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… Israel’s Startup Winery, Jezreel Valley Winery, co-founded by high tech entrepreneur Jacob Ner-David and Yehuda Nahar, is looking for funding. Using a […]

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Posted at 20:20h in Wineries by Avi 0 Comments Bat Shlomo Vineyards – Wine fit for a king When Baron Edmond de Rothschild first bought the land now known of as Bat Shlomo, he brought wine experts from France to school the Jewish pioneers in the art of grape-growing and winemaking, planting the original vineyards…. 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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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 the Lower Galilee region of Israel. The Jezreel Valley Winery was founded by entrepreneur Jacob Ner-David, originally from New York, living…

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Posted at 14:29h in Events, Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments The following article is also from wines-israel.com and reprinted with permission. The sentiments are also from us. I & HaKerem salute you! It was a very moving evening for the Israeli wine industry. They came together as one to salute Daniel Rogov, who has recently been in ill health. Winemakers and growers, wine journalists and wine lovers, restaurateurs and chefs. They gathered to pay tribute to the legendary wine […]

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The following are words that I wrote in tribute of Daniel Rogov. I sent this to Rogov before he died. Rogov, you were a true mentor and will be missed. There are many people in the wine industry who have been greatly influenced by Daniel Rogov, who brought international standards to Israeli wine and brought the story of Israeli wine to the international audience. Daniel Rogov has been commended by many of the wine greats. At Rogov’s tribute evening, Howard […]

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Posted at 19:35h in Events, Wine industry, Wines by Avi 0 Comments A unique gathering of international chefs came together in Jerusalem to cook a Gala Dinner, to honor Chef Shalom Kadosh. Two hundred people paid NIS 1,800 (nearly US$ 475 each) for a ticket for this unique and prestigious event. The proceeds went to Beit Issie Shapiro in Ra’anana, which cares for children and adults with disabilities. Chef Shalom Kadosh, 62, has been Executive Chef of the Sheraton Plaza […]

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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 winery, to understand how kosher wine is made and who is allowed to make it. Rabbi Nachum Rabinowitz, Senior Rabbi at the Orthodox Union, sets […]

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Posted at 18:00h in Reviews, Wine industry by 3 Comments Israel boasts a new champagne (traditional) method sparkling wine from the Golan Heights Winery – the Gamla Brut. This sparkling Israeli wine has just appeared on the shelves – I first saw it on Sunday in Tel Aviv. The Gamla Brut N.V. is half pinot noir and half chardonnay – a common feature of champagnes from France. This Israeli sparkling wine was made in the traditional method of secondary fermentation […]

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Posted at 21:24h in Wines by Avi 0 Comments The following is from wines-israel and reprinted with permission Colombard is little known, but it is the most planted white wine variety in Israel. It first came to Israel in the 1970’s, but since then has been mainly used in white wine blends. It was the most planted variety in California until the 1990’s when it was overtaken by Chardonnay.Both in Israel and California, it is more often known by the […]

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Posted at 23:40h in Wines by Avi 4 Comments As much as we might not like, sometimes we get gifts of so-called Kiddish wine. In New York, it’s made with Concord Grapes. In Israel, (even when called Concord), it may not be as rancid as Manishewitz, but it’s still not something I want to drink in my cup. Several months ago, I solicited suggestions for what to do with kiddush wine. Here were the results: What would you do?

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