Posted at 16:56h in Wines by David Rhodes 0 Comments I’m not a huge fans of these holiday lists because if you are reading me throughout the year, I’ve already given you plenty of suggestions. It’s not like wine tastes better or worse during the holidays although there may some food pairing that call for… Posted at 12:01h in Wines by David Rhodes 0 Comments Winemakers across Israel are harvesting their grapes after enduring the hottest season on record. Not […]

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I’ve written about Israeli wine from Biblical Times until the 1990s. Here’s Israeli wine from the last decade: Now is the time to look back at the 2000’s, as the first decade of the 21st century comes to a close. It was a very good decade… Posted at 08:21h in Wineries by Avi 0 Comments Israeli TV has a new piece on Daniel Rogov and Israeli wine. It’s in Hebrew so –  learn Hebrew! I probably don’t have time to […]

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Posted at 18:37h in Kosher by 0 Comments As a follow up to Friday’s post about how Shabbat provides an excellent opportunity for all – Jew, non Jew, religious, non-religious – to experience new wines and explore one’s personal tastes, I mentioned that I was serving the Galil Mountain 2006 Merlot. Just to… Posted at 16:08h in Kosher by 0 Comments For many years kosher and Israeli wine (which were essentially equivalent until the past 1-2 decades, as Israeli wine […]

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Posted at 09:46h in Wine industry by 0 Comments The Jerusalem Post reports that Dalton Winery is trying to “green” their winery and run a more environmentally-friendly operation. Wine already uses less water than traditional exports, like fruit. From the Post: Mar 18, 2009 15:19 Dalton Winery in Upper Galilee goes solar By … 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, […]

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Posted at 06:55h in Wine industry by David Rhodes 0 Comments As I was walking down the street one steamy afternoon in Tel Aviv, I walked by Wines & More at 208 Ben Yehuda (part of Israel’s largest chain of wine shops oddly enough owned by Christian Arabs). I frequently poke into wine shops and restaurants… The Israeli wine scene continues to heat up. A new winery recently opened on Kibbutz Hanaton, in the heart of the Beit Netofa Valley, […]

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Posted at 23:08h in Events by 0 Comments ISRAEL21c’s new video format was at the ISRAEWINEXPO. I admit that I wish I had pitched this to them myself, but the video is a nice montage of scenes and quotes from officials in the Israeli wine industry (although I would have preferred someone other… Posted at 09:59h in Wine 101, Wine industry by 0 Comments [viddler id=2c08c12a&h=370&w=437]… Posted at 13:00h in Events, Wine industry by 0 Comments So I returned Wednesday […]

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Posted at 22:50h in Events by David Rhodes 0 Comments Sunday April 1st (No Fooling!!!) 7 PM to 8PM wine tasting and art gallery opening at Brill’s New Judaica Art Gallery Rechov Ahuza 111 50 NIS (FREE with purchase of any wine bottle) featuring the newly kosher wine of the Saslove Winery (at discounted prices for Pesach) 2010 was their… Posted at 18:13h in Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments By Gamliel Kronemer, this article first appeared in The Jewish Week […]

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Posted at 19:17h in Wineries, Wines by Avi 1 Comment When Carmel was founded in the 19th century, it will surprise many to know that the wineries of Rishon Le Zion and Zichron Ya’acov were considered extremely advanced for their time. Cuttings for the new vineyards were taken from Château Lafite, the first winemaker was… Posted at 18:26h in Wines by Avi 0 Comments The following article appeared on wines-israel.com. The opinions expressed are those of the author Carmel Winery […]

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Posted at 16:07h in Wines by Avi 0 Comments The winners of this year’s Eshkol Hazahav (Golden Cluster), were announced at The Peres Center For Peace in Jaffa. Eshkol HaZahav is Israel’s wine tasting competition, now in its 13th year, organized by Studio Ben-Avi, owned by Avi Ben-Ami. 259 wines were submitted from among 50 wineries. The Gold Medal Trophies, (first place), were awarded to the following wines: SAUVIGNON BLANC Yarden Sauvignon Blanc, Golan Heights Winery 2014 CHARDONNAY Reserve Chardonnay, […]

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Posted at 14:57h in Wine industry by 1 Comment Inside a candlelit room at a west Houston Italian restaurant, the Israeli government sought to change Israel’s international image with help from one of the world’s oldest industries: wine — glasses and glasses of wine. The government recently teamed… Posted at 13:53h in Wine industry by 2 Comments Living in Israel and not having been abroad for two years gave me a warped perspective on Israeli wine. Not bad, of course, […]

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