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A great pleasure to sip from this bottle now.

We're dying to see what comes out of it in a year

Quite a few Israelis have learned about the great qualities of white wines through this winery, and we are here with a lesson for the advanced

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Avi Efrati

Wednesday, 06 January 2021, 06:00

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Skimmer over the vineyards of Tavor Winery (courtesy of Tavor Winery)

It's hard not to admire, time and time again, the work of the fortune - winning winemaker Doron at Sphera Winery.

Before establishing, together with his wife Sima, her book, a fortune gained vast experience as an employee winemaker at the Ella Valley Winery.

Her book was established by Rabbi Hunim, in Moshav Givat Yeshayahu in the Ella Valley, as a vision.

This is a winery that produces only white wines.

In a country accustomed to drinking mostly reds (and if possible please have Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot), this seems at first almost like a hallucination.

But her book project was successful, and how.

Quite a few Israelis have learned, mainly through sipping in restaurants, about the great range of qualities of white wines at their best, through Sifra wines.

Since the first vintage in 2012, the book has produced five wines each year - three varieties and two blends - all dry, in two series: White Concepts and White Signature.

The current vintage includes Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Riesling varieties and blends including completely different varieties: Chenin Blanc, Semillon and Roseanne.

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The Israelis who made excellent wine from the roof on their parents' house

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Let the wine color the coming winter (Photo: Giphy)

The work of a multi-capitalist is always characterized by a particularly high degree of restraint in working with wood.

The presence of barrels in his wines is very controlled and they tend to restraint, cleanliness and accuracy.

This year it seems that the wines are generally characterized by less fruitiness than before, alongside a more significant body, greater acidity and an even greater degree of restraint than that known from recent years.

With vines growing in the Ella Valley a fortune manages to create the varietal wines that are probably as close as possible to classic French wines from Alsace, Burgundy and the Loire.

The Chardonnay, Sauvignon and Riesling are really great.

In blends, the semion takes up more space this year, alongside the second blanc.

'White Signature 2019', the tallest of which is a truly great wine.

The hail and rain are very far from us for the time being, but Sifra wines can and should color experienced drinkers this winter, which is still ahead of us, in white.

for life!

Some great, one even took out of us "Yasu!"

The Greek wine that dropped our jaws

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Her book, White Concepts, Chardonnay 2019

Balanced and restrained.

Her book, White Concepts, Chardonnay 2019

Without a few words about astringency it is impossible:

Chardonnay grapes from vineyards on Givat Yeshayahu.

Seven months aging (60% of the wine in stainless steel tanks and the rest in French oak barrels).

Golden color.

In the nose white fruit and citrus.

Medium body.

12.5% ​​alcohol by volume.

Some?

109 shekels.

Best for:

fish, seafood, oysters and white meats.

What the reviewer said:

Chardonnay is classic at its best, with good fruit, not too crowded, and great sourness.

Less aromatic Chardonnay wines than the last vintages of her book.

Clean, balanced, restrained, accurate and incredibly gastronomic.

Value for money:

4/5 (very good).

In seven words: the

closest to Burgundy that an Israeli Chardonnay can be.

Book, White Concepts, First Page 2019

Excellent food wine.

Book, White Concepts, First Page 2019

Without a few words about astringency it is impossible:

50% Chenin Blanc, 30% Roseanne and 20% Semyon, from vineyards in Givat Yeshayahu.

10 months aging in French oak barrels.

Golden color.

Aromatic and fruity nose with a touch of spices.

full body.

13% alcohol by volume.

Some?

109 shekels.

Best for:

fish in various sauces - compliment and cream, through olive oil to an Asian base.

First courses of all kinds (including beef carpaccio), seafood, chicken and pork.

What the reviewer said: A

blend of white varieties that have a representation of the Loire Valley (Chenin Blanc), the Rhone Valley (Roussanne) and Bordeaux (Semillon).

Fruit and spices are very noticeable, a lot of presence to the rosé that gives a Mediterranean touch.

Despite being more extroverted relative to other vintage wines, and despite the clear (even if measured) presence of wood, it is a wine that maintains the stylistic restraint that characterizes Doron’s work of fortune.

It may be that for less experienced sipers, accustomed to exaggerated local white fruit, it may be the wine with which it is worthwhile to begin to learn the quiet charm of digit wines.

Even experienced drinkers will enjoy it immensely.

Excellent food wine.

Value for money:

4/5 (very good).

In six words: the

gateway to digital literature for less skilled drinkers.

Her book, White Concepts, Sauvignon Blanc 2019

Excellent dryness.

Her book, White Concepts, Sauvignon Blanc 2019

Without a few words about astringency it is impossible:

Sauvignon Blanc grapes from vineyards in Kfar Shamai.

Seven months aging in stainless steel tanks.

Golden color.

In the nose white fruit and a little tropical fruit.

Medium body.

12% alcohol by volume.

Some?

115 shekels.

Best for:

seafood, oysters, fish.

What the reviewer said:

Good fruit, nice acidity, aromatic tone, noticeable minerality, excellent dryness, great restraint and a measure of minutes that gives it all a sense of cleanliness and focus.

Sauvignon Blanc is really great.

Value for money:

4/5 (very good).

In 13 words:

an antithesis to almost everything that is marketed and sipped here under the heading "Sauvignon Blanc".

Book, White Concepts, Riesling 2019

White fruit and flowers in the nose.

Book, White Concepts, Riesling 2019

Without a few words about astringency it is impossible:

Riesling grapes from vineyards in Givat Yeshayahu.

Fermentation and aging for seven months in stainless steel tanks.

Golden color.

In the nose white fruit and flowers.

Medium body.

12% alcohol by volume.

Some?

115 shekels.

Best for:

fish, seafood and white meats.

What the reviewer said:

Dryness, thinness, pleasant and clean fruitfulness and florality, ambiguous but refined minerality, great elegance.

Riesling is truly outstanding, that it will be a great pleasure to sip now but it will be fascinating to sip it in a year and two years.

Value for money:

4.5 / 5 (excellent).

In 17 words:

it will develop in a bottle, but it seems that even now it can be ruled that this is one of the best Rieslings produced here since time immemorial.

Her book, White Signature 2019

Impressive aftertaste.

Her book, White Signature 2019

Without a few words about astringency it is impossible:

90% Semyon and 10% Chardonnay from Givat Yeshayahu.

10 months aging in French oak barrels.

In the nose citrus, white fruit, flowers and spices.

full body.

13% alcohol by volume.

Some?

145 shekels.

Best for:

Seafood, oysters, fish and invested white meats.

What the reviewer said:

Dry white is really complex with a meaningful nose and palate that later fulfills the whole promise, and more.

Excellent structure, good fruit, very measured, significant minerality, considerable dryness, excellent balance and impressive aftertaste.

Wine for experienced drinkers who know how to appreciate the capillaries and nuances hidden in the multi-layers here.

Like all the wines of this vintage, and perhaps even more, how interesting it will be to extract a cork from this bottle in two or three years.

Value for money:

3.5 / 5 (good. Expensive but really impressive).

In four words:

wonderful wine.

For those who enjoy sipping.

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