One of the world’s most famous wine tasting competitions has announced its results for the 2005 competition. The Challenge International du Vin in Bordeaux awarded  one gold medal, four silver and nine bronze to Israel. The gold medal winner was Yatir Winery for their Yatir Forest 2001. Other wineries winning medals included Binyamina, Barkan, Carmel, Golan Heights & Tishbi.

A list of the successful Israeli wineries is as follows:

GOLD:

Yatir Forest 2001, Judean Hills, Yatir Winery

SILVER:

Binyamina Special Reserve Merlot 2002

Yarden Chardonnay 2002

Segal Merom Galil Chardonnay 2003

Yarden Gewurztraminer 2002

BRONZE:

Carmel Limited Edition 2002

Barkan Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2001

Yarden Cabernet Sauvignon 2001

Yarden Syrah 2001

Barkan Merlot Reserve 2002

Yarden Katzrin Chardonnay 2002

Tishbi Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2002

Barkan Pinotage Reserve 2002

Carmel Appellation Cabernet Franc

Challenge International du Vin, which in previous years was associated with ‘Vinexpo’, is France’s premier wine tasting competition. This year 4,860 wines were submitted from 35 countries.