12 Oct 2009 Decanting Israel, which I spoke about previously, seems to be trying to channel Gary Vaynerchuk with their second video: Gvaot Herodion Cabernet – Merlot 2006, which is a wine that I’ve found to be quite enjoyable too. In: Wine industry| Wineries Tags: Decanting Israel, Gvaot, kosher
What is Kiddush Wine? 30, Nov 2009 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 […] In: Kosher Tags: kiddush wine, kosher
Rogov’s 2009 Guide to Israeli Wine 13, Nov 2008 Last week, Daniel Rogov unveiled his annual Guide to Israel Wines at Tel Aviv’s Wine Route. Unfortunately, due to horrible traffic, it took me longer-than-anticipated to reach Tel Aviv and I only arrived after the event was over. Nevertheless, the Israeli food portal Bakbuk was there and covered the event. Most importantly is a video of […]
Kosher wine from Israel for Purim 5, Mar 2009 Kosher wine for Purim Alcohol is an important component of many people’s Purim holiday celebration. For those looking to add kosher wine to their Purim baskets and Purim feast, here are some suggestions. Given the current state of the economy, I’ve only listed low priced wines. Under 50 NIS For great value wines, many of the wines from […]
Rogov’s Reviews: Wines for Tough Times 20, Mar 2009 Wines for a bad economy It’s no secret, the economy is not in good shape. This is true whether you are in the United States, Europe, Israel, or wherever. This is something we all know, and, personally, one of the reasons why I haven’t been updating this blog as often as I would have liked. However, […]
For American Jews, the haggadah that they may have used at their Passover seders may have been the Maxwell House Haggadah (and if it still is, might I suggest a replacement!) – old, stale, dumbed down, and boring. And, above all, about coffee. Of course, it was a brilliant marketing move by Maxwell House, to show that coffee was kosher for Passover. But a lousy haggadah that did nothing to educate American Jewry. Well, Israel doesn’t have the Maxwell House […]
Daniel Rogov’s 2010 Guide to Israeli Wines Launched 9, Nov 2009 Rogov’s Guide To Israeli Wines 2010 has been launched. This is the sixth edition of the book which has become a fixture in the wine libraries of wine lovers, connoisseurs and wine professionals alike. The launch party was an intimate gathering of the main wine personalities of Israel, including all the major wine writers and critics […] Rogov’s Guide to 2010 Launched 7, Nov 2009 I plan on posting […]
19 Oct 2009 It’s almost the end of 2009 and so the young 2009 vintage wines are soon coming out. While it’s traditional for the boujealais Gamay to be the first of the harvest, young white wines are sometimes also released aroudn the same time. Golan Moscato 2009 is a white dessert wine, young, fresh, and light to drink. In the Moscato d’Asti style, the wine has a low alcohol content and it is recommended to be served 5-7 degrees […]
ISRAWINEXPO 2008 is here 27, Feb 2008 Sorry for the slow pace of this blog, which will continue over the next two weeks, as I have guests from the wine trade (but lacking exposure in Israeli wine) in over the next two weeks. Hopefully, over the next month, I will have some interesting posts of a few northern wineries. However, yesterday, today, and […] In: Events| Wine industry Tags: ISRAWINEXPO 2008, wine trade show Georgia newspaper picks […]
New Hebrew words for wine 24, Mar 2009 In honor of the Passover holiday, which features lots of wine, and the growing wine culture in Hebrew, the Hebrew Language Academy (yes, for better or worse, there is such a thing) has come up with Hebrew words for wine-related terminology. The Academia L’Lashon HaIvrit was established by the Israeli Government in 1953 as the […] In: Wine industry Tags: hebrew, Hebrew language, wine terminology
