16, Sep 2009 Share Wine Spectator is currently holding its 2009 Video Content and 9 finalists have been announced. Among the video finalists is a little known wine critic named Daniel Rogov talking about wine from a little known wine region called ISRAEL. Unfortunately, I can’t embed the video but it’s available here (and then click here to […] In: Kosher|Reviews Tags: contest, reviews, Wine Detective, Wine Spectator
6, Sep 2009 Share If you happen to be near Jerusalem, this is an opportunity to taste a boutique winery near Jerusalem: For those of you who were not able to attend the Harvest Celebration at the Katamon winery, you’ll have another chance as Avital has agreed to bring his wines to us for next Friday’s tasting. Katamon […] In: Events Tags: Katamon Winery, wine tasting
2, Sep 2009 Share Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate has a new tasting of Israeli boutique and garagiste wineries by Mark Squires (who authored the first two reviews of Israeli wine in the Wine Advocate). While Squires’s first review was widely received with several wineries receiving scores of 90 or above and the rest receiving scores in the 80s, […] In: Wine industry Tags: Mark Squires, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
13, Sep 2009 Share Rosh Hashana, Jewish New Year, is this weekend. What are you drinking? I’m thinking of the Barkan Carignan and the new Yiron Meron. Good choices? How about you? In: Kosher Tags: jewish new year, Rosh Hashana
24, Sep 2009 Share by Amos Ravid Amos Ravid is Wine Education Manager of Carmel Winery. This article first appeared in Wine, Gourmet & Alcohol and Wines Israel. Although Israel has a long history of winemaking, the country does not have its own indigenous grape varieties. The Ottomans, when in control of Palestine, virtually only permitted the planting […]
13, Sep 2009 Share Rosh Hashana, Jewish New Year, is this weekend. What are you drinking? I’m thinking of the Barkan Carignan and the new Yiron Meron. Good choices? How about you? In: Kosher Tags: jewish new year, Rosh Hashana
Wherever Jews have resided, there has always been home based wineries making wine for the Kiddush sanctification of the Sabbath. For the required blessing, grape beverages are necessary. Apart from a regular wine, either raisin wine or even grape juice is also suitable according to Jewish traditions, being regarded by Jewish law with the same reverence as wine. Jewish agricultural laws, with regard to vineyards in the Land of Israel, go back to the Biblical times. The Kosher wine laws […]
15, Sep 2009 Share Jerusalem.com has an interview with Dan Vered, owner of the Jerusalem Wine and Art store in the Old City in Jerusalem, which is a new wine shop in Jerusalem’s Jewish Quarter. While Israel’s “wine revolution” only took place in the last few decades, as we’ve said before, Israel has been making wine for thousands […] In: Wine industry Tags: Jerusalem, Jerusalem Wine and Art, jerusalem.com
29 Jul 2010 My favorite Jerusalem wine event is here! Jerusalem Wine Festival. At the just reopened Israel Museum, this year’s Jerusalem Wine Festival is bound to be a success. Here are the details: Tuesday through Thursday, 3-5 August at the Israel Museum Admission is 60NIS and includes a free tasting glass and unlimited tastings. Check out my previous reports of this Israeli wine tasting festival here. Please send us your pictures as well! In: Events|Wines Tags: Jerusalem, Jerusalem Wine […]
30, Mar 2008 Share It suddenly seems like the secret is out. Israeli wine is coming near you – if it’s not already (another reason to move to Israel!). In addition to Israeli Wine Direct, whose wine should be shipping to California today, there is also a new Israel wine club called Israel Wine Company. (Note that I […] In: Wine industry|Wineries|Wines
