Posted at 18:10h in Wine industry by 0 Comments Quick heads up that the Wine Advocate tastings on Israeli wines have just been released. The magazine was just mailed yesterday morning, so it should be arriving in subscriber’s mailboxes shortly and the article will be on the eRobert Parker site (only accessible to subscribers and subscriptions cost $99, so I don’t have one) around December 27. The early news is that several wines received scores of 90 or more and […]

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Posted at 12:08h in Events, Food by David Rhodes 0 Comments There’s a saying among winemakers, “it takes a lot of beer to make wine.”  The point being that whether its toiling in the vineyards or moving barrels, pumps and cases of bottles at the winery, it’s easy to break a sweat making wine and a…

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Posted at 20:20h in Wineries by Avi 0 Comments Bat Shlomo Vineyards – Wine fit for a king When Baron Edmond de Rothschild first bought the land now known of as Bat Shlomo, he brought wine experts from France to school the Jewish pioneers in the art of grape-growing and winemaking, planting the original vineyards. More than a century later, winemaking has returned to Bat Shlomo thanks to the vision of investor Elie Wurtman and a great team, such as […]

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Posted at 10:22h in Wine industry, Wines by Avi 0 Comments Friend and contributing writer to HaKerem, David Rhodes has just begun a new initiative to promote Israeli wine in hotels, tourist sites, and other places where English speakers are who want to learn more about Israeli wine and food. Called the Israel Wine & Dine Digest, the magazine will cover food and wine in Israel. The inaugural issue includes articles David has written about Barkan Winery, Teperberg, Seahorse, Amphorae, […]

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Posted at 19:58h in Wine industry by David Rhodes 0 Comments The holidays of Purim & Passover and the weeks in between are a great time to explore Israeli wines whether at home or by visiting the wineries. Many smaller wineries not typically open to the public open their doors to visitors who might be looking for wines for two of Judaism’s most traditional drinking related holidays. While Purim is more like Halloween or Mardi Gras or St. Patrick’s Day […]

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Posted at 11:51h in Wine industry, Wineries by Avi 0 Comments The following article is from wines-israel.com and reprinted with permission. In December 2011, Zichron Ya’acov enters its 130th year. It was way back in December 1882, that settlers from Romania, first arrived in Givat Zamarin to put up their first tents and then houses. It was… Posted at 21:04h in Events, Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments This article is from Ha’aretz by Lital Levin: Israel awaited the celebration of […]

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Posted at 14:43h in Wines by David Rhodes 0 Comments The Judean Hills hosts its 16th Annual Wine Festival, Thursday Night at Mini-Israel starting at 730PM to go as late as 11PM. Some Wines Are More Obvious than Others from the Judean Hills Not only is it the longest continuous running annual wine event in Israel, it recognizes the Judean Hills as the most established wine appellation as it not only stresses wines made in the region but wines sourced […]

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Posted at 17:32h in Wine 101 by 0 Comments This weekend, I opened up a bottle of the 2006 Galil Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon. Unusually, Rogov says that it is best starting in 2009. Yet, like most people, I am not going to store this wine until 2009 – as the wine is still good and I lack adequate storage solutions. For those who don’t have an extra $20,000 or more lying around and a basement to construct a home wine […]

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The 2013 winners of the annual Eshkol Hazahav Awards were announced at the Dan Panorama Hotel in Tel Aviv, June 3rd to a good turnout of many of Israel’s best winemakers & an array of wine insiders. It’s the only annual wine awards focusing entirely on Israeli wines (supplemented a Best Value Awards) organized by sommelier Avi Ben Ami. Fifty four Israeli wineries submitted 236 wines to be judged. It was hosted as part of Culinary 2013, an exposition which […]

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Ella Valley Winery is located in the valley of Ella in the Judean Hills, which has been a viticulturally important area for 2000 years. While, from an historical point of view, the aesthetically stunning Ella Valley is primarily known for the monumental show-down between David and Goliath; it does have other claims to fame. As with many other Israeli wineries, an ancient wine press was discovered on the site of the winery providing additional visual confirmation that the area had […]

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