Posted at 06:55h in Wine industry by David Rhodes 0 Comments As I was walking down the street one steamy afternoon in Tel Aviv, I walked by Wines & More at 208 Ben Yehuda (part of Israel’s largest chain of wine shops oddly enough owned by Christian Arabs). I frequently poke into wine shops and restaurants… The Israeli wine scene continues to heat up. A new winery recently opened on Kibbutz Hanaton, in the heart of the Beit Netofa Valley, […]

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Posted at 23:08h in Events by 0 Comments ISRAEL21c’s new video format was at the ISRAEWINEXPO. I admit that I wish I had pitched this to them myself, but the video is a nice montage of scenes and quotes from officials in the Israeli wine industry (although I would have preferred someone other… Posted at 09:59h in Wine 101, Wine industry by 0 Comments [viddler id=2c08c12a&h=370&w=437]… Posted at 13:00h in Events, Wine industry by 0 Comments So I returned Wednesday […]

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Posted at 22:50h in Events by David Rhodes 0 Comments Sunday April 1st (No Fooling!!!) 7 PM to 8PM wine tasting and art gallery opening at Brill’s New Judaica Art Gallery Rechov Ahuza 111 50 NIS (FREE with purchase of any wine bottle) featuring the newly kosher wine of the Saslove Winery (at discounted prices for Pesach) 2010 was their… Posted at 18:13h in Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments By Gamliel Kronemer, this article first appeared in The Jewish Week […]

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Posted at 19:17h in Wineries, Wines by Avi 1 Comment When Carmel was founded in the 19th century, it will surprise many to know that the wineries of Rishon Le Zion and Zichron Ya’acov were considered extremely advanced for their time. Cuttings for the new vineyards were taken from Château Lafite, the first winemaker was… Posted at 18:26h in Wines by Avi 0 Comments The following article appeared on wines-israel.com. The opinions expressed are those of the author Carmel Winery […]

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Posted at 16:07h in Wines by Avi 0 Comments The winners of this year’s Eshkol Hazahav (Golden Cluster), were announced at The Peres Center For Peace in Jaffa. Eshkol HaZahav is Israel’s wine tasting competition, now in its 13th year, organized by Studio Ben-Avi, owned by Avi Ben-Ami. 259 wines were submitted from among 50 wineries. The Gold Medal Trophies, (first place), were awarded to the following wines: SAUVIGNON BLANC Yarden Sauvignon Blanc, Golan Heights Winery 2014 CHARDONNAY Reserve Chardonnay, […]

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Posted at 14:57h in Wine industry by 1 Comment Inside a candlelit room at a west Houston Italian restaurant, the Israeli government sought to change Israel’s international image with help from one of the world’s oldest industries: wine — glasses and glasses of wine. The government recently teamed… Posted at 13:53h in Wine industry by 2 Comments Living in Israel and not having been abroad for two years gave me a warped perspective on Israeli wine. Not bad, of course, […]

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Posted at 22:41h in Wine industry by 0 Comments This doesn’t relate directly to Israeli wine (except insofar as Richard and others are trying to bring Israeli wines direct to American consumers, skipping wholesalers and retailers) but since it talks about Maryland, where I’m from, and relates to why I can’t get good wine… Posted at 20:00h in Reviews, Wine industry by 0 Comments Daniel Rogov has posted (a few days ago, sorry!) his list of the best Israeli wines […]

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Posted at 04:21h in Wine industry by David Rhodes 0 Comments One of my favorite ways of passing an evening in Israel is introducing visitors or newcomers to good if not great Israeli wines and dining experiences they haven’t yet encountered. Often I’m limited by different factors such as if… Posted at 10:46h in Wine industry by David Rhodes 0 Comments Notes & Favorites from Day One of the 2nd Annual Jerusalem Kosher WIne Festival Even though I just started […]

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Posted at 22:32h in Wine industry by 1 Comment Bloomberg gets the message that Israeli wine doesn’t suck. I’m a little surprised that the article used the traditional framing of “Israeli wine used to suck, now kosher wine is good” (making the association between bad kosher American wine with great Israeli wine [which wasn’t… Posted at 10:57h in Events, Kosher by 0 Comments Click on the image for the full size The New York-based Kosher Wine Society will be having […]

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Posted at 20:47h in Wines by Avi 0 Comments We’ve been covering the Israel Museum since the beginning. Check it out Check out the Jerusalem Wine Festival, one of the most fun and exciting wine festivals in Israel. This is how the city of Jerusalem describes it: The Jerusalem Wine Festival, the leading event for the wine industry in Israel, is a salute to Israeli wineries, which last year brought together a record 60 Israeli wineries that displayed hundreds of […]

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