Sit Carignan, relax. The truth? I can already close a balcony of you, the wine industry … a lot of complicated … now a glass without a leg has come out of here …
And then comes a decanter who thinks he’s a swan and a rescuer who thinks he’s a rabbit. Zoo.
Thing, Carignan, what’s bothering you? Do you also think you are an animal? Maybe a square?
No, no, Doctor. I am hurt to the depths of my roots. Not getting the respect I deserve, damn it, I’m one of the oldest here on this earth.
When did you get here?
1880, Baron Edmund de Rothschild brought me here to atone for him.
Sounds good! Choose from all the varieties.
He chose me because I can give a very large crop per hectare. But I have more than that, much more than that. But I was raised here in Palestine to the maximum, they made me an inferior wine, gave me a bad name.
Sounds like you were actually a victim of that ability of yours, to give.
A trial of psychologists … but yes. In the revival of wine in Israel in the 80 ’90s I was not part of the celebration, on the contrary, they tried to exterminate me. Many acres were uprooted from me to make way for Cabernet and Merlot … it broke my heart. Luckily they did not uproot everything and left a few dunams.
got it. And what is the situation today?
Improved half strength. In the late 90’s some visionary winemakers got their hands on the vineyards that survived the great displacement, old vineyards 40+ years old and started producing Carignan small crop varieties.
And a good wine came out?
Obviously! Excellent wines came out. There was talk that I was at the top of the grape varieties that fit here, I picked up the foliage and rattled with tendrils … I felt wanted …
Well, great!
Yes. But the wine market here loves trends, gets bored quickly. Less than a year passed and they started talking here about local ancient varieties with strange names, Zandali, greedy … and I forgot again. Everything here changes at a dizzying pace, do not let the wine breathe …
I understand. By the way why do you think you’re that right here? Could it be that Rothschild was wrong?
Rothschild is never wrong. Low yields and meticulous proper work at the winery I give an interesting and true show for red wine in a hot country.
I can be at once empowered in flavors and at the same time elegant with a medium body, not burdensome, flowing. Noble savage.
Very suitable for cool summer evenings, and for de la Shamata winter here. When will they understand this ??
really? When?
I will conclude: Although I am a psychologist but I feel that there is a problem of PR here .. A little focused PR and you will return to your greatness.
Unfortunately our time is up, hearing the longing beyond the door, this is my next patient, the swan decanter.
An Israeli Carignan, ladies and gentlemen, released him from the trauma, stopped the stress.
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