Simon Jacob's Kosher Terroir podcast is always worth a listen, but this episode is a must for anyone who wants to understood the terroir in the Judean Hills and Israel in general. Eran, the winemaker at Shoresh, discusses the limestone soils (like in St Emilion!) and the influence of elevation, and cooling breezes from the Mediterranean, and even the fog (like Napa? Well the Pacific Ocean chill and the Mediterranean are quite different, but the breezes from the east are far cooler than the hot breezes from the west in this area).
Interesting also to understand how shallow the soils are in much of Israel and the impact this has on the vines.
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