Mark Squires on Israeli wine 8, Feb 2008 Richard, a nice American blogger who also shows the love to Israeli wine, interviewed Mark Squires on his blog Israel Wine Direct (the only other Israeli wine blog, but missing out on a ton since Richard’s in America – but he’s scheduled to bring great Israeli wine to American direct consumers). The interview is worth paying […]
Robert Parker and Wine Advocate on Israeli wine 6, Dec 2007 It’s been an open secret that Wine Advocate (Robert Parker’s wine publication – a fellow Terp! but more importantly, the most famous wine critic) and Parker recently tasted Israel’s 100 best wines, as determined by a small group of critics/professionals. Well, there is a sneak preview on the Parker wine forum. First off, apparently the article […] How do you store your wine? 6, Dec 2007 How do you […]
Carmel, Avidan, Pelter, Chateau Golan, Savion: Daniel Rogov’s Reviews 7, Aug 2008 Israeli wine critic Daniel Rogov’s latest wine review in Ha’aretz continues the last post of Carmel’s rise in quality and includes numerous great Israeli wines. Read the full review here or below: Wine and Spirits / Critics’ darling By Daniel Rogov In recent months Israeli wines have become the darling of critics in the United States. Several months […]
Champagne for the New Year (Sparkling wine for Sylvester) Take II 31, Dec 2007 A follow up to the below post. If you still can’t decide what sparkling wine to open tonight, here’s two tasting notes on the bubby from Daniel Rogov’s column in Ha’aretz: Pelter, Blanc de Blanc Brut, n.v.: Although categorized as non-vintage, this wine was made with Chardonnay grapes entirely from the 2003 vintage. Gentle yeast and […]
In honor of New Year’s Eve, this is a repost of a post from earlier this month about Israeli sparkling wine. I’m drinking the Carmel Selected Sparkling Wine for New Years. What about you? Sparkling wine is the wine of fashion and celebration. Whether on New Year’s Eve or at a wedding, it remains the classic wine to make a toast with. It is also symbol of success and happiness. Though it is a style of wine that has taken […]
29 Dec 2009 Israeli TV has a new piece on Daniel Rogov and Israeli wine. It’s in Hebrew so – learn Hebrew! I probably don’t have time to add subtitles to the video. In: Wineries Tags: Daniel Rogov, Video
Israel is the original “old world” wine region. The Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean was the cradle of the world’s wine culture thousands of years before the vine reached Europe. Wine in the Bible Wine has been produced in the Land of Israel since Biblical times. Whether you call it the Tanakh, Hebrew Bible, or the Old Testament, surely you are familiar with the story of the spies, Noah’s ark, or other Biblical stories that hark back to the original […]
Soreq Winery to supply Jerusalem Twestival 10, Feb 2009 Around the world, Twitter users are gathering together this weekend to support water in Africa. In a fundraising effort, proceeds from the event – taking place at numerous locations around the world – will go to support charity:water. One of these events to support water in Africa will be taking place in Jerusalem. The Jerusalem […] In: Events| Wine industry Tags: Soreq, Twitter, Web 2.0 Rogov’s Reviews: Best Deals on Local […]
How do you store your wine? 18, Dec 2007 This weekend, I opened up a bottle of the 2006 Galil Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon. Unusually, Rogov says that it is best starting in 2009. Yet, like most people, I am not going to store this wine until 2009 – as the wine is still good and I lack adequate storage solutions. For those who don’t have […]
Gary Vaynerchuk & Wine Library TV taste non-kosher Israeli wine 4, Aug 2008 These wines are all available for purchase in the United States via Israeli Wine Direct and in Israel at your local high class wine store!
