Posted at 11:35h in Wineries by David Rhodes 0 Comments Recently, I was fortunate to be among a small group of wine writers, sommeliers and restaurateurs invited to the 12 Rothschild restaurant in Tel Aviv where we were treated to a well paired lunch with an introduction of eight wines presented by Chateau Golan’s managing… Posted at 15:26h in Wine industry, Wineries by 0 Comments Chateau Golan is a small, boutique winery on the Golan Heights. While its modeled after […]

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Posted at 22:30h in Kosher by 1 Comment It’s almost Passover time and that means WINE! In addition to Shabbat and the end of the holiday, in Israel for one night and in the Diaspora for two, Jews will be drinking at least four cups of wine on seder night. Before I make my…

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Posted at 19:39h in Wine industry, Wineries by GuestPost 0 Comments Carmel Winery has announced, with deep regret, the untimely death of Israel Ivzan (Ishkovitz) after a short but harsh illness. Ivzan, 58 years old, was Chairman of SCV des Grandes Caves and CEO of Carmel Winery. He was born in Haifa and…

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Posted at 18:49h in Wine industry, Wineries by 0 Comments From ynetnews.com:   Adam Montefiore Photo: Gilad Kavalerchik Israeli world-class wines – it’s now official! For the first time ever, two Israeli wineries, Domaine du Castel and Yarden (Golan Heights Winery), have been awarded the coveted four star awards Adam Montefiore Hugh Johnson’s Pocket…

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Posted at 12:11h in Wine industry by Avi 2 Comments The following article is from wines-israel.com and reprinted with permission. In a brilliant and original marketing ploy, a new wine has been launched which is totally secret. So secret it has no name, no variety, no story on the back label. Even the winery is unknown. All there is to go by is a QR code, which can be read by a smart phone, which leads to the secret wine […]

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Posted at 22:41h in Wine industry by Avi 1 Comment Israeli wine has gone global. Yarden, Inc., the American importer of Golan Heights Winery (Yarden, Gamla, Golan) and Galil Mountain Winery, was at the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival Incidentally, I discovered this via Yarden’s inactive Twitter account (I am on Twitter @hakerem)

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Posted at 18:27h in Kosher, Wine 101 by 0 Comments I don’t know whether to be happy that many people have already discovered this blog after only a week of existence or upset that many – by no means all – discovered this blog because they were looking for information on kosher wine. This will be…

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Posted at 22:17h in Kosher, Reviews by Avi 4 Comments Wine Spectator is currently holding its 2009 Video Content and 9 finalists have been announced. Among the video finalists is a little known wine critic named Daniel Rogov talking about wine from a little known wine region called ISRAEL. Unfortunately, I can’t embed the video but it’s available here (and then click here to Wine Spectator’s site to actually vote). After watching Daniel Rogov, as the old school “Expert Source” […]

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Posted at 20:05h in Events by David Rhodes 0 Comments [Press Release] A great opportunity for those who want to learn more about wine is coming to Israel in October. The International Sommelier Guild will be starting classes in Tel Aviv at the Bin 281 Wine Shop and Bar at 281 Dizengoff Street at the intersection of Ben Yehuda. The first course, Wine Appreciation 1, will be offered Monday and Wednesday evenings from 7pm until 10 PM for 4 weeks […]

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Posted at 22:25h in Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments Monday November 7 and Tuesday November 8 at Tel Aviv’s Nokia Center. Will you be there? For more information about Sommelier or to register. (Free for the industry – registration requires – otherwise 150 shekels and well worth it!)

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