So I had an idea for the holidays leading up to New Year’s Eve, how about tasting a wine range of Israeli sparkling wines and comparing them to European sparkling wines such as Champagnes from France, Cavas from Spain and Proseccos from Italy. Well, it…
Posted at 10:19h in Wine industry, Wineries by 0 Comments The following story originally appeared in “the honey,” an English e-newsletter about life and culture in Israel: WINE PURO VINO If this purist bent suits the current fancy, take it a step further and go organic in your wines. The much acclaimed Sea Horse Winery on Moshav Bar…
Posted at 20:18h in Wine industry by Avi 2 Comments Jerusalem will be the host of the first kosher wine tasting festival on January 30-31 at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem. Admission is 70 NIS or 35 NIS if you purchase here. There will be over 30 wineries (I don’t know which wineries) attending, allowing visitors to taste their wine, and a session on cooking with wine. The event will take place from 3:00 PM until 10:00 PM in […]
Posted at 21:01h in Wine industry by Avi 1 Comment (The following article is reprinted from wines-israel and reprinted with permission) Talk about the Rothschilds and you will automatically think of finance, the arts and philanthropy. However scratch below the surface and wine, the Jewish community and Israel comes to the fore as an… Posted at 17:59h in Wine industry, Wineries by Avi 0 Comments (The following article was written by Adam Montefiore for TASTED magazine and is reprinted with […]
Posted at 10:19h in Wine industry, Wineries by 0 Comments The following story originally appeared in “the honey,” an English e-newsletter about life and culture in Israel: WINE PURO VINO If this purist bent suits the current fancy, take it a step further and go organic in your wines. The much acclaimed Sea Horse Winery on Moshav Bar…
Posted at 14:15h in Kosher, Wine industry by 1 Comment A bit behind the times, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency has the stereotypical “Israeli wines used to suck, now they are good story.” Focusing on Castel, a story I did two years ago. But, perhaps the most important as it’s the Jewish crowd that is most…
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Posted at 20:08h in Wine 101, Wines by Avi 1 Comment Twenty years ago there was a large market for Israeli brandies. Stock 84 and Brandy 777 were big domestic brands. In the 1990’s Carmel & Tishbi brandies won major international recognition at the very highest possible level. Yet high domestic taxes and the fact that brandy just drifted out of fashion, have contributed to an ongoing decline in Israeli brandy, which has continued until today. This is sad because […]
So I had an idea for the holidays leading up to New Year’s Eve, how about tasting a wine range of Israeli sparkling wines and comparing them to European sparkling wines such as Champagnes from France, Cavas from Spain and Proseccos from Italy. Well, it…
So I had an idea for the holidays leading up to New Year’s Eve, how about tasting a wine range of Israeli sparkling wines and comparing them to European sparkling wines such as Champagnes from France, Cavas from Spain and Proseccos from Italy. Well, it…
