Posted at 22:04h in Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments Israel Ivzan, the CEO of Carmel Winery just passed away last night. Mr Ivzan played a very important role in the continuing reinvention of the winery and contributed immensely to the renaissance of the Israeli wine industry. HaKerem: The Israeli Wine Blog sends our condolences to Mr. Ivzan’s family and the entire staff at Carmel Winery and those affected by him.
Posted at 22:50h in Events by 2 Comments As part of the 2009 Israel Festival, the wineries in the Jerusalem area will be holding a one-day festival on the beatiful campus of the Hebrew University, in the botanical gardens (I believe that this is the Givat Ram campus of Hebrew U, not Mt. Scopus). The festival will be Thursday June 4, beginning at 19:00 (7:00PM). Participating wineries include: Ella Valley Vineyard Tzuba Kella David Mony Zmora Agur Ben Hanna Hans […]
Following is Daniel Rogov’s latest review in Ha’aretz. This week he reviews the Bustan Winery and Saslove. I admit that I haven’t had either, but I plan on tasting some at some upcoming wine festivals over the next month. Bustan is available in North America (imported by Royal) and Saslove is available in Canada, as its winemaker Barry Saslove is originally from Canada but has lived in Israel for several decades. Founded in 1994 and set on Moshav Sha’arei Tikva […]
Posted at 19:37h in Events, Wine industry by 7 Comments The great, new Jerusalem culture guide, Jerusalemite, has an interview with Avi Ben in honor of the upcoming Jerusalem wine tasting at the Israel Museum this week. Avi Ben was one of the important figures in raising wine culture in Israel over the past few decades and expanding the Israeli food culture in Israel. He especially gets credit for bringing wine culture to Jerusalem and is considered one of the […]
Posted at 20:51h in Wine industry by Avi 2 Comments Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate has a new tasting of Israeli boutique and garagiste wineries by Mark Squires (who authored the first two reviews of Israeli wine in the Wine Advocate). While Squires’s first review was widely received with several wineries receiving scores of 90 or above and the rest receiving scores in the 80s, today’s tasting received lower scores. Although quite a few wines also did not receive super scores. […]
Posted at 10:23h in Wine industry by 0 Comments Israeli wine has finally been covered in my hometown newspaper, The Washington Post. This article in the travel section of the Washington Post, by NPR correspondent Linda Gradstein and fellow Jerusalemite, discusses the wines around Jerusalem. In fact, I think there are more wineries now in the Judean Hills than in Zichron Ya’akov, home of the traditional Israeli wineries. Wineries such as Sea Horse, Castel, Agur, Hans Sterbach, Tzora, Tzuba, Teperberg, […]
To learn more about Rogov brandy, download the Rogov Leaflet. Carmel Winery has launched a new prestigious, limited edition, ‘wine finished’ brandy in memory of Daniel Rogov, z”l, who passed away recently. Daniel Rogov was Israel’s most celebrated wine critic, the voice of the Israel wine revolution and a strong advocate for Israeli wines. For nearly thirty years he was Israel’s most famous writer on both food and wine. Rogov Brandy was distilled mainly from Colombard grapes. It is made up […]
Posted at 09:19h in Kosher, Wines by 1 Comment I’ve posted my Passover wine recommendations here and here (and, in an update, I believe that I will be drinking the 2007 Teperberg Silver Sangiovese and the 2007 Tzuba Cabernet Sauvignon for the Passover seder, 2007 Teperberg Terra Malbec, and 2007 Galil Mountain Barbera for the Sabbath and holiday meals). What is the rest of the old and new media suggesting for Passover wine drinking (some recommendations are good – others, […]
Posted at 22:20h in Wineries by David Rhodes 1 Comment Wine and cheese. No pairing of food and beverage is as ubiquitous in the Western world. Whether in North or South America or along the Mediterranean, when we think of one we most often think about enjoying it with the other. As Shavuot nears in Israel, a holiday where the consumption of dairy products in place of meat is the custom, Israeli wineries traditionally release and promote their white wines […]
Posted at 22:53h in Wine industry by Avi 1 Comment This article about Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book first appeared on wines-israel.com Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book 2010 is published already, even though it is only late August 2009. However early or not, it represents good news for Israel! No less than twenty six Israeli wineries have made this prestigious guide book, which is similar to the Michelin Guide but for wine. The most encouraging thing is that a number […]
