The inspiration for this article came during shabbat lunch, as I was marveling at how much I was enjoying the Tepperberg Sangiovese wine I had purchased for NIS 40.
I decided a few months ago that I was done with fancy wines. That decision came, ironically, after a period where I got to drink a lot of really fancy hundred-shekel wines over a few months. Some were very good, but I was surprised at how many weren’t really very good at all.
At the same time, I started trusting my wine guy Evyatar Cohen more and more to recommend good inexpensive wines, and I liked what I was tasting. Every time, I would go into Evyatar’s Kos Shel Bracha Wine Shop on Lamed Hey Street in the German Colony, I would ask for a good bottle of red in the NIS 30-40 range, and I was generally happy with the results.
That Sangiovese from Tepperberg’s Inspiration line was one of Evyatar’s suggestions. Following are a list of recommended Israeli wines, from Evyatar and other people on Facebook.
If you think of yourself as a serious wine drinker, you might feel insulted that I’m starting here, but if you aren’t a wine lover, this is all you need to know.Sparkling Muscato white wines like Buzz cost around NIS 30, and taste like alcoholic soda-pop. A pleasure.
Following are the red wines that people recommended. Ones in bold were either recommended by multiple people or have my personal approval.
Tepperberg Inspiration Sangiovese
Binyamina Hamoshava shiraz
Teperberg impression Cabernet Sauvignon
Dalton Kn'aan Red
Hermon Indigo by Golan Heights Winery
Dalton Cabernet Shiraz blend
Teperberg Vision Cabernet - Petit Syrah
Jerusalem Wineries Merlot
Eli Poch, owner of the Jerusalem Wine Club, recommends:
We Art Merlot Marselan
We Art Cabernet Sauvignon
We Art Merlot Barbera
Jerusalem Vineyard Winery -Jerusalem Heritage Gewurtztraminer
Tavor Har Chardonnay
Carmel Private Collection Chardonnay
Carmel Private Collection Sauvignon Blanc
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