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, but I separate the world of Israel and the world of Jewish and kosher wine. In Israel, you can go in the…
Posted at 12:20h in Reviews, Wine industry by 0 Comments
Israel’s premier food and wine critic, Daniel Rogov, is featured in an article in Hadassah Magazine. The Brooklyn-born, European-trained, Israeli-resident discusses his favorite foods, how he got to Israel, his background, and the quality revolution taking place in Israel. The article about this Mediterranean…
Posted at 10:09h in Events by 0 Comments
The dates have just been released for the annual Jerusalem Wine Festival, held at the Israel Museum. I’ve previously written about the festival and it is always a joy to attend. This year, the festival is August 4-August 6 (Tuesday…
Posted at 10:23h in Wine industry by 0 Comments
Israeli wine has finally been covered in my hometown newspaper, The Washington Post. This article in the travel section of the Washington Post, by NPR correspondent Linda Gradstein and fellow Jerusalemite, discusses the wines around Jerusalem. In fact, I think there are more wineries…
Posted at 13:30h in Wine industry by 1 Comment
I received the following report from Neta Reef of Israeli Wine Company, about the recent Israeli wine festival hosted by Kehillah Jewish High School in California. If you’ve attended or run an Israeli wine event contact me to post it beforehand and let me know…
Posted at 17:02h in Events by 0 Comments
My buddy Ari Erle and his company, Israeli Wine Company, will be pouring Israeli wine in California at two events this week (including one TODAY): Kehila’s Israel Wine Festival TODAY, Thursday June 4, 2009 at 6:30-9:00PM Holbrook-Palmer Park, Jennings Pavilion 150 Watkins Avenue Atherton, CA It’s a fundraising event, and tickets…
Posted at 16:52h in Reviews, Wines by 1 Comment
Daniel Rogov, Israel’s premier wine critic, has reviewed several great Israeli wines in recent editions of Ha’aretz. For the hot summertime, rose’s are the perfect wine, even if they have gotten a bad rap. Rogov’s reviews of some great roses are at http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086863.html His TNs: Chateau Golan, Royal…
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….
Posted at 17:40h in Wines by 0 Comments
Go also to Richard Shaffer at Israeli Wine Direct who is importing some of these fine wines and will be visiting Texas shortly….
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 12:49h in Wine 101, Wineries by 1 Comment
Wine tasting is an important part of wine appreciating. I’ve long had a section on wine tasting. Now, the aptly named Wine Tasting Guy, a fellow passionate lover of Israeli wine, has a few videos about wine tasting and a taste of a recent…
