Psagot Winery is an interesting new winery located just outside of Jerusalem that is available in the United States. Daniel Rogov recently conducted his annual tasting of their wines and this is what he has to say about it: Located in the northern Jerusalem Mountains, overlooking Wadi Kelt (Nachal Prat), the winery was founded by Na’ama and Ya’akov Berg, who planted their first vineyards in 1998. In addition to a modern barrel cellar, some of the oak barriques are stored […]

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Posted at 21:54h in Events, Reviews by David Rhodes 2 Comments             The Jerusalem Wine Festival is the largest and most widely attended wine festival in Israel with tens of thousands attending over four nights. Traditionally, and now it’s in its 9th year, the festival is held at Jerusalem’s revered Israel Museum during the week of Tu… In going from winery to winery, wine event to wine event and talking to winemakers, employees and wine customers in Israel, one […]

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Posted at 21:37h in Food by David Rhodes 1 Comment The following is reprinted from ESRA Magazine with permission of the author Chef Alon Gonen – Zilum Meshaker : Alcohol Events Recently, I had the opportunity to sit with Chef Alon Gonen in his Tel Aviv house. We talked about food and wine over some local Israeli cheeses and what he let me pick from his wine collection. First, we tasted a chilled bottle of 2010 Vitkin Riesling that paired […]

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Posted at 22:50h in Events by 2 Comments As part of the 2009 Israel Festival, the wineries in the Jerusalem area will be holding a one-day festival on the beatiful campus of the Hebrew University, in the botanical gardens (I believe that this is the Givat Ram campus of Hebrew U, not Mt. Scopus). The festival will be Thursday June 4, beginning at 19:00 (7:00PM). Participating wineries include: Ella Valley Vineyard Tzuba Kella David Mony Zmora Agur Ben Hanna Hans […]

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Posted at 15:43h in Wines by Avi 0 Comments Read the full article in Ha’aretz Often thought to be a bland, compromise candidate for a meal including both fish and red meat, rosé wines are finally getting the popular attention they deserve. By Noga Tarnopolsky | May 7, 2015 It’s finally spring and we’re in the pink: pink blossoms, pink sunsets, pink wine. Rosé wines to be precise, which range in color from the palest tint of old rose powder to an […]

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Posted at 15:16h in Wines by Avi 0 Comments Did you know that a single grape can contain all the aroma compounds of all fruit and vegetables, combined? Or that the exceptionally high levels of resveratrol found in Israeli Merlot can help you live longer? David Rhodes meets multiple award-winning inventor Professor Oded Shoseyov, who co-founded the Bravdo label at the Karmei Yosef Winery with Professor Ben Ami Bravdo in 1999. They discuss: What role does aroma play in taste? […]

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Posted at 18:19h in Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments The Montefiore family, Adam, David & Rachel, were photographed at a private meal at the Ritz Carlton, with bottles of Carmel, Tabor and Montefiore wines on the table. Adam works for Carmel, David for Tabor and Rachel for Montefiore wineries. One family, three wineries. The father… Posted at 14:17h in Events, Wine industry, Wines by Avi 0 Comments A conference on the subject of the Englishman, Sir Moses Montefiore, was held recently at Mishkenot […]

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Posted at 20:05h in Reviews by 1 Comment Psagot Winery is an interesting new winery located just outside of Jerusalem that is available in the United States. Daniel Rogov recently conducted his annual tasting of their wines and this is what he has to say about it:   … Posted at 14:10h in Kosher, Reviews by 0 Comments Wines for a bad economy It’s no secret, the economy is not in good shape. This is true whether you are in […]

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Posted at 20:05h in Reviews by 1 Comment Psagot Winery is an interesting new winery located just outside of Jerusalem that is available in the United States. Daniel Rogov recently conducted his annual tasting of their wines and this is what he has to say about it:   … Posted at 19:29h in Reviews, Wine industry, Wineries by 1 Comment Israeli wine critic Daniel Rogov has been making his annual round of tastings as of late and he recently visited […]

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Posted at 21:39h in Food, Wine 101 by David Rhodes 0 Comments The following was originally published in ESRA Magazine and is reprinted with permission of the author Why does the old wine adage exist of choosing a white wine to match white meat and a red wine to match red meat? Frequently, adhering to that generalization can prove disappointing, or at least deprive the diner of some food and wine pairings that are magical.  White wines tend to be […]

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