Check out this clip about Israeli wine on CNN International (sorry I can’t embed it, and don’t let the initial talk of the falcons in the UAE confuse you, it just takes about a minute and a half for them to get to Israel). My only reaction: I want to be the Grape Man! UPDATE: It’s also on YouTube
Sunday night at Tel Aviv Yosef David’s Downtown restaurant, the Barkan Winery launched its newest vintages from its Assemblage series of wines. CEO Shmuel Boxer as well as winemakers Ed Salzburg and Irit Boxer-Shank were on hand to usher in the introduction of the first white wine to the Assemblage series and the three newest incarnations of the three reds that have been yearly mainstays since the series was first introduced with the 2008 vintage. The 2012 Barkan Assemblage White […]
It’s not my practice to post kosher wine events on this Israeli wine blog, since kosher wine and israeli wine are different — not all kosher wine is Israeli, not all Israeli wine is kosher, but of course many Israeli wine is kosher and the best kosher wine comes from Israel. So, I thought my readers might be interested in two kosher wine events run by Royal, a large kosher wine importer in the United States and probably the importer […]
Ha’aretz’s Family Affair section in the weekend paper profiled Roy Yitzhaki, owner of Tulip Winery, last month. Yitzhaki, 30, started the winery while still in college (in his mid-20s), and also runs a marketing company with Saslove in Tel Aviv. Very interesting to see a true entrepreneur. Tulip, whose first release was only in 2004, is a top winery in Israel. By Avner Avrahami and Reli Avrahami July heat: From the distance one can hear mooing (or perhaps it’s the […]
The following post is from wines-israel.com and reprinted with permission. Eli Ben Zaken, owner of Domaine du Castel, invited some of the world’s most famous wine personalities to Israel. They included Michel Bettane from France, Robert Joseph from England, Jan Van Lissom from the Netherlands, and Jeannie Cho Lee from Hong Kong. Michel Bettane is France’s most famous wine critic. He wrote for many years for La Revue du Vin and is author of the book “The World’s Greatest Wines.” […]
The 2012 Eshchol HaZahav or the Golden Cluster Awards were just held in Tel Aviv at the Dan Panorama Hotel. It’s the only wine competition that judges only Israeli wines and wines from all price categories. Yet, wine competitions are a curious phenomenon in the wine industry. For the public, it’s an opportunity to learn about wines they may not yet have had the opportunity to taste. For wineries large and small it’s an opportunity to get recognition. Yet, they’re […]
Buy The Ultimate Rogov’s Guide to Israeli Wines The following is printed with permission of the author The ultimate, and final, Rogov Guide has been published. It contains nearly 687 pages. Last years version had a mere 603 pages! This year there is no International kosher wine Guide, nor a version in Hebrew. The book is published by Toby Press, the publisher, which has provided a wonderful service to Israeli wine over the years. Rogov’s Guide was first published in 2005 and […]
The tenth year of Eshkol Hazahav! This is Israel’s main wine tasting competition which is held annually. Eshkol Hazahav, which translates as ‘The Golden Cluster’, has become a fixture in the Israeli wine calendar. It is regarded locally as the Oscars of Israeli wine. After four days of tastings by carefully chosen wine professionals, the cream of Israel’s wine industry gathered at the Dan Panorama Hotel in Tel Aviv for the Gala Dinner and Awards ceremony. Radio personality and wine […]
The following story originally appeared in “the honey,” an English e-newsletter about life and culture in Israel: WINE PURO VINO If this purist bent suits the current fancy, take it a step further and go organic in your wines. The much acclaimed Sea Horse Winery on Moshav Bar Giora, just southwest of Jerusalem, has been growing organic syrah and zinfandel grapes in its vineyard since 2000. The vines are carefully nurtured during their growing season – exposed to the Mediterranean […]
Being a critic isn’t an easy job. Whether it’s about food, music, art, movies or wine, a critic must not only give their opinion on their topic of their expertise but do so in a way that in itself attracts an audience if those criticisms are going to find their way into print or other media. In the twenty-first century, the power of an individual critic also may continue to be diluted as more and more blogs, websites and “tweets” […]
