Posted at 14:29h in Wine 101 by 0 Comments Questions for anyone who happened to stop by this blog: When did you start learning about/appreciating wine? Why do you like wine? How do you learn about wine? Books? Which ones? Courses? Where? Winery tours? What countries/regions?… Posted at 19:51h in Wine 101, Wine industry by 0 Comments One of the topics of this blog will be the young wine drinker, the late Gen X and the Millenial (1975-legal drinking age). […]

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Posted at 12:05h in Wine industry by 5 Comments 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… Posted at 12:25h in Reviews, Wine industry by 3 Comments Golan Heights Winery is perhaps the best known large Israeli winery. They started the Israeli wine […]

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Posted at 14:49h in Reviews, Wine industry, Wineries by 0 Comments Those who follow me on Twitter @hakerem will know that Robert Parker released his annual guide to wine, Parker’s Wine Buyers Guide, 7th Edition, in early October. Parker’s guide is a list of some of the world’s best wines (at least according to Robert Parker… Posted at 14:27h in Events, Reviews, Wine industry by 0 Comments Last week, Daniel Rogov unveiled his annual Guide to Israel Wines at Tel […]

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Posted at 18:00h in Wineries by David Rhodes 0 Comments Give any competent winemaker great vineyards, a well-equipped winery and the backing of well-heeled owner and it’s interesting to see what they can come up with. Israeli born Na’ama Sorkin had minimal practical experience when she was first interviewed by the Dalton Winery’s owner Alex… Posted at 08:18h in Wine industry by Avi 1 Comment The following is also from wines-israel, reprinted with permission Food & wine writer and critic, […]

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Posted at 20:04h in Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments Adam S. Montefiore – Wine Development Director, Carmel Winery, speaking about “Wines of Israel — Mediterranean Inspiration” at the launch of the ConnectIL website, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. … Posted at 18:46h in Reviews, Wineries by GuestPost 0 Comments The ‘New Israel Wine Guide’ has published its preview. Interestingly, it lists ‘The Top Twenty Israeli Wines’, divided into red and white wines. The best two whites on the […]

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Posted at 11:47h in Kosher, Wine 101 by 3 Comments I have said this before and I will say it again: Israeli doesn’t equal kosher and kosher doesn’t equal Israeli. That is to say a very simple thing – not all Israeli wines are kosher and not all kosher wines are Israeli.  Why am I saying… Posted at 17:15h in Wine industry, Wineries by 0 Comments It’s quite possible that Domaine du Castel makes THE best wine from Israel. Unquestionably, […]

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Posted at 18:50h in Kosher, Wine industry by Avi 1 Comment Daniel Rogov seems to have taken a playbook from Gary Vaynerchuk and recorded a video of him tasting wine. Enjoy! And some non-Israeli kosher wines from California and Spain … Posted at 20:48h in Wine 101 by Avi 1 Comment Daniel Rogov discusses how to taste wine at a wine festival or wine tasting event. … The Jerusalem Post blogger Levi Shapiro has a new post about my two […]

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Posted at 13:31h in Wine 101, Wine industry by Avi 1 Comment ‘Wines of Israel’ is a new book published by Cordinata, which is being launched at Succot. It is really the little sister of the larger format coffee table book, The Wine Route of Israel. ‘Wines of Israel’ is in an attractive, compact, concise and practical guide… Posted at 20:05h in Events by David Rhodes 0 Comments [Press Release] A great opportunity for those who want to learn more […]

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Posted at 12:12h in Wineries, Wines by David Rhodes 1 Comment Wine has evolved over the millennium into an important part of celebrations for billions of people all around the world. Yet, for Jews in and outside of Israel it holds special significance. Every week’s Friday night dinner and Saturday lunch, it’s common to go through… Posted at 22:44h in Wine industry, Wineries by Avi 1 Comment Keeping up with the Jones is tough.  Keeping up with the Mondavi’s is […]

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Posted at 13:20h in Wine industry by 0 Comments Sonadora, a hotshot DC lawyer cum wine aficionado had an interesting wine-food pairing the other day: tacos with Israel’s Flam Classico. Well, the pairing was a flop but, according to Sonadora, the Flam has “the nose that I now really love about a Cabernet… Posted at 13:45h in Wine industry by 0 Comments From Ha’aretz, Daniel Rogov reviews the Israeli wines from Recanati, Yatir and Avidan. Wine and Spirits / Notable […]

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