27, Mar 2008 Share Passover is coming and this is a major time for kosher wines from around the world. As a result, this is a great opportunity to explore some Israeli wines. Again – while not all Israeli wines are kosher, most aren’t available in the US and don’t be scared off by the label – in […] In: Events Tags: Dalton, New York
26, Mar 2008 Share One of the great things about the up-and-coming Israeli wine world is that there are always new surprises and new improvements. Old wineries are dramatically improving and new wineries are releasing revolutionary new wines. Currently, the only sparkling wines in Israel are méthode champenoise (“traditional method”) from Pelter and the Golan Heights Winery (both […]
20 Oct 2009 Daniel Rogov’s Guide to Israeli Wine is coming out in a few weeks for 2010 (How did that happen?). He’s been publishing this annual guide to Israeli wine for the past several years and it keeps on getting bigger and bigger. One of the most interesting sections of Daniel Rogov’s Israeli wine tasting guide is his annual ranking of the Top 10 Best Wineries in Israel. In 2009, Daniel Rogov picked the following wineries: Golan Heights Winery […]
16, Mar 2008 Share I have just been informed by Richard of Israeli Wine Direct that limited quantities of Clos de Gat is being made available. Clos de Gat is also available in the US via some New York-based distributors, but besides IWD’s purchase, had to find outside of New York. Clos de Gat is an excellent boutique […] In: Wine industry Tags: Clos de Gat, Israel Wine Direct
12, Mar 2008 Share I’m not going to write much about the Golan Heights Winery because it is one of Israel’s best known – and best – wineries. If you aren’t familiar with their wines from the Katzrin, Yarden, Gamla, and Golan labels, than go out RIGHT now to pick something up (from the GHW, I would say, […] In: Wine industry|Wineries Tags: Golan Heights Winery
21, Mar 2008 Share I have said this before and I will say it again: Israeli doesn’t equal kosher and kosher doesn’t equal Israeli. That is to say a very simple thing – not all Israeli wines are kosher and not all kosher wines are Israeli. Why am I saying this AGAIN (and will keep on saying it)??? […] In: Kosher|Wine 101 Tags: kosher
10, Mar 2008 Share It’s no secret to readers of this blog that one of my favorite wineries is the Galil Mountain Winery (not, as my tour guide kept on annoyingly referring to it as the Mt. Galilee Winery). Owned by the vineyards (which also own the Golan Heights Winery) and Kibbutz Yiron, Galil Mountain makes some of […] In: Wineries Tags: Galil Mountain Winery
7, Mar 2008 Share I’ve never had the Segal (I’m scared away from them because of their low-end stuff), but will be looking out for this wine shortly due to Gary V’s review. I strongly enjoy the Yiron myself, and just picked up the Yiron-Syrah last week (a different wine) but yet to open. Carmel still has to […]
2, Mar 2008 Share So I returned Wednesday night from the first public night of the Israwinexpo 2008, Israel’s 2nd international wine trade show. While the two public days were mostly wine tastings attended by Israel’s growing oenophiles (and a few tourists, including my parents), the first day was only for professionals. Journalists from Wine Spectator, Decanter (one […] In: Events|Wine industry Tags: Israwinexpo, ISRAWINEXPO 2008
18 Oct 2010 Wine Spectator featured an article about Israeli wine in September. Getting to Know Israel’s Wine Country With more than 200 wineries, five wine regions and a new focus on quality, Israel has plenty to explore. Learn more from three of its leading winemakers Read the article on Wine Spectator’s website In: Featured|Wine industry|Wineries|Wines
