?Marks and Spencer, the iconic British food and clothing retailer founded by two Jewish families, has chosen a special selection of wines from the Eastern Mediterranean. Following new interest in Eastern Mediterranean food, M&S has chosen fifteen wines from Croatia, Greece, Israel, Lebanon, Turkey and Slovenia. These will be available in their wine division, on line and will complement the Eastern Med foods in their deli, bakery and prepared food ranges.
The wines will range between GBP 7.99 and GBP 12.49 (pounds.)
There are two wines from Israel on the list, from Barkan Winery and Binyamina Winery. Barkan is Israel’s second largest winery, which is owned by Tempo Beer Industries, Israel’s largest brewery. Barkan is situated at Hulda, south east of Tel Aviv. Their Barkan Classic Sauvignon Blanc 2011 has been chosen.
Binyamina Winery, situated in the town of Binyamina, south of Haifa, is owned by the Hezi Hinam Supermarket Chain. Their Binyamina Merlot 2010 is part of the selection.
The wines from Lebanon are produced by Ksara, Domaines des Tourelles and Chateau Ka.
The Eastern Mediterranean is one of the most ancient wine regions, which gave wine culture to the world. Recently the whole wine region has experienced a renaissance making it one of the most dynamic, fast changing of all wine regions. Recently wines from places like Greece, Lebanon and Israel have been receiving rave reviews and Turkish wines have also been creating enormous interest, particularly in their indigenous varieties. The wine trade spent many years focusing on the Old World. Then everyone became infatuated with New World wines. The latest interest, reflected by M&S’s praiseworthy initiative, is the rise again of the Ancient World!
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