Winemaker Description
Yarden Gewürztraminer displays enticing tropical fruit, spice and floral characters, along with attractive peach and pear notes. This medium-bodied dry wine is a great combination of satisfying flavor and pleasing drinkability.Enjoyable now, Yarden Gewürztraminer will continue developing in the bottle for some 18 months and remain in excellent drinking conditi...Show More >
Winemaker Description
Yarden Gewürztraminer displays enticing tropical fruit, spice and floral characters, along with attractive peach and pear notes. This medium-bodied dry wine is a great combination of satisfying flavor and pleasing drinkability.Enjoyable now, Yarden Gewürztraminer will continue developing in the bottle for some 18 months and remain in excellent drinking condition for about three years from vintage.
Try serving the wine with grilled fish with a squeeze of lemon, goat cheese salad with citrus dressing, or a chickpea and apricot tagine. Yarden is the premier label and flagship brand of Golan Heights Winery. Eachyear, the finest grapes from the best vineyards are reserved for Yarden wines.
“Yarden” is the Hebrew word for Jordan River, which bisects the Golan Heights
from the Galilee. The label features a symbol of ancient Israel: an oil lamp
decorated with mosaic tile.
Winemaker Victor Schoenfeld. The 2023 Yarden Gewürztraminer displays enticing tropical fruit, spice and floral characters, along with attractive peach and pear notes.
This medium-bodied dry wine is a great combination of satisfying flavor and pleasing drinkability.
Enjoyable now, 2023 Yarden Gewürztraminer will continue developing in the
bottle for some 18 months and remain in excellent drinking condition for about
three years from vintage. Try serving the wine with grilled fish with a squeeze of
lemon, goat cheese salad with citrus dressing, or a chickpea and apricot tagine.
The 2023 vintage ended in mid-October amidst some of the most trying times
our country has ever faced. Although the season’s onset was warmer than usual
and total precipitation was 14% below average, late rains were sufficient for
starting the growing season with optimal soil moisture.
While some exposed clusters sustained a bit of damage due to an extreme heatwave in mid-August, vine canopies remained healthy. Ultimately, our yields were 16% lower than average, but of high quality.
The Galilee (or Galil) is the northernmost — and generally considered the best —
appellation in Israel. The highest quality growing area within the appellation is
the Golan Heights (or simply the Golan), also the coldest region in Israel. The
vineyards on this volcanic plateau rise from 1,300 feet to 3,900 feet above sea
level and receive snowfall in the winter. Golan Heights Winery is located in the
town of Katzrin in the central Golan.
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