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How many UC Davis trained winemakers in Israel can you think of?
How many UC Davis trained winemakers in Israel can you think of?
Sun, 08/30/2009 - 8:58pm | Report Abuse
Let's see if everyone can add one to the list and what we end up with
I'll start with two (though I know more) to get the ball rolling
Ya'ir Margalit of the aptly named Margalit Winery who studied high speed fermentation at UC Davis before decidind to write two texts on winemaking.
Gil Shatzberg of Recanati and previously Amphorae (I mention the former for many of the wines he made are stil floating on the shelves) also studied at UC Davis
a pretty impressive start to the list...
after this list I'd like to see what lists of which winemakers studied in other countries and subregions for instance I know we could start a list for:
France (Burgandy, Bordeaux and other regions)
Italy
Australia
Tasmania
South Africa
Re: How many UC Davis trained winemakers in Israel can you ...
Sun, 08/30/2009 - 11:11pm | Report Abuse
Nice, I'll take a crack at this. Apologize in advance if I get anything wrong.
Victor Schoenfeld (whoa, spelled that right on the first try!), GHW
Lewis Pasco, formerly Recanati, now consulting, would maybe like to hear an update on what he's up to.
there's someone else, I think, I remember seeing they were a UC Davis grad and being surprised for some reason, I think it's a smaller winery...ah, can't think of the winemaker.
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Re: How many UC Davis trained winemakers in Israel can you ...
Mon, 08/31/2009 - 1:49am | Report Abuse
Tzora, maybe?
Username : David Rhodes
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Re: How many UC Davis trained winemakers in Israel can you ...
Mon, 08/31/2009 - 1:49am | Report Abuse
Tzora, maybe?
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Re: How many UC Davis trained winemakers in Israel can you ...
Mon, 08/31/2009 - 3:14pm | Report Abuse
Eran Pick (wine maker of Tzora Vineyards) did study in UC Davis
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Re: How many UC Davis trained winemakers in Israel can you ...
Mon, 08/31/2009 - 4:29pm | Report Abuse
This is the list I could find:
Victor Schoenfeld - Yarden
‘Shiki’ Rauchberger - Teperberg
Ed Salzburg - Barkan
Louis Pasco - consultant
Yair Margalit - Margalit Winery
Gil Shatzberg - Recanati
Israel Flam (First Israeli to graduate from the enology @ UC Davis) - Flam Winery
Micah Vaadia - Galil Mountain Winery
Zelma Long - Consultant to many Israeli wineries and now in South Africa
David
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Re: How many UC Davis trained winemakers in Israel can you ...
Tue, 09/01/2009 - 4:35am | Report Abuse
it would be interesting to get a collective map of all Israel's winemakers to demonstrate that our winemakers aren't strictly growers aspiring to be winemakers but winemakers trained in the finest recognized wine schools and interned at some amazing wineries.
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Re: How many UC Davis trained winemakers in Israel can you ...
Sun, 02/07/2010 - 12:25pm | Report Abuse
BS"D
I was thinking that with my kids now getting ready to learn in Israel anyway, it might be a good time to relocate there and make wine. I do have a reputation, I am a Davis grad, and I do have a quarter century of experience in winemaking. Anyone hearing of winemaker or general manager/winemaker positions, I would love to hear about them. Especially larger firms interested in improving their product. I know that people in Israel are vociferous in their approval and respect for Israeli wines, but really, I taste quite a bit of room for improvement with many. Was at the Herzog tasting with David Raccah, and tasted many blah wines, from all over the world, including Israel. Perhaps the wines were just being tasted too soon after shipping, but is that really what comapnies want to promote- wine in bottle shock or travel shock? So I'm assuming that is not the case, and that the wines actually tasted the way they tasted. If so, there's plenty of room for improvement, and I can facilitate it.
Craig Winchell
craig@ganeden.com
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