Welcome to the Dalton website. Over the past few years the Internet has developed from a one-way informative tool to more of a communal and collaborative tool and I wanted to build a site that incorporated the old and the new.

Last week we had the pleasure of welcoming Jamie Goode to the winery. For those who don’t know Dr Jamie Goode, is one of the most prolific wine writers in the UK and is the curator one of the world’s most popular blogs about wine; wineanorak.com. He is also the author of several books about wine; The Science of Wine, Authentic Wine and The Science of Sauvignon Blanc.

A few weeks ago I wrote a piece about the horsemeat scandal in the UK and how we can find corollaries in the wine industry. I shelved the article because I felt that it was a little too late and I had missed the boat. Apparently I was wrong. This evening, in Israel, investigative journalist, Rafi Ginat, on his show Kolbotek, is going to expose a huge scandal involving the adulteration of olive oil. Below is the article I orignally wrote. Plus ça change plus c’est la même chose.

It is blending time in the winery again and this time we tasted some 110 wines in two days. As part of the tasting we lined up all the Alma Cab-Merlot’s from 2005 to the present. It was interesting to see the development of the wines and how they are looking today. Here are the results:

I have just spent the past two mornings judging at the Best Value competition staged by the Sommelier website. I like judging in competitions as it gives me an opportunity to see what is happening in the industry. The competition is limited to wines up to 79 Shekels ($20) on the shelf.