Posted at 10:22h in Wine industry, Wineries by 0 Comments 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 wine is Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Chardonnay, although there is also new Pinotage, Barbera, Viognier, […]

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Posted at 19:17h in Wineries, Wines by Avi 1 Comment When Carmel was founded in the 19th century, it will surprise many to know that the wineries of Rishon Le Zion and Zichron Ya’acov were considered extremely advanced for their time. Cuttings for the new vineyards were taken from Château Lafite, the first winemaker was from Bordeaux and the viticulturists were from France. Even the winemaking consultant was also from Lafite. Baron Edmond de Rothschild set the bar high, but […]

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Posted at 20:42h in Wine industry by 1 Comment From the Vancouver straight.com. The prices seem a bit high, I must admit (although it is Canadian dollars). Israeli wines take a big, bold leap forward Jaded wine palates—and questing ones—take note: there’s exciting stuff going on at your nearby government liquor store, and it’s centred on the Med. Israeli wines have arrived on these shores, with attitude, and about time too. Travelling recently through the vineyards of Israel, I kept […]

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Posted at 10:40h in Wine industry, Wineries by 0 Comments Israel’s Upper Galilee is one of the best areas to make wine. Dalton Winery was founded in 1993 by Mat Haruni and is consistently making high quality wines at reasonable prices. In fact, Daniel Rogov writes that “Dalton has earned a consistently good name for high quality wines, providing excellent value for money.” It is also unique in Israel for having a female winemaker, Na’ama Mualem, who trained in Australia […]

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Posted at 15:44h in Wine industry by 2 Comments In honor of the Passover holiday, which features lots of wine, and the growing wine culture in Hebrew, the Hebrew Language Academy (yes, for better or worse, there is such a thing) has come up with Hebrew words for wine-related terminology. The Academia L’Lashon HaIvrit was established by the Israeli Government in 1953 as the “supreme institution for scholarship on the Hebrew language.” Whatever. But, according to the Academia (great Hebrew […]

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Posted at 15:16h in Events by 0 Comments Here is the details on Israwinexpo for those who will be in Israel at the end of February: The exposition is to take place at the Israel Trade Fair and Convention Center. Sponsored by the magazine Wine, Gourmet and Alcohol, Grape Man and Wine Center and with the backing of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Export Institute and the Grape Growers’ Association the fair is scheduled for visits by those invited from […]

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Posted at 14:07h in Wine industry by 0 Comments Israel has a tremendous wine route and in late-February I will be going on an extensive tour of several Israeli wineries with some visiting guests. However, I was wondering if anyone knows of tour guides or tour companies specializing in Israeli wine tours. The several I seem to have found appear to be out of business with dormant websites. Advice?

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Posted at 23:49h in Events, Wine industry by Avi 2 Comments I plan on posting more over the next week about the launch of Daniel Rogov’s Launch of the Guide to Israeli Wines 2010 and his new Guide to Kosher Wines (Disclosure: I received an invite to the launch party and copy from Toby Press, the publisher). In the meantime, however, here is a video from my mentor Adam Montefiore of Carmel Winery and the ‘Ambassador of Israeli Wines’ for […]

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Posted at 20:06h in Events by Avi 0 Comments The Ra’anana Wine Festival takes place tomorrow (Wednesday June 27) and Thursday June 28 at Lev HaPark (near the pond area). Admission is 55 NIS for Ra’anana residents with valid ID and 60 NIS for non-residents. Participating wineries include: Arza …

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Posted at 18:00h in Wine industry, Wineries by Avi 0 Comments Binyamina Winery has recently succeeded to get wines listed in both Tesco and Marks & Spencers. Tesco is the largest supermarket chain and wine retailer in the United Kingdom. Marks & Spencer’s is one of England’s most famous retailers specializing in clothing, food and wines. Tesco…

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