29, Apr 2009 Share Tweet Wine tasting is an important part of wine appreciating. I’ve long had a section on wine tasting. Now, the aptly named Wine Tasting Guy, a fellow passionate lover of Israeli wine, has a few videos about wine tasting and a taste of a recent release from Israel’s Dalton Winery that he tasted while […] In: Wine 101|Wineries Tags: Dalton, Dalton Winery, wine tasting
6, Apr 2009 Share Tweet I’ve posted my Passover wine recommendations here and here (and, in an update, I believe that I will be drinking the 2007 Teperberg Silver Sangiovese and the 2007 Tzuba Cabernet Sauvignon for the Passover seder, 2007 Teperberg Terra Malbec, and 2007 Galil Mountain Barbera for the Sabbath and holiday meals). What is the […] In: Kosher|Wines Tags: alcohol, kosher, Passover, Wines
16, Apr 2009 Share Tweet Wine Blogging Wednesday featured kosher wine and was hosted by The Corkdork. Yes, I know, it’s Thursday, but Wednesday was chag, the last day of Passover in Israel and the second-to-last day in the Diaspora. More importantly, I was invaded by the in-laws, so my Wine Blogging Wednesday post had to wait. For […] In: Kosher Tags: kosher, kosher wine, Wine Blogging Wednesday
12, Apr 2009 Share Tweet San Diego Wine and Drinks Examiner: Try some Israeli wines for Easter Check out this article for some wine suggestions for the Easter holiday, or any other day. Posted using ShareThis
21, Apr 2009 Share Tweet While the Israeli wine revolution was started by what’s today a large winery and continued with the work of other large wineries (Tishbi, etc.), it was pushed by the later growth of smaller wineries like Margalit and Castel. As a result, of course, large wineries like Carmel radically restructured and today are making […] In: Reviews|Wine industry|Wineries Tags: Binyamina, Reviews
24 Aug 2008 Ha’aretz’s Family Affair section in the weekend paper profiled Roy Yitzhaki, owner of Tulip Winery, last month. Yitzhaki, 30, started the winery while still in college (in his mid-20s), and also runs a marketing company with Saslove in Tel Aviv. Very interesting to see a true entrepreneur. Tulip, whose first release was only in 2004, is a top winery in Israel. By Avner Avrahami and Reli Avrahami July heat: From the distance one can hear mooing (or […]
29, Sep 2009 Share I’m not the only enthusiast for Israeli wine here in the Holy Land. And apparently someone’s a bigger fan of Gary V than myself (personally, I want to be the next Daniel Rogov or Robert Parker). Mitch Scheider, who has connections in the kosher wine world, has started Decanting Israel, which is a video […] In: Wine industry|Wineries Tags: Decanting Israel, Metsuda Shiraz, Tzuba
4 Dec 2009 Every year a new wine festival opens in Israel, from the southern tips of Eilat to the northern tips of the Golan Heights. But it is no exaggeration to say that Israel’s most important wine festival is Tel Aviv’s Sommelier. This giant Israeli wine festival has now been held for several years, with wines from Israel and around the world featured on three floors of Tel Aviv’s Heichel HaTarbut. While the event featured non-Israeli wines like the kosher […]
10, Sep 2009 Share 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 Reasons why I love Gary Vaynerchuk 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 […] Wine Spectator Reviews Kosher Wine for Rosh Hashanah 10, Sep 2009 Share The Wine Spectator has its latest review of kosher, […]
9, Sep 2009 Share Two Israeli wineries have been included in Oz Clarke’s Pocket Wine Book 2010. Domaine du Castel and Yatir Winery are both listed for the first time signalling more recognition for the advances of Israeli wine. As far as wine recommendation goes, Castel’s Grand Vin and Yatir Forest are both awarded two stars. ‘C’ Blanc […] In: Wine industry Tags: Carmel, Castel, Clos de Gat, Domaine du Castel, Golan Heights Winery, Margalit, Oz Clarke, Pocket Wine Book, […]
