Posted on August 13, 2008 – Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Kosher and Jewish | 2 Comments This weekend is the little-known Jewish holiday of Tu B’Av, the 15th of the Hebrew month of Av. This unique holiday is not one marked by fasting, or extra praying, or lighting candles or other similar rituals. Rather, this day marks love and is celebrated by eating good food and drinking summer wine. Whether Jewish […] Read More..>> Carmel, Avidan, Pelter, Chateau Golan, […]

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Posted on July 31, 2008 – Filed Under Millenials | Leave a Comment Yom Huledet Sameach. Happy Birthday to me. Yes, today is my birthday. I won’t say how old I am except that I am older than 21. So it’s not often that I ask for wine gift baskets or Israeli wine gifts. But, as a birthday present to me, I have a few suggestions – […] Read More..>>

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Posted on June 24, 2008 – Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Wine Events | Leave a Comment Interesting article about Israeli wine, especially Flam – whose father was the first Israeli to study at the University of California Davis’s winemaking program and was the winemaker at Carmel for decades. In honor of the Jewish Vinter’s event in California last weekend, several Israeli winemakers were there including Golan Flam (of Flam), Assaf Paz […] Read More..>>

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Posted on June 8, 2008 – Filed Under Rogov, Wineries | 1 Comment It’s summer time and that means it’s time to break out the white wines — which are great deals too! In this week’s Ha’aretz, Israel’s premier wine critic Daniel Rogov tries a few whites. By Daniel Rogov In Israel, as in California, nearly all the locally made white wines are made from grapes that have their origins […] Read More..>>

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Posted on July 31, 2008 – Filed Under Millenials | Leave a Comment Yom Huledet Sameach. Happy Birthday to me. Yes, today is my birthday. I won’t say how old I am except that I am older than 21. So it’s not often that I ask for wine gift baskets or Israeli wine gifts. But, as a birthday present to me, I have a few suggestions – […] Read More..>>

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Posted on June 12, 2008 – Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Wineries | 1 Comment Carmel Winery has made a revolution in sparkling wine and added a new value-priced quality offering to the small Israeli sparkling wine market. They are abolishing the President’s Wine, a cheap (but refreshing) sparkler, and are introducing a new, higher quality offering. The Carmel Private Collection Brut, made using the charmat method (like many sparkling wines […] Read More..>> Wine Festival in Tel Aviv Posted […]

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Posted on June 28, 2008 – Filed Under Wineries | Leave a Comment As Gary V says “LINK IT UP” If you’ve been enjoying reading this blog than please be sure to add a link to your blog, website, twitter feed, or even e-mail signature. Link it up baby! And, of course, I always accept tips in the little “tip jar” on the top right. addthis_url […] Read More..>>

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Posted on July 31, 2008 – Filed Under Millenials | Leave a Comment Yom Huledet Sameach. Happy Birthday to me. Yes, today is my birthday. I won’t say how old I am except that I am older than 21. So it’s not often that I ask for wine gift baskets or Israeli wine gifts. But, as a birthday present to me, I have a few suggestions – […] Read More..>>

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Posted on September 28, 2008 – Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment 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, Pinot Noir, Syrah Wine made […] Read More..>> The Israeli Wine Route Posted […]

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Posted on June 12, 2008 – Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Wineries | 1 Comment Carmel Winery has made a revolution in sparkling wine and added a new value-priced quality offering to the small Israeli sparkling wine market. They are abolishing the President’s Wine, a cheap (but refreshing) sparkler, and are introducing a new, higher quality offering. The Carmel Private Collection Brut, made using the charmat method (like many sparkling wines […] Read More..>>

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