Israel/Palestine Flashcards
Who invented Drip Irrigation
Simcha Blass (mid 20th century)
This winery dominated Israel’s wine scene in the 60s with 90% of vineyard area
Carmel
“Boutique” wineries of Israel
Margalit (89)
Domaine du Castel
Kosher bottlings come from these international wineries
Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte
Chateau Valandraud
Chateau La Tour (Burgundy)
Gonzalez Byass “Tio Pepe” Fino
What is Emerald Riesling (Israel)
RieslingxMuscadelle
Maybe Grenache Blanc?
Indigenous white grapes of Israel
Marawi, Dabouki, Jandali
Indigenous reds of Israel
Baladi Asmar, Bittuni
Main red grapes of Israel
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Carignan, Argaman
Main White grapes of Israel
Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier
Emerald Riesling (RieslingxGewurz)
What is Argaman (Israel)
Carignan x Souzao
developed in 1972 by Pinchas Spiegel Roy
Where is the Agricultural Research Orginization Volcani Center (Israel)
Beit Dagan
What year was Golan Heights winery founded
1983
This UC Davis professor brought plantings to Golan Heights
Professor Cornelius Ough
Who brought cuttings from France to Mount Carmel in 1887
Baron Edmond de Rothschild from Lafite
Founded Carmel Winery
What year did Israel gain Independence
1948
Soil type of Judean Foothills
Terra rosa topsoil, limestone underneath
Judean Hills is mostly here
West Bank
Where is Mount Carmel? (Original Rothschild plantings)
Central Mountains
Zikhron Ya’akov and Binyamina
Where does the coastal plains transition to the Judean foothills
Between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem
This region contains nearly a third of all Israeli vineyards
Judean Foothills
Coastal Plain along the Mediterranean coast stretches between these two areas
Haifa to Gaza Strip
Climate of Coastal Plain (Israel)
Hot/Humid
Galilee is divided into these sections
Upper/Lower Galilee
Upper is hillier up to 1000 meters
Lower is centered around Mount Tabor
Lebanon, Syria and Israel meet at this Mountain in Golan Heights, North East corner of Israel
Mount Hermon, also the Southern tip of Lebanon’s Anti Lebanon Mountains
