Posted at 22:41h in Wine industry by 0 Comments This doesn’t relate directly to Israeli wine (except insofar as Richard and others are trying to bring Israeli wines direct to American consumers, skipping wholesalers and retailers) but since it talks about Maryland, where I’m from, and relates to why I can’t get good wine… Posted at 20:00h in Reviews, Wine industry by 0 Comments Daniel Rogov has posted (a few days ago, sorry!) his list of the best Israeli wines […]

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Posted at 04:21h in Wine industry by David Rhodes 0 Comments One of my favorite ways of passing an evening in Israel is introducing visitors or newcomers to good if not great Israeli wines and dining experiences they haven’t yet encountered. Often I’m limited by different factors such as if… Posted at 10:46h in Wine industry by David Rhodes 0 Comments Notes & Favorites from Day One of the 2nd Annual Jerusalem Kosher WIne Festival Even though I just started […]

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Posted at 22:32h in Wine industry by 1 Comment Bloomberg gets the message that Israeli wine doesn’t suck. I’m a little surprised that the article used the traditional framing of “Israeli wine used to suck, now kosher wine is good” (making the association between bad kosher American wine with great Israeli wine [which wasn’t… Posted at 10:57h in Events, Kosher by 0 Comments Click on the image for the full size The New York-based Kosher Wine Society will be having […]

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Posted at 20:47h in Wines by Avi 0 Comments We’ve been covering the Israel Museum since the beginning. Check it out Check out the Jerusalem Wine Festival, one of the most fun and exciting wine festivals in Israel. This is how the city of Jerusalem describes it: The Jerusalem Wine Festival, the leading event for the wine industry in Israel, is a salute to Israeli wineries, which last year brought together a record 60 Israeli wineries that displayed hundreds of […]

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Posted at 21:16h in Wine industry by David Rhodes 0 Comments Since moving to Israel, I’ve experienced and most typically enjoyed hundreds of wine tastings. It just goes with the territory of being a wine writer and sommelier. It’s a pleasant diversion when you’re offered a nice twist from the standard fare of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot… The following article is from wines-israel.com and reprinted with permission. Terravino 2011 has taken place. This is one of the main Israeli tasting competitions […]

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Posted at 09:29h in Wines by Avi 1 Comment In the Decanter World Wine Awards, Israeli Syrahs or Shiraz’s were put under the microscope and came out well. It was only a decade ago that there was no Syrah in Israel and it seemed nothing would stand in the way of Cabernet Sauvignon being… Posted at 09:28h in Reviews, Wineries, Wines by Avi 0 Comments Carmel Winery’s Appellation Petite Sirah 2006 has been selected by Decanter Wine Magazine as Wine […]

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Posted at 20:20h in Kosher by Avi 0 Comments In 2007, Israeli winemaker Shuki Yashuv of Agur Winery surrendered the right to touch his own wine when he turned his winery kosher. Despite being Jewish, Shuki is not considered a “kosher worker.” Host David Rhodes also meets winemaker Shiki Rauchberger at Teperberg, Israel’s oldest kosher winery, to understand how kosher wine is made and who is allowed to make it. Rabbi Nachum Rabinowitz, Senior Rabbi at the Orthodox Union, sets […]

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Although white wines have lost favor to red wines over the last few decades, they still have their place behind a bar or on restaurant wine lists or your wine fridge. As summer approaches, warm or even sweltering weather begs for chilled drinks and there’s… Posted at 12:02h in Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments Shoppers Vineyard tastes one of my Israeli wineries, Tabor Winery. http://youtu.be/KeRmMRNb5II http://youtu.be/hhgotO_RJKw… Posted at 15:23h in Events, Wineries by Avi 0 Comments David Rhodes is […]

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Posted at 22:20h in Wineries by David Rhodes 1 Comment Wine and cheese. No pairing of food and beverage is as ubiquitous in the Western world. Whether in North or South America or along the Mediterranean, when we think of one we most often think about enjoying it with the other. As Shavuot nears in… Posted at 13:49h in Kosher, Wine industry by Avi 1 Comment While this site is not a kosher wine site, with many Israeli wine not […]

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Posted at 11:39h in Wine industry by 0 Comments Richard, a nice American blogger who also shows the love to Israeli wine, interviewed Mark Squires on his blog Israel Wine Direct (the only other Israeli wine blog, but missing out on a ton since Richard’s in America – but he’s scheduled to bring great… 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 […]

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