Kosher Wine Events in California and New York 14, Jan 2010 Share It’s not my practice to post kosher wine events on this Israeli wine blog, since kosher wine and israeli wine are different — not all kosher wine is Israeli, not all Israeli wine is kosher, but of course many Israeli wine is kosher and the best kosher wine comes from Israel. So, I thought […] In: Events Tags: Agur, Binyamina, California, Castel, Herzog, kosher, New York, Psagot, Royal, […]

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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 regarded as the best variety for quality wines in Israel. However, many winemakers are being converted to Mediterranean rather than Bordeaux varieties, and Syrah, or Shiraz, is becoming more prominent with Israel’s quality wineries. The […]

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ABC News: Harvesting World Class Grapes in Israel 17, Sep 2008 Share Harvesting World Class Grapes in Israel Israeli Grape Harvest Produces One of the World’s Great Wines By RACHEL LEBOWITZ JERUSALEM, Sept. 10, 2008 — Eli Gilbert Ben-Zaken, the founder of Domaine du Castel, one of the world’s most prominent wineries, had a gut feeling that Monday was the perfect time to harvest his grapes. […] In: Wine industry Tags: ABC News, Domaine du Castel

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Meet Israel’s grape growers 28, Sep 2008 Share Ha’aretz Magazine has a profile about several of the farmers who are growing grapes for some of Israel’s best wineries. Check it out. Pleasure Hunting / In the shade of the vine By Ronit Vered A time to uproot Name: Eliezer Rushansky Place: Moshav Yonatan Vineyard: Yonatan Grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Sangiovese, […] In: Wine industry Tags: grapes, vinter

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Wine Spectator: Kosher wines for the High Holidays 26, Sep 2008 Share The Wine Spectator’s Kim Marcus has a new article on “kosher wines for the High Holidays” in the latest Wine Spectator (free until October 1). Not surprisingly, all but one of the wines are from Israel. Whether you are Jewish or not, celebrating the holidays or not, these are great wines to seek out. […] In: Kosher|Wine industry Tags: Kim Marcus, kosher wine, Wine Spectator

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Great Kosher Wine for Rosh Hashana (and year round) 21, Sep 2008 Share The Jewish holidays are a great time to find lots of Israeli wine – even if you aren’t Jewish. Rosh Hashana and Sukkot, two great feasting holidays, are coming up soon (Rosh Hashana begins this year on the night of September 29 and lasts two days) and this is a great chance to buy […] In: Kosher Tags: Barkan, Benyamina, Carmel, Castel, Dalton, Recanati, Rosh Hashana, Segal, […]

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The Israeli Wine Route 15, Sep 2008 Share There are numerous events taking place in Israel, particularly near the Judean Hills, to celebrate the Israeli wine route. Israel is also an excellent wine tourism destination. Check out this article in ynetnews.com for more details.

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A number of Israeli wineries are celebrating significant anniversaries in 2010: Carmel, Tishbi, Dalton, Galil Mountain and Recanati are all commemorating their milestones in different ways. Each has their own unique story. They have all given a great deal to the development of the Israel wine industry and each has contributed to the quality revolution of the last 20 years. Galil Mountain – 10 Years Galil Mountain is celebrating its tenth year. Situated at Yiron in the Upper Galilee, on […]

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Golan Heights Winery Celebrates 25 in Tel Aviv 7, Sep 2008 Share Residents of Israel have occasion to celebrate. The revolutionary Golan Heights Winery, which is celebrating 25 years this year, is having a celebration at the Tel Aviv port between September 11-20. Golan Heights Winery will both pour those Israeli wines that are available at retailers and also open some special vintage wines from their […] In: Events|Wine industry Tags: Golan Heights Winery, wine evvents

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Segal Argaman 2007 from Dovev Vineyard in the Upper Galilee, has won the equivalent of a Gold Medal at ‘Les Citadelles du Vins’ Competition held in Bordeaux, France. Argaman is a cross between Carignan and Souzao, a Portuguese variety. Avi Feldstein, winemaker of Segal Wines, produced a single vineyard wine from Argaman grapes grown in a vineyard in the Upper Galilee, which created new interest in the Argaman grape. Now the wine has won this prestigious award. Segal Wines is […]

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