The great, new Jerusalem culture guide, Jerusalemite, has an interview with Avi Ben in honor of the upcoming Jerusalem wine tasting at the Israel Museum this week. Avi Ben was one of the important figures in raising wine culture in Israel over the past few decades and expanding the Israeli food culture in Israel. He especially gets credit for bringing wine culture to Jerusalem and is considered one of the founding fathers of modern Israeli wine. Avi Ben, a former […]

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Shavuot Cheese Wine Pairings: Perfect Time for Cheese & Wine 6, Jun 2011 Tweet This article appeared on wines-israel.com and was written by the Carmel Wine Education Department At the Jewish Festival of Shavuot, it is traditional to eat dairy products. This gives the perfect opportunity to hold a cheese and wine tasting! There is no better or more basic, rustic meal than to have a hunk of […]

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The following is from Wines Israel The Israel wine industry was represented for the first time at The Israel Conference held at the Luxe hotel in Los Angeles. Israel Ivzan, chairman of SCV des Grandes Caves and CEO of Carmel Winery was invited to be on one of the panels. The conference is an annual feature in the calendar to expand opportunities between Israel and California. It includes a full day of global leaders, company CEO’s, prominent investors meeting together […]

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Shavuot Cheese Wine Pairings: Perfect Time for Cheese & Wine 6, Jun 2011 Tweet This article appeared on wines-israel.com and was written by the Carmel Wine Education Department At the Jewish Festival of Shavuot, it is traditional to eat dairy products. This gives the perfect opportunity to hold a cheese and wine tasting! There is no better or more basic, rustic meal than to have a hunk of […]

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Shavuot Cheese Wine Pairings: Perfect Time for Cheese & Wine 6, Jun 2011 Tweet This article appeared on wines-israel.com and was written by the Carmel Wine Education Department At the Jewish Festival of Shavuot, it is traditional to eat dairy products. This gives the perfect opportunity to hold a cheese and wine tasting! There is no better or more basic, rustic meal than to have a hunk of […]

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Shavuot Cheese Wine Pairings: Perfect Time for Cheese & Wine 6, Jun 2011 Tweet This article appeared on wines-israel.com and was written by the Carmel Wine Education Department At the Jewish Festival of Shavuot, it is traditional to eat dairy products. This gives the perfect opportunity to hold a cheese and wine tasting! There is no better or more basic, rustic meal than to have a hunk of […]

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ISRAEL21c has finally covered the Parker story, although I wish it was a bit more detailed (they could have asked me – but OK, to be fair, I didn’t propose it. Among many others, I’m sure, I brought this story to their attention a few weeks ago at dinner, the day after the results came in, over some Galil Mountain wine). While most of it isn’t news anymore to readers of this blog, there are some interesting quotes from Adam […]

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Shavuot Cheese Wine Pairings: Perfect Time for Cheese & Wine 6, Jun 2011 Tweet This article appeared on wines-israel.com and was written by the Carmel Wine Education Department At the Jewish Festival of Shavuot, it is traditional to eat dairy products. This gives the perfect opportunity to hold a cheese and wine tasting! There is no better or more basic, rustic meal than to have a hunk of […]

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I love how social media can be used to introduce people to Israeli wine. On my Twitter account (@hakerem – you arefollowing me, I presume), I found a wine blogger who was looking for some wine tips. Well, first we bonded over a few tweets about (the lack of) social media in the wine industry. Then, I suggested some Israeli wine — which she had never had before. Upon taking my suggestion, @foodwinechickie ordered a bottle of Segal Cabernet Sauvignon […]

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In honor of Gary Vaynerchuk’s appearance in Wednesday’s New York Times, I’ve compiled my own Top 10 Reasons Why I love Gary V! 10. Gary V reminds me a little of myself. Gary Vaynerchuk turned his father’s Shoppers Discount Liquor into the $60 million a year Wine Library. My father also used to own a liquor store (as did my uncle and grandfather) but it was definitely not a $60 million a year business. 9. Gary V has passion. ‘Nuf […]

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