wineries.
To be sure of receiving the new edition, be in direct contact with Eliezer Sacks at Cordinata. Email: Cordi995@bezeqint.net; Tel. +972 50 569 3777 or +972 3 5226855.
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