The winners of this year’s Eshkol Hazahav (Golden Cluster), were announced at The Peres Center For Peace in Jaffa, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Eshkol Hazahav is the prestigious wine tasting competition of Israel. It is now in its 13th year and is organized by Studio Ben Ami, owned by Avi Ben Ami, the famous sommelier.
Two hundred and fifty nine wines were sent in from fifty six wineries, to be tasted blind by panels of experts. These included winemakers, sommeliers, wine critics and wine connoisseurs.
The surprise of the evening was Shilo Winery, followed by Kerem Montefiore. Shilo won an outstanding four Gold Medal Trophies, all of them red wines, and the Golan Heights, Montefiore, Recanati, and Teperberg, each finished with two Gold Medal Trophies.
The Gold Medal Trophies, (first place), were awarded to the following wines:
SAUVIGNON BLANC
Yarden Sauvignon Blanc, Golan Heights Winery 2014
CHARDONNAY
Reserve Chardonnay, Teperberg 1870
OTHER WHITE VARIETIES
Midbar Viognier, 2014
WHITE BLENDS
Montefiore White, Kerem Montefiore 2014
RED BLENDS (NIS 50-90)
Kerem Kishor 2013
RED BLENDS (NIS 90-120)
Legend, Shilo 2012
Legend 2, Shilo 2011
RED BLENDS (NIS 120+)
Special Reserve, Recanati 2012
CABERNET SAUVIGNON (Less than NIS 100)
Rechesim Dishon Cabernet Sauvignon, Segal 2011
CABERNET SAUVIGNON (More than NIS 100)
Sod Cabernet Sauvignon, Shilo 2012
MERLOT (Less than NIS 100)
Psagot Merlot 2013
MERLOT (More than NIS 100)
Sod Merlot, Shilo 2011
SYRAH (Less than NIS 100)
Premium 3400, Jerusalem Winery 2013
SYRAH (More than NIS 100)
Reserve Syrah Viognier, Recanati
CABERNET FRANC
Corem Cabernet Franc, Nahal Amud 2011
PETIT VERDOT/ PETITE SYRAH
Montefiore Petite Sirah, Kerem Montefiore 2012
Teperberg Petit Verdot, Teperberg 1870 2011
OTHER RED VARIETIES
Reserve Carignan, Binyamina 2013
AGED WINES (2003-2007)
Yarden Merlot, Golan Heights Winery 2007
DESSERT WINE
Sha’al Gewurztraminer, Late Harvest, Carmel Winery 2010
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