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Israel Wine & Travel
"The young winemakers are very knowledgeable and have traveled the world. There's a lot of sharing. ... Up until five or six years ago, [Israeli] wines were on the kosher shelf. Now they are on the Israeli shelf."—Eran Pick, Tzora
Cover Stories
Israel's Transformation
Touring Israel's Wine Country
Tasting Reports
Relief in the Loire
Spain's New Approach
Features
Rupert Murdoch Is Happy
Grapevine
U.S. Auction Sales Up in First Half 2016
Heart of Darkness
Master of His Own Terroir
Keep the Doctor Away
Departments
Roast Squab With Merlot
Israel: A free chart offers an alphabetical list of all Israeli wines reviewed for the tasting report in this issue.
Spain: A free chart offers an alphabetical list of all Spanish wines reviewed for the tasting report in this issue.
Loire: A free chart offers an alphabetical list of all Loire wines reviewed for the tasting report in this issue.
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