Pomegranate
Photo: Yaron Brener
New: Sparkling pomegranate wine from Israel
Sparkling beverage already launched in Japan and England, where it drew in rave reviews. Wine will be sold in Israel starting next week
Just in time for the Jewish New Year,
sparkling pomegranate wine will be marketed in Israel
next week. After three years of development, Rimon Winery from Moshav Kerem Ben-Zimra, will launch its unique sparkling pomegranate wine for the first time in Israel.
Availability is quite limited in the meantime, with only 10,000 bottles being sold in Israel and another 90,000 in Japan and England.
Rimon Winery has been making wine from pomegranates for some five years now. The winery has thus far sold four different types of wines, including one lightly sparkling one. Following a long development process, the winery decided – for the first time in the world – to make sparkling wine from pomegranates.
"Sparkling wine has a sweetish taste, and the bubbling brings out the taste of the pomegranates even more," explained winery Owner and CEO Avi Nachmias.
Last month, the sparkling wine, which has a 14.8% alcohol content, was marketed in Japan and England where it received rave reviews and will be on shelves in Israel starting next week. The price per bottle will be NIS 120 ($31).
"The idea to make sparkling wine was born while working in the vineyard. It is a very healthy sparkling wine that is rich in anti-oxidants and also includes vital elements for the body that are created in the fermentation process. It is good for people who suffer from heart disease, arteriosclerotic vascular disease, and other diseases," explained Nahmias.
