Wine Advocate Scores 24, Dec 2007 Below are the scores for the Wine Advocate article on Israeli wines by Mark Squires. Robert Parker also sat in on the tastings, and tasted himself. IsraelWines.co.il also has the scores, in descending order. You can see the notes of the WA’s scoring system here However, note that tasting notes are very important. I saw excerpts of the […] In: Wine industry Tags: Mark Squires, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate Historic Tasting for Israel 24, […]

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Tel Aviv Wine Festival 2, Nov 2009 I’ve previously blogged about the Jerusalem Wine Festival but I haven’t yet had a chance to attend the Tel Aviv Wine Festival which is held at the Tel Aviv Eretz Yisrael Museum, near Tel Aviv University. Unfortunately, I didn’t bring my camera and my cell phone had one indicator left, so I didn’t want to waste […]

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Wherever Jews have resided, there has always been home based wineries making wine for the Kiddush sanctification of the Sabbath. For the required blessing, grape beverages are necessary. Apart from a regular wine, either raisin wine or even grape juice is also suitable according to Jewish traditions, being regarded by Jewish law with the same reverence as wine. Jewish agricultural laws, with regard to vineyards in the Land of Israel, go back to the Biblical times. The Kosher wine laws […]

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Blogging Petit Sirah 16, Dec 2007 I’m still a newbie to the wine blogging world and so I missed Wine Blogging Wednesday. Apparently, last week’s WBW#40 was for people to blog about Petit Sirah – a varietal in which there are a few good Israeli choices. This is extra unique as Israel doesn’t yet have a ton of varietals (most table […] In: Wine industry| Wineries Tags: Barkan, Petit Sirah

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Wine tasting for the young 12, Dec 2007 Here are some more fun videos on wine tasting. Remember, wine is for everyone. and Gary has some great tips: In: Wine 101 Tags: Gary Vaynerchuk, Wine Library TV, wine tasting How to taste wine 12, Dec 2007 Here are two videos on how to taste wine. Not specifically Israeli-wine related but still useful for many. In: Wine 101 Tags: wine tasting

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International wine in Israel 23, Dec 2007 Well, I can’t just drink Israeli wine all the time. This past Thursday, I returned to Jerusalem’s Wine Hall – a relatively new but top wine store in downtown Jerusalem – for a tasting of the California Herzog line of wines. As you may recall, I first went to their Carmel Limited Edition and Single […] In: Events Tags: Jerusalem, Wine Hall

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It’s ‘Beaujolais Day,’ in Israel too 19, Nov 2008 Note: I meant to publish this early last week, but for technical reasons, this post never got published. My apologies. By Daniel Rogov As every November, tomorrow dozens of wine stores from Paris to Rio de Janeiro will celebrate the first wines of the 2008 Beaujolais harvest. Beaujolais nouveau, a red wine, is the most popular vin de […] In: Reviews Tags: Beaujolais, Daniel Rogov, Ha’aretz

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Passover Kosher Wine Recommendations 31, Mar 2009 Jewish holidays are full of wine. On Shabbat, evening and morning, Jews say the kiddush (sanctification) blessing over wine. On Jewish holidays, we also say the blessings over wine. However, on one holiday, it really is all about wine — on Passover, in addition to the holiday meals during the day and the last day […]

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Rogov’s Reviews: Golan Heights Winery – Still at the forefront 20, Aug 2008 Golan Heights Winery is perhaps the best known large Israeli winery. They started the Israeli wine revolution and continue to lead the pack in quality. Daniel Rogov’s latest Israeli wine review in Ha’aretz is below. Wine and Spirits / Still at the forefront: Golan Heights By Daniel Rogov Since it released its first wine from the […]

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Golan Gamay Noveau 2008 18, Nov 2008 Israel’s only Beaujolais-style wine is the Golan Gamay Noveau. The Golan Gamay Noveau is the Golan Heights Winery’s first red wine from the 2008 vintage. The wine, just like those in the Beaujolais region of France, comes from 100% Gamay grapes, that came from the Tel Fares vineyard on the Golan Heights. The Tel Fares vineyard […]

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