Posted at 12:01h in Wines by David Rhodes 0 Comments Winemakers across Israel are harvesting their grapes after enduring the hottest season on record. Not only has it been an ordeal for the winemakers, growers and field hands to work under such conditions, it hasn’t been that great for the grapes. By some accounts, vineyards at lower altitudes struggled the most. I stopped by the Margalit Winery where they have new Syrah grapes they were bringing into the winery to […]

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Posted at 22:57h in Wines by David Rhodes 0 Comments This article was originally published in ESRA Magazine Ido Lewinsohn has been part of the winemaking team at the Recanati Winery since 2007 when he worked with founding winemaker Lewis Pasco. He stayed on at the winery when a new senior winemaker, Gil Shatsberg, took over… The New Israeli Wine Guide has been launched at the new branch of Derech Ha’Yayin in Tel Aviv. The authors, Yair Gath and Gal […]

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Posted at 22:46h in Featured, Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments The fourth edition of the book ‘The Wine Route of Israel’ has just been published. The last edition was published as long ago as nearly four years ago, so the content has been updated to reflect what has happened since then. The new edition has… Posted at 20:08h in Featured, Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments The Baroness Ariane de Rothschild visited Rishon Le Zion as guest of the […]

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Posted at 20:20h in Kosher by Avi 0 Comments In 2007, Israeli winemaker Shuki Yashuv of Agur Winery surrendered the right to touch his own wine when he turned his winery kosher. Despite being Jewish, Shuki is not considered a “kosher worker.” Host David Rhodes also meets winemaker Shiki Rauchberger at Teperberg, Israel’s oldest kosher… The Israeli wine scene continues to heat up. A new winery recently opened on Kibbutz Hanaton, in the heart of the Beit Netofa Valley, in […]

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Posted at 10:59h in Reviews, Wines by 0 Comments In this week’s Ha’aretz, Israeli wine critic Daniel Rogov tastes wines from the Alexander Winery, Gat Shomron Winery, and Tishbi winery. Wine and Spirits / Greats from Alexander By Daniel Rogov Located on Moshav Beit Yitzhak in the Sharon region, the Alexander winery, founded in 1996 by Yoram… Posted at 14:39h in Kosher, Wine industry, Wineries by 1 Comment One of the great things about living in Israel, is that some […]

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Posted at 19:02h in Reviews, Wine industry by 0 Comments Just watched the WLTV clip. Gary gives a shoutout to my favorite wine critic – Daniel Rogov, the guru of Israeli wine and the only wine critic in Israel writing in English and for a foreign (and local) audience. It seems that Gary very much… Posted at 18:45h in Kosher by 0 Comments So Hanukkah started tonight in Israel and the rest of the world. What  That means it’s time […]

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In going from winery to winery, wine event to wine event and talking to winemakers, employees and wine customers in Israel, one of the names that frequently comes up in conversation about wine is food and wine critic Daniel Rogov.  His critiques in Israel pick apart… Posted at 17:38h in Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments The following is from wines-israel.com and reprinted with permission Hugh Johnson on Israeli Wine 16.08.2011  The newest edition of the Pocket Wine Book, the 2012 […]

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Posted at 19:52h in Featured, Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments Israeli wine flows onto international shelves The following is from the Reuters wire service. Read the full article at Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters Life!) – Israeli wine has long stirred up associations with the syrupy libations of religious rituals, but modern techniques imported from top winemaking nations are… Posted at 15:38h in Wine 101 by Avi 4 Comments This is a guest post by Adam Montefiore, which was first published […]

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Posted at 15:28h in Wines by Avi 0 Comments The Tishbi family started in wine in Israel as farmers growing grapes for the Carmel collective in 1882. Celebrating its 30th vintage this year, the Tishbi winery makes over a million bottles of wine a year and has a loyal following both in Israel and overseas. But Tishbi isn’t just about wine: The visitor’s center includes a fine dining restaurant with an Austrian Master Chef, Friday barbecues with meat slow-cooked in Ole Hickory wood burning ovens from Missouri, an […]

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Posted at 22:16h in Events, Wineries, Wines by Avi 0 Comments Sommelier 2015 has come and gone. Held yesterday and today, wineries from around the world poured hundreds of wines to members of the food and beverage industry, including top wine journalists and critics from Germany, France, India, the Netherlands, and Poland.   One of the benefits of… Posted at 20:52h in Wines by Avi 0 Comments Sommelier is Israel’s most professional wine festival. Not intended for hobbiests or people […]

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