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Yogev Cabernet & Shiraz
750ml
$21.99
*Price, vintage and availability may vary by store.
*Price, vintage and availability may vary by store.
Product Highlights
Israel - Yogev Cabernet and Shiraz is a dry red wine crafted from 50% Cabernet grown in the vineyard of Zvi Shosayov in Karmei Yosef and 50% Shiraz grown in the vineyard of brothers Reuven and Avraham Birger in Kfar Kish. This medium-bodied wine shows beautiful fruit aroma and flavors.
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OVERVIEW
Geography
Although it has been producing wine since pre-biblical times, Israel today is regarded as a “New World” wine source. Israeli wines, once largely sweet and unsophisticated, are now predominantly elegant varietal wines with international appeal. Familiar grapes such as Cabernet, Merlot, Chardonnay and others make excellent, contemporary Israeli wines.
Varietal / Type
Red grapes produce an amazing array of red wine types: from the boldest, heartiest big reds, to elegant and structured dry red wines, to sweet and simple picnic sippers. So much depends on where grapes are from and what the winemaker does with them, but the most important factor is the variety of the grape itself.
There are the familiar international red varieties – Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Merlot and more – produced in the world’s top winemaking regions. Then there are regional red varieties, which produce types of red wine nearly synonymous with their place of origin, such as Sangiovese, from Italy, and Tempranillo, from Spain. There are hundreds more red grape varieties regularly used to make wine around the globe.
Most red wine varietals fare best in warmer climates, where they can ripen fully before harvesting. So climate and soil – as well as market demand – determine the best grape types to plant in a particular vineyard. In Europe, centuries of tradition, trial and error determined what wine grapes grew best where, and modern regulations have enshrined those winemaking practices into law.
Our red wine guide details the flavor profiles and regions of the most popular red varieties – plus a few you may not yet know. Use it as a road map for Total Wine & More’s selection of more than 8,000 wines. You’ll learn everything there is to know about your favorite red wines, and we’re sure you’ll find some new red wines to love.