The best wines of Judean Hills

Discover the best wines of Judean Hills as well as the best winemakers of Judean Hills and estates of Judean Hills to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Judean Hills and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Judean Hills by region

Looking for a good wine of Judean Hills among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Judean Hills. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Judean Hills with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Judean Hills

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Judean Hills

Red wines from the region of Judean Hills go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of quick beef and cheese yakitori, canned cassoulet or stuffed potatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Judean Hills

On the nose the red wine of the region of Judean Hills. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Judean Hills. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in red wine of Judean Hills

  • 2002With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.38/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.35/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.35/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Judean Hills

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Petit Verdot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot
  • Petite Sirah
  • Cabernet Franc

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Judean Hills

A wine route planned in the region of Judean Hills? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Judean Hills.

Discovering the wine region of Judean Hills

Judean Hills wine region – which is theoretically further divided into the Jerusalem, Gush Etzion and Southern Judean Hills sub-regions – Lies within the Samson region of Central Israel. The Judean Hills (or Mountains) form a low mountain range that dominates the landscape around Jerusalem and the West Bank. Hebron, Bethlehem and Ramallah also lie within the range, which formed the core territory of the Kingdom of Judah where the earliest Jewish settlements were located. Although not one of Israel's better known wine regions (like Upper Galilee and the Golan Heights in Galilee), Judean Hills is an emerging viticultural area, and significant potential has been identified for its future.

As the region's name implies, the topography here is decidedly hilly, with elevations of up to 1000m above sea level. It is precisely this relief that makes quality viticulture possible here, as the semi-desert of the plains below is typically too hot and arid to allow even the hardiest of vines to produce grapes with balanced sugars, acids and phenolics. This is to be expected given the continental nature of the macroClimate here in the Levant, and Jerusalem's latitude of 31 degrees North. Thus the Judean Hills are a fortunate exception in this otherwise desertous Part of the world.

There are very few northern hemisphere wine regions that are capable of producing quality wines this close to the equator, although attempts are being made in India and Mexico, and the southernmost wine regions of China sit on a similar latitude. Judean Hills vineyards enjoy more rainfall than those in the Negev to the south, and the climate here is characterized by Warm days and cool nights. This elevated diurnal temperature variation is the secret behind the wines' freshness, as it allows the vines to develop Complex sugars and phenolics during the day, then to cool down (and close down) at night, retaining vital Acidity. The shallow soils of the finer Judean Hills vineyards have a high stone content, which gives them excellent drainage potential.

Great white wines of Judean Hills

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Judean Hills

White wines from the region of Judean Hills go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of sauté of pork with cider, red mullet, mackerel, tuna, salmon sushi or quiche lorraine.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Judean Hills

On the nose the white wine of the region of Judean Hills. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of oaky, tropical or citrus. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Judean Hills. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Judean Hills

  • 2009With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2022With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.08/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Judean Hills

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Sémillon
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Riesling

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Judean Hills

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Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

Great sparkling wines of Judean Hills

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Judean Hills

Sparkling wines from the region of Judean Hills go well with generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison), poultry or beef such as recipes of duck breast with foie gras sauce, yassa chicken (senegal) or beef stew provencal style.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Judean Hills

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Judean Hills. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Judean Hills

  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.30/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Judean Hills

  • Colombard
  • Pinotage
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot

The word of the wine: Bitter (flavor)

A flavour generally provided in wines by polyphenols and accompanied by a sensation of pungency. In small quantities, bitterness makes you salivate, gives relief to the wine and reinforces its sapidity.

Great pink wines of Judean Hills

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Judean Hills

Pink wines from the region of Judean Hills go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of kafta bil saniyeh (lebanese dish), lentils and morteau sausages or rabbit good woman.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Judean Hills

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Judean Hills. often reveals types of flavors of earth, citrus fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, tropical fruit or spices.

The best vintages in pink wine of Judean Hills

  • 2013With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.85/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Judean Hills

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Carignan
  • Petite Sirah
  • Grenache
  • Merlot

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Judean Hills

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Discover the grape variety: Moscato

Great sweet wines of Judean Hills

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Judean Hills

Sweet wines from the region of Judean Hills go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of avocado and marinated tuna poke bowl, chicken massala or ultra-fast and yet so light....

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Judean Hills

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Judean Hills. often reveals types of flavors of earth, non oak or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, microbio or tree fruit.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Judean Hills

  • 2006With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.82/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Judean Hills

  • Muscat of Alexandria
  • Riesling
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Colombard
  • Carignan
  • Zinfandel

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Judean Hills

A wine route planned in the region of Judean Hills? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Judean Hills.

The word of the wine: Sweet (flavor)

The flavour provided by the residual sugars naturally present in the wine as well as by certain alcohols. This sensation can range from a simple impression of smoothness to a clear sweetness. We speak of roundness, fatness and mellowness.

Great natural sweet wines of Judean Hills

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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Judean Hills

Natural sweet wines from the region of Judean Hills go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or spicy food such as recipes of thai beef skewers, duck stew with cahors wine or island grouper.

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Judean Hills

  • 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.02/5

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Judean Hills

  • Merlot
  • Petite Sirah

The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of Judean Hills

A wine route planned in the region of Judean Hills? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best natural-sweet wine of Judean Hills.

    Discover the grape variety: Marselan

    Marselan noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches and small grapes. Marselan noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

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