Posted at 22:41h in Wine industry by Avi 1 Comment Israeli wine has gone global. Yarden, Inc., the American importer of Golan Heights Winery (Yarden, Gamla, Golan) and Galil Mountain Winery, was at the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival Incidentally, I discovered this via Yarden’s inactive Twitter account (I am on Twitter @hakerem)
Posted at 18:27h in Kosher, Wine 101 by 0 Comments I don’t know whether to be happy that many people have already discovered this blog after only a week of existence or upset that many – by no means all – discovered this blog because they were looking for information on kosher wine. This will be…
Posted at 22:17h in Kosher, Reviews by Avi 4 Comments 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 Wine Spectator’s site to actually vote). After watching Daniel Rogov, as the old school “Expert Source” […]
Posted at 20:05h in Events by David Rhodes 0 Comments [Press Release] A great opportunity for those who want to learn more about wine is coming to Israel in October. The International Sommelier Guild will be starting classes in Tel Aviv at the Bin 281 Wine Shop and Bar at 281 Dizengoff Street at the intersection of Ben Yehuda. The first course, Wine Appreciation 1, will be offered Monday and Wednesday evenings from 7pm until 10 PM for 4 weeks […]
Posted at 22:25h in Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments Monday November 7 and Tuesday November 8 at Tel Aviv’s Nokia Center. Will you be there? For more information about Sommelier or to register. (Free for the industry – registration requires – otherwise 150 shekels and well worth it!)
Posted at 21:56h in Wine industry, Wineries by 1 Comment The latest (June 30) issue of the Wine Spectator has an article about Israeli wine as well as a travel piece on the Galilee, including food and wine. I haven’t yet seen the article yet, but the editor and author, Kim Marcus, also scores numerous Israeli… Posted at 22:26h in Reviews by 0 Comments Hi and Lois document.write(byline)by Greg & Brian Walker; drawn by Chance Browne …
Posted at 14:31h in Wineries, Wines by Avi 1 Comment The following article was originally posted on wines-israel.com. It is reprinted with permission. 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 a symbol… Posted at 21:27h in Wineries, Wines by Avi 0 Comments Discover the Psagot Winery … Posted at 12:01h in Wineries, Wines by David Rhodes […]
Posted at 20:32h in Wineries, Wines by Avi 0 Comments The following article appeared on wines-israel.com and is reprinted with permission The Golan Heights Winery has launched a new wine called Yarden 2T (Two T) from the 2008 vintage. The wine is a blend of 50% Touriga Nacional and 50% Tinta Cao, both of which are… Posted at 14:08h in Wine 101, Wineries, Wines by Avi 0 Comments Debra Meiburg interviews Barry Saslove of Saslove Winery … Posted at 14:05h […]
Posted at 11:12h in Wineries, Wines by Avi 0 Comments This was the second year of the Best Value competition, organized by Studio Ben Ami. There were 128 wines in the competition from 28 Israeli wineries. The main category was for wines less than 79 shekels and there were also prizes for wines under 50… Posted at 00:07h in Kosher, Wine industry, Wines by Avi 0 Comments I’ve really been enjoying the Wine Enthusiast lately. They’ve got some of the […]
Posted at 18:14h in Wine industry by 1 Comment (This information first appeared at Israeli Wines-Pride of Israel wines-israel.co.il) VINEYARDS Israel is usually regarded as being part of the Middle East. It may be more accurately considered as being situated in the Eastern Mediterranean, a region also referred to as the Near East or ‘The Levant.’ Climate: Mainly Mediterranean. Long , hot dry summers; short wet winters; snow on higher ground. Also semi arid & desert conditions in the Negev. […]
