I was happy to have the opportunity to attend the first (trade-only) day of IsraWine Expo and determined to take full advantage, arrived as early as possible for the opening press conference which included a talk by Adam Montefiore’s on the state of the Israeli…
Posted at 18:50h in Kosher, Wine industry by Avi 1 Comment Daniel Rogov seems to have taken a playbook from Gary Vaynerchuk and recorded a video of him tasting wine. Enjoy! And some non-Israeli kosher wines from California and Spain
Posted at 14:36h in Events by Avi 2 Comments Isawinexpo 2012 is coming! This industry wine event occurs only every 2 years at Tel Aviv’s Ganei Taharucha convention center. It will take place February 21-23 (February 21 only for members of the trade, 22-23 for the general public). The ISRAWINEXPO exhibition is organized by the Israel Trade Fairs & Convention Center in cooperation with the Israeli Wine Magazine and The Grape-Man Wine Center and is sponsored by the The Israel […]
This post includes the best Israeli wines I tasted in 2012 (for a more comprehensive list, including non-Israeli wines, check out my website). As with prior years, in addition to the “best” wines of 2012, I have also included a list of the most…
Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn are all the rage, but we’ve been covering Israeli wine on social media for over 3 years! Here are some great sources to discover Israeli wine on social media. What are your favorites? Support blue and white – become a fan of Israeli wine on Facebook. Tweet tweet. Check out Israeli wine on Twitter. The wineries are also in the act. Here are the wineries that I know to be on Facebook: What other sites are […]
Below is a table of just some of the more well-known wineries in Israel, although some wineries have not been included in this list. Winery Name Location Year Founded or Year of First Vintage Certified Kosher? Other Notes Agur Moshav Agur, Judean Plains 2000 Since 2007 vintage Alexander Moshav Beit Yitzchak, Sharon 1996 No Amphorae Mount Carmel 2000 No Released as Marvah in the United States Assaf Kidmat Tzvi, Golan Heights 2004 No Bottled under the Lili label for export […]
Posted at 19:35h in Events, Wine industry, Wines by Avi 0 Comments A unique gathering of international chefs came together in Jerusalem to cook a Gala Dinner, to honor Chef Shalom Kadosh. Two hundred people paid NIS 1,800 (nearly US$ 475 each) for a ticket for this unique and prestigious event. The proceeds went to Beit Issie Shapiro in Ra’anana, which cares for children and adults with disabilities. Chef Shalom Kadosh, 62, has been Executive Chef of the Sheraton Plaza […]
Posted at 12:02h in Wine industry, Wineries by 1 Comment Carmel Mizrahi Winery was founded in 1882 and is, 126 years later, Israel’s largest and most famous winery. While not the first winery in Israel, it is the most well known and for many years (and even today) often serves as the face for Israeli wine. This can be good or bad, depending on which wines you are looking at and whether you are looking at ‘the old Carmel’ or […]
Posted at 12:44h in Kosher by 0 Comments Gamliel Kronemer, the New York Jewish Week’s wine writer, has just released his Top 10 kosher wines for 2007. While missing out on many of the great non-certified Israeli wines (Flam, Margalit, Pelter, Clos de Gat, Odem Mountain [going certified starting with the 2007 vintages] and many more), about half the list is Israeli wines. Also, with rare exception, most of those wines are available in the US so he leaves out […]
Being the only winemaker at a winery making a million bottles of wine a year is enough work for any one man. For instance, one Israeli winery of a similar size employs three winemakers. Yet, Golan Tishbi likes challenges and keeping himself busy whether its building pizza ovens for the winery’s visitor center or tinkering on his own car or one of their delivery trucks, Golan like his father, Jonathan, is a hands on type of guy. Even as a […]
