Posted at 10:00h in Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments In honor of New Year’s Eve, this is a repost of a post from earlier this month about Israeli sparkling wine. I’m drinking the Carmel Selected Sparkling Wine for New Years. What about you? Sparkling wine is the wine of fashion and celebration. Whether on New Year’s Eve or at a wedding, it remains the classic wine to make a toast with. It is also symbol of success and happiness. […]

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Posted at 18:04h in Reviews, Wineries by Avi 0 Comments Time Out Israel has published a list of the top ten Israeli wineries, as selected by wine expert, Gal Zohar. The list appears in the January edition of the English version of this magazine. The cover headline is ‘Wine Tourism in Israel. Gal Zohar is a sommelier… Posted at 18:46h in Reviews, Wineries by GuestPost 0 Comments The ‘New Israel Wine Guide’ has published its preview. Interestingly, it lists ‘The […]

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The following is a review from Daniel Rogov of one of my favorite Israeli wineries – Teperberg 1870. This winery represents the Israeli wine revolution as it existed since the 19th century, but making kiddush wines of no interest to those looking for quality wines. Yet, they have undone significant changes with the younger generation of the Teperberg family (this Israeli winery remains in the control of the same family for over a hundred years). They have moved to a […]

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Posted at 14:31h in Kosher, Wineries by 0 Comments Will this be good news for Diaspora wine drinkers? Teperberg 1870, Israel’s 4th largest winery (but yet barely known outside of Israel, especially in North America, where so few is imported) has just appointed a new chief marketing manager. From the Jerusalem Post: ONE OF Israel’s veteran wineries, Teperberg 1870, has appointed Benny Cohen-Weinberg, 39, as marketing manager. Cohen-Weinberg has wide-ranging experience in branding, marketing and advertising. Previously known as Efrat, […]

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Jerusalem is hosting its 2nd Annual all–Kosher Wine Festival at the International Convention Center (ICC) Binyanei Ha’Uma in Hebrew, January 28th to the 30th 3PM to 11PM, conveniently within a few minutes walking of the Jerusalem Central Bus station and new light rail trains. Its… Posted at 14:09h in Reviews, Wineries by GuestPost 0 Comments The Wine Enthusiast has had a major tasting of Israeli wines. The two leading wines were Carmel Limited Edition 2007and Yatir Forest 2009 with 92 […]

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If you like white wines half as much as I do then you should stop by the last night of the 5th Annual White Festival at the Herzliya Marina. There is an amazing selection of Israeli and imported white wines, rosés and sparkling wines in one of the most scenic venues of any wine festival in Israel. While people all over the world like to vacation at Club Med, this is the “real Club Med” at a marina where you […]

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Posted at 13:05h in Wine industry by 0 Comments The following is a guest post from Ezra Butler, a fellow evangelist of Israeli wine. It was originally printed on Jewneric. I love his call to “be an Israeli wine evangelist.” Maybe it’s just me, but everywhere I turn in Jerusalem, I am sucked into a…

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When Daniel Rogov passed away there was a real void left in the Israeli wine world. Rogov’s Guide to Israeli Wine was one of the most important books in the Israeli wine world, providing a comprehensive guide to hundreds of Israeli wines, including tasting notes…

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Posted at 19:52h in Wineries by 0 Comments Wine Spectator has a fascinating little video on Israeli wine (with a Dalton Chardonnay and a Clos De Gat red blend) from editor Kim Marcus. I can’t embed it but it’s currently on the Wine Spectator home page but this is what I think is… Posted at 09:37h in Wine industry by 1 Comment I have just been informed by Richard of Israeli Wine Direct that limited quantities of Clos de Gat […]

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One of the best Israeli examples of my belief that wine can be called “philosophy in a bottle” is from the Recanati Winery. Israeli born and UC Davis trained Gil Shatsberg took over as the chief winemaker in 2008 and since then, he and his associate Ido Lewinsohn (who trained at the University of Milan and also worked in France and Australia) have transformed one of Israel’s largest wineries from a winery known for mostly premium New World style wines […]

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