Posted at 21:30h in Wines by Avi 0 Comments There aren’t many people who understand Israeli wine better than Lewis Pasco. Born in America, he started out as a chef in the San Francisco Bay Area. He then came to Israel and became one of our most respected and prolific winemakers. After some time back in California, Lewis has returned to Israel and is making his own label – The Lewis Pasco Project. Host David Rhodes sits down with Lewis […]

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Posted at 14:17h in Events, Wine industry, Wines by Avi 0 Comments A conference on the subject of the Englishman, Sir Moses Montefiore, was held recently at Mishkenot Sha’ananim in Jerusalem. It was entitled: ‘Moses Montefiore: The Man Behind The Windmill’ and was attended by people from all over the world. The first lecture of the three day conference was given by Adam Montefiore, the first member of the family ever to make aliyah to Israel. He is a direct descendant of Moses Montefiore’s nephew and heir, and fifth generation after Sir Moses. Adam spoke […]

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Posted at 18:47h in Wines by Avi 0 Comments At the awards ceremony for the 2014 Eshkol Ha’Zahav wine tasting competition, there were a number of surprises. This year it was the smaller, newish, lesser known wineries that drew attention by winning some of the main prizes. Wineries such as Jezreel Valley, Kishor, Kerem Montefiore and Vortman took on and beat some of the more established and more famous wineries. The Jezreel Valley Carignan 2012, Kishor Savant 2012, Montefiore Red […]

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The Wall Street Journal published a profile about wine in the Judean Hills, near Jerusalem, in March 2010. Tzora Vineyards The vineyard of kibbutz-based Tzora. Winemaker Yaakov Berg has a recycled winery under his land. Hewn out of stone in the days of Jerusalem’s Second Holy Temple, it holds an ancient wine press now flanked by oak barrels in which Mr. Berg’s best wines are aging. Above ground stands the home vineyard of his Psagot Winery—a player in an unexpected […]

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Israel is the original “old world” wine region. The Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean was the cradle of the world’s wine culture thousands of years before the vine reached Europe. Wine in the Bible Wine has been produced in the Land of Israel since Biblical times. Whether you call it the Tanakh, Hebrew Bible, or the Old Testament, surely you are familiar with the story of the spies, Noah’s ark, or other Biblical stories that hark back to the original […]

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Posted at 21:51h in Wines by Avi 0 Comments Master of Wine (MW) is one of the most prestigious titles a oenophile can get. It’s regarded as one of the highest standards of professional knowledge. In order to get the MW designation you need to pass a serious of rigorous tests, submit a final research paper, and accrue several years of industry experience. The Institute of Masters of Wine just announced 5 more MWs. This brings the worldwide total of […]

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Posted at 22:46h in Featured, Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments The fourth edition of the book ‘The Wine Route of Israel’ has just been published. The last edition was published as long ago as nearly four years ago, so the content has been updated to reflect what has happened since then. The new edition has… Posted at 15:47h in Wine industry, Wines by Avi 0 Comments Read the full article in Ha’aretz and comment below. What do you think […]

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Posted at 21:51h in Wines by Avi 0 Comments Master of Wine (MW) is one of the most prestigious titles a oenophile can get. It’s regarded as one of the highest standards of professional knowledge. In order to get the MW designation you need to pass a serious of rigorous tests, submit a final… Posted at 14:58h in Wines by Avi 0 Comments The Two Warm Challahs blog recently highlighted one of my favorite wineries, Jezreel Valley, as the Start […]

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In addition to focusing on Israeli wine, I want to provide some basic instructions for new wine drinkers, perhaps of the Millenial Generation. I’ve seen too many people either filling up their wine to the brim or just drinking wine as if it were a soft drink, that it’s worth emphasizing some basic – and also more advanced – points. As I have repeatedly said, I’m not critic and others have far more refined palates than me, but there are […]

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Posted at 21:51h in Wines by Avi 0 Comments Master of Wine (MW) is one of the most prestigious titles a oenophile can get. It’s regarded as one of the highest standards of professional knowledge. In order to get the MW designation you need to pass a serious of rigorous tests, submit a final… Posted at 14:58h in Wines by Avi 0 Comments The Two Warm Challahs blog recently highlighted one of my favorite wineries, Jezreel Valley, as the Start […]

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