Shavuos | HaKerem: The Israeli Wine Blog

Shavuot Cheese Wine Pairings: Perfect Time for Cheese & Wine 6, Jun 2011 Tweet This article appeared on wines-israel.com and was written by the Carmel Wine Education Department At the Jewish Festival of Shavuot, it is traditional to eat dairy products. This gives the perfect opportunity to hold a cheese and wine tasting! There is no better or more basic, rustic meal than to have a hunk of […]

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Cheese | HaKerem: The Israeli Wine Blog

Shavuot Cheese Wine Pairings: Perfect Time for Cheese & Wine 6, Jun 2011 Tweet This article appeared on wines-israel.com and was written by the Carmel Wine Education Department At the Jewish Festival of Shavuot, it is traditional to eat dairy products. This gives the perfect opportunity to hold a cheese and wine tasting! There is no better or more basic, rustic meal than to have a hunk of […]

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Wine Pairings | HaKerem: The Israeli Wine Blog

Shavuot Cheese Wine Pairings: Perfect Time for Cheese & Wine 6, Jun 2011 Tweet This article appeared on wines-israel.com and was written by the Carmel Wine Education Department At the Jewish Festival of Shavuot, it is traditional to eat dairy products. This gives the perfect opportunity to hold a cheese and wine tasting! There is no better or more basic, rustic meal than to have a hunk of […]

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ISRAEL21c covers Parker | HaKerem: The Israeli Wine Blog

ISRAEL21c has finally covered the Parker story, although I wish it was a bit more detailed (they could have asked me – but OK, to be fair, I didn’t propose it. Among many others, I’m sure, I brought this story to their attention a few weeks ago at dinner, the day after the results came in, over some Galil Mountain wine). While most of it isn’t news anymore to readers of this blog, there are some interesting quotes from Adam […]

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Jewish Holiday Wine | HaKerem: The Israeli Wine Blog

Shavuot Cheese Wine Pairings: Perfect Time for Cheese & Wine 6, Jun 2011 Tweet This article appeared on wines-israel.com and was written by the Carmel Wine Education Department At the Jewish Festival of Shavuot, it is traditional to eat dairy products. This gives the perfect opportunity to hold a cheese and wine tasting! There is no better or more basic, rustic meal than to have a hunk of […]

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Twitter Introduces Wine Blogger to the World of Israeli Wine | HaKerem: The Israeli Wine Blog

I love how social media can be used to introduce people to Israeli wine. On my Twitter account (@hakerem – you arefollowing me, I presume), I found a wine blogger who was looking for some wine tips. Well, first we bonded over a few tweets about (the lack of) social media in the wine industry. Then, I suggested some Israeli wine — which she had never had before. Upon taking my suggestion, @foodwinechickie ordered a bottle of Segal Cabernet Sauvignon […]

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10 Reasons Why I Love Gary V | HaKerem: The Israeli Wine Blog

In honor of Gary Vaynerchuk’s appearance in Wednesday’s New York Times, I’ve compiled my own Top 10 Reasons Why I love Gary V! 10. Gary V reminds me a little of myself. Gary Vaynerchuk turned his father’s Shoppers Discount Liquor into the $60 million a year Wine Library. My father also used to own a liquor store (as did my uncle and grandfather) but it was definitely not a $60 million a year business. 9. Gary V has passion. ‘Nuf […]

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Professional, Wise & Curious | HaKerem: The Israeli Wine Blog

The following post is from wines-israel.com Charles Loinger seems as young and as energetic as ever. As a sprightly 90 year old, he still talks as fast as ever, with all his old passion & enthusiasm. He speaks in French accented Hebrew with the occasional French word thrown in for emphasis. Hard to think that he retired in 1986! Charles Loinger was born in Strasbourg, France in 1920. He decided to become an agronomist, and later specialized in wine, studying […]

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Rare Brandy Tasting | HaKerem: The Israeli Wine Blog

The following is from wines-israel.com and reprinted with permission. A rare and unique brandy tasting was recently held by Carmel Winery. It was held in the ‘Baron Edmond de Rothschild Tasting Room’ at ZichronYa’acov Wine Cellars. It was appropriately held at Purim and on St. Patrick’s Day – traditional days for Jews & the Irish to enjoy their liquor. The maximum 22 people crowded in to the tasting room to be met by eight brandy glasses laid out by numbers. […]

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Wine sales to fall in Israel | HaKerem: The Israeli Wine Blog

24 Mar 2009 by Unfortunately, the global economic crisis has hit Israel hard — particularly high tech, the engine of Israel’s economic growth, and thus the rest of Israel’s economy, with numbers the worst they have been since Israel’s independence — and, as a result wine sales are plummeting. Based on the numbers in the article below, this is particularly the little guy buying cheap supermarket wine for Shabbat and holidays — like the upcoming Passover holiday! From Globes, Israel’s […]

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