Israel Flashcards
Israel Winery built by Lafite Rothschild
Carmel
- Baron Edmond de Rothschild arrived in Israel, 1887
- In 1960s, Carmel owned 90% of vineyard area
Year Golan Heights Winery was est
1989
- Turning point in Israel’s wine industry
Simcha Blass
- Invented drip irrigation in the mid-20th century
- One of Israel’s early innovations
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1990s “boutique” wineries
- Margalit, 1989
- Domaine du Castel
Argaman
Crossing
Carignan x Souzão
- Developed as a workhorse variety
- First crossed in 1972 by Pinchas Spiegel-Roy in Beit Dagan, at the Agricultural Research Organization’s Volcani Center
- Resurgence in interest from quality-minded producers
Emerald Riesling
Crossing
Riesling x Muscadelle
Galilee
Soils
2 sectors
Galilee: one of Israel’s largest wine regions
- Diverse soils: limestone, volcanic soils, terra rossa
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2 sectors:
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Upper Galilee
- Just beneath Lebanese border
- Hillier, up to 1,000 m
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Lower Galilee
- Lower in elevation
- Centered around Mount Tabor
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Upper Galilee
What château of Bordeaux invested in Israel in the 1880s?
Baron Edmond de Rothschild of Ch. Lafite
Where in Israel did Rothschild establish his estate? What year?
Mount Carmel, 1887
mevushal
“cooked” in Hebrew
Requires flash-pasteurization
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two native white varieties
- Marawi (unrelated to Lebanon’s Merweh)
- Dabouki
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two native red varieties
- Baladi Asmar
- Bittuni
Judean Foothills
primary soil type
- terra rossa topsoil
- limestone beneath
Mountainous region located in northeastern Israel
Golan Heights
Region located west of Golan Heights
Galilee
Galilee
two sectors
Upper and Lower Galilee
What is the southernmost subregion in Israel?
Negev
