In going from winery to winery, wine event to wine event and talking to winemakers, employees and wine customers in Israel, one of the names that frequently comes up in conversation about wine is food and wine critic Daniel Rogov. His critiques in Israel pick apart…
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The following is from wines-israel.com and reprinted with permission Hugh Johnson on Israeli Wine 16.08.2011 The newest edition of the Pocket Wine Book, the 2012 version, has arrived. It is published by Mitchell Beazley, part of the…
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I will write a full tribute to Daniel Rogov later but I wanted to let everyone know of an upcoming tribute to Israel’s foremost wine critic. I owe my start and my knowledge of Israeli wine in large part to Rogov and so I will…
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Good wine isn’t just in the center or Jerusalem. It’s also coming to Beersheva, with the fifth annual wine festival to be held on September 14-15. Here is the details from Daniel Rogov’s forum: The 5th Annual Beer Sheva wine festival is scheduled to take place on…
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The following article appeared on wines-israel.com and is reprinted with permission The Golan Heights Winery has launched a new wine called Yarden 2T (Two T) from the 2008 vintage. The wine is a blend of 50% Touriga Nacional and 50% Tinta Cao, both of which are…
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The Jerusalem Wine Festival starts next week. In this episode of Rusty Mike Radio, David Rhodes gives a preview of the 2011 Jerusalem Wine Festival in the Israel Museum. Listen here: David Rhodes discusses the Jerusalem Wine Festival on Rusty Mike Radio…
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Debra Meiburg interviews Barry Saslove of Saslove Winery …
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It’s that time again – the Jerusalem Wine Festival is coming up again. Sunday 15 August through Thursday 18 August. The festival costs 70NIS and will be held 19:00-23:00. For tickets: www.imj.org.il or 02-6259703 If you go, please send us your review to [email protected] and post pictures on Facebook…
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How to enjoy wine from Barry and Roni Saslove (Hebrew) …
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This article is from wines-israel.com and reprinted with permission La Revue du Vin, France’s most distinguished wine magazine, has selected four Israeli wines in the list of ‘the 100 Best Wines in the Mediterranean, between Spain & Israel’. The four wineries represented are: Domaine du Castel, situated at…
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The following article was reprinted with permission from wines-israel.com. See previous articles about Amphorae Winery here. Rumors abound that Amphorae Winery will be renamed Maharal Winery. As it is situated at Kerem Maharal, just north of Zichron Ya’acov, it would certainly be an appropriate name. Amphorae Vineyard…
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David Rhodes discusses Vitkin Winery on Rusty Mike Radio, click here to hear David Rhodes’s Israeli Wine Show on Vitkin…
