Posted at 12:30h in Wine industry, Wines by Avi 0 Comments Globes is reporting that Israeli Wine Exports rose 10%. According to Globes: Israeli-made wine sales reached $220 million last year, of which $40 million was in exports. 2014 was another good year for Israel’s wine industry, according to figures published today by the Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute. Exports of wine and spirits rose 10% last year to $40 million. The figures were announced today at the start of […]

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Posted at 21:30h in Events, Wines by Avi 0 Comments Sommelier was covered by many Israeli TV news shows and media outlets (in Hebrew). Click on the links below (sorry, embedding is disabled) to watch the clips: Calcalist TV Walla! Channel 2 Channel 10

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Posted at 20:08h in Featured, Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments The Baroness Ariane de Rothschild visited Rishon Le Zion as guest of the Mayor, Dov Tzur. The visit marked 80 years since the death of Baron Edmond de Rothschild and 132 years since the founding of Rishon Le Zion. The Mayor presented her with Honorary Citizenship of Rishon Le Zion. She also visited Carmel Winery’s Rishon Le Zion Cellars. She was hosted on a brief tour by Adam Montefiore, […]

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Posted at 13:05h in Wine industry by 0 Comments The following is a guest post from Ezra Butler, a fellow evangelist of Israeli wine. It was originally printed on Jewneric. I love his call to “be an Israeli wine evangelist.” Maybe it’s just me, but everywhere I turn in Jerusalem, I am sucked into a… Posted at 10:23h in Wine industry, Wineries by 1 Comment My good friend Richard Shaffer of Israeli Wine Direct has recently started an absolutely fascinating […]

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Following is Daniel Rogov’s latest review in Ha’aretz. This week he reviews the Bustan Winery and Saslove. I admit that I haven’t had either, but I plan on tasting some at some upcoming wine festivals over the next month. Bustan is available in North America (imported by Royal) and Saslove is available in Canada, as its winemaker Barry Saslove is originally from Canada but has lived in Israel for several decades. Founded in 1994 and set on Moshav Sha’arei Tikva […]

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Posted at 11:48h in Wine industry, Wineries by 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 in Italy, but not the ‘traditional’ or ‘champagne’ method that many of us associate […]

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Posted at 05:31h in Wines by David Rhodes 0 Comments Although there are wine events and festivals all year long in Israel, the largest tend to happen outside during our dry season (which happens historically between Passover in the spring and Sukkot in the fall). In the beautiful climate of a Mediterranean region, enjoying wine outside during the evening seems a natural inclination and entitlement whether you are in Israel, Italy, the south of France, California or South Africa (among […]

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Posted at 13:05h in Wine industry by 0 Comments The following is a guest post from Ezra Butler, a fellow evangelist of Israeli wine. It was originally printed on Jewneric. I love his call to “be an Israeli wine evangelist.” Maybe it’s just me, but everywhere I turn in Jerusalem, I am sucked into a…

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Posted at 12:01h in Wines by David Rhodes 0 Comments Winemakers across Israel are harvesting their grapes after enduring the hottest season on record. Not only has it been an ordeal for the winemakers, growers and field hands to work under such conditions, it hasn’t been that great for the grapes. By some accounts, vineyards at lower… Posted at 14:43h in Wines by David Rhodes 0 Comments The Judean Hills hosts its 16th Annual Wine Festival, Thursday Night at Mini-Israel […]

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Posted at 10:23h in Wine industry, Wineries by 1 Comment My good friend Richard Shaffer of Israeli Wine Direct has recently started an absolutely fascinating series of podcasts with Israeli wine figures. The first one has just been posted with Adam Montefiore. I’m listening it to it now and, despite knowing a lot about Israeli wine and Israeli wine marketing, I am learning a ton from Adam! Listen here

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