The Israel Export Institute has just organized the second generic Israel tasting of the year in Paris, France. This follows the success of a previous Israeli wine tasting  held in Sweden and a future event is now planned in London.

The Paris event was a great success because of the quality of visitors, which included buyers, journalists, sommeliers and wine personalities  In all there were nineteen Israeli wineries taking part, which was an impressive show of strength of the new Israeli wine industry. The wineries were: Carmel, Barkan, Golan, Efrat, Binyamina, Galil Mountain, Dalton , Recanati & Noa and the consortium  ‘Handcrafted Wines of Israel’ which  included: Amphorae, Bazelet ha Golan, Castel, Chillag, Flam, Margalit, Saslove, Tzora & Yatir.

The wines selected for the prestigious dinner for invited guests at Laurent Restaurant were:

Dalton Sauvignon Blanc 2003

Teperberg Chenin Blanc Reserve 2002

Recanati Chardonnay 2002

Carmel - Yatir Forest 2001

Barkan - Superieur 2000

Castel Grand Vin 1997 ( magnum )

Yarden Cabernet Sauvignon 1993 ( magnum)

Binyamina Muscat, Semi Dry 2003

It is the Israel Export Institue which organizes Israel’s stand at the Vinexpo Exhibition in  Bordeaux each year and they also produce a booklet called ‘Wines from Israel’ which explains the history, wine regions and story of the Israel wine industry.

For more information about Israel wine events or a copy of the Wines from Israel booklet, please contact Ms. Michal Neeman, the Executive of the Food & Beverages Division of the Israel Export Institute situated in Tel Aviv; Telephone + 972 3 5142859; Fax + 972 3 5142881; email michal@export.gov.il.

July 2004