1337 Wine Tastes Barkan, Galil Mountain, and Ella Valley 22, Dec 2009 Share I just discovered 1337wine via Twitter and it appears that he just discovered Israeli wine. In his video wine show (episode 101 and counting), Mark Fusco is introduced to Israeli wines with tastings of the: Barkan Chardonnay Galil Mountain Yiron Ella Valley Syrah As someone very knowledgeable about Israeli wine (and Israel, in general, […]
Israeli wine doesn’t suck: Bloomberg 23, Jul 2008 Share Bloomberg gets the message that Israeli wine doesn’t suck. I’m a little surprised that the article used the traditional framing of “Israeli wine used to suck, now kosher wine is good” (making the association between bad kosher American wine with great Israeli wine [which wasn’t always kosher, even]). This is especially surprising coming from […] New York tastes kosher Israeli wine 23, Jul 2008 Share Click on the image for the […]
Jerusalem Wine Festival – 4 August through 6 August 4, Aug 2009 Share This week is one of my favorite wine events of the year (although as I recently moved to a suburb of Tel Aviv, I’m not sure if I’ll be able to make it)… the Jerusalem wine festival at the Israel Museum! From Daniel Rogov’s post: The annual wine festival held in the sculpture garden […] In: Events Tags: Jerusalem Wine Festival Job Opportunity at Jerusalem Wine Store […]
Twitter Introduces Wine Blogger to the World of Israeli Wine 22, Aug 2009 Share I love how social media can be used to introduce people to Israeli wine. On my Twitter account (@hakerem – you arefollowing me, I presume), I found a wine blogger who was looking for some wine tips. Well, first we bonded over a few tweets about (the lack of) social media in the wine […]
Independence Day Wine 4, Jul 2008 Share What wine are you opening this July 4 weekend? Personally, I’m in the mood for a nice California Cabernet Sauvignon from the Napa Valley or Russian River, but I think instead I will go for an Israeli Cabernet Sauvignon, depending on dinner tonight. The Segal Single Vineyard tastes like it could be from Napa. […] In: Wineries Tags: Independence day, July 4, Wines
Boutique non-kosher Israeli wine now in the US 2, Jul 2008 Share I have written previously about Israeli Wine Direct and the important work Richard Shaffer and his team are doing to bring small-quantity Israeli wine into the United States. IWD is making some of Israel’s best, small-production wine available to consumers in America. My only complaint is that it means less for me! Well, I […] In: Wine industry Tags: Bravdo, direct to trade, direct wine, Flam, Inertia, Israeli […]
Hugh Johnson’s 2010 Wine Book Features Israeli Wine 19, Aug 2009 Share This article about Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book first appeared on wines-israel.com Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book 2010 is published already, even though it is only late August 2009. However early or not, it represents good news for Israel! No less than twenty six Israeli wineries have made this prestigious guide book, which is […] In: Wine industry Tags: Agur, Barkan, Carmel, Castel, Chillag, Dalton, Ella Valley, Galil […]
Teperberg 1870: Rogov’s Reviews 17, Jul 2008 Share The following is a review from Daniel Rogov of one of my favorite Israeli wineries – Teperberg 1870. This winery represents the Israeli wine revolution as it existed since the 19th century, but making kiddush wines of no interest to those looking for quality wines. Yet, they have undone significant changes with the younger […]
Hugh Johnson’s Wine Companion Features Israeli Wine 28, Dec 2009 Share Stephen Brook, who visited Israel for IsraWinExpo 2008, has written an update to Hugh Johnson’s Wine Companion. The Wine Companion is one of the classic books, which is in the library of every wine lover. Over the years Stephen Brook has been a prolific author and his most famous book is his work on […] In: Wine industry Tags: Barkan, Barkat, Binyamina, Carmel, Castel, Chillag, Clos de Gat, Golan […]
