Posted at 14:38h in Wine industry by 1 Comment French food and Israeli wine are not a common combination. After all, when people think Israeli wine they often (wrongly) associate it only with kosher food – thus barring wine and food combinations like mahi in a shrimp sauce with Barkan’s chardonnay. Yet, one French restaurant — TriBeCa’s Capsouto Frères is making just such a pair. “Very few restaurants pair French foods with Israeli wines. That’s what’s so special, it’s a […]

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Posted at 20:49h in Events, Wineries, Wines by Avi 0 Comments I’ve previously blogged about the Jerusalem Wine Festival but I haven’t yet had a chance to attend the Tel Aviv Wine Festival which is held at the Tel Aviv Eretz Yisrael Museum, near Tel Aviv University. Unfortunately, I didn’t bring my camera and my cell phone had one indicator left, so I didn’t want to waste the battery by taking pics. Tel Aviv’s wine festival differs in two main […]

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Posted at 11:20h in Events, Wines by Avi 1 Comment My favorite Jerusalem wine event is here! Jerusalem Wine Festival. At the just reopened Israel Museum, this year’s Jerusalem Wine Festival is bound to be a success. Here are the details: Tuesday through Thursday, 3-5 August at the Israel Museum Admission is 60NIS and includes a free tasting glass and unlimited tastings. Check out my previous reports of this Israeli wine tasting festival here. Please send us your pictures as […]

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Daniel Rogov has a positive review of the Benyamina Winery in last week’s Ha’aretz. Benyamina is a large winery, often overlooked. It’s great to see that this Israeli winery is constantly improving. Wine and Spirits / Sophisticated Binyamina By Daniel Rogov That Binyamina winery is on the way up is beyond question. With far better control over its vineyards than in the past, increasingly modern equipment, and Sasson Ben-Aharon and Assaf Paz aboard as winemakers, it is clear that the […]

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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 for Sufganiyot (jelly donuts) which have been appearing in Israel since after Sukkot (is that like seeing Christmas decorations as soon as Halloween is over in America?). I’m excited. In the Jewish European Diaspora, people will also be eating latkes (fried potato pancakes). My wife promised to make some. I can feel my arteries clogging […]

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Posted at 12:21h in Events, Wine industry by 0 Comments Sorry for the slow pace of this blog, which will continue over the next two weeks, as I have guests from the wine trade (but lacking exposure in Israeli wine) in over the next two weeks. Hopefully, over the next month, I will have some interesting posts of a few northern wineries. However, yesterday, today, and tomorrow are the ISRAWINEXPO 2008, a government sponsored trade show for those interested in […]

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Posted at 18:00h in Wine industry, Wineries by Avi 0 Comments Binyamina Winery has recently succeeded to get wines listed in both Tesco and Marks & Spencers. Tesco is the largest supermarket chain and wine retailer in the United Kingdom. Marks & Spencer’s is one of England’s most famous retailers specializing in clothing, food and wines. Tesco…

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Posted at 07:11h in Wines by David Rhodes 0 Comments Located between Zichron Ya’acov and Binyamina at Ramat Hanadiv Gardens, possibly Israel’s most majestic private park this park could have gone by many titles. Ramat Hanadiv, Mt. Carmel, Zichron Ya’acov could have easily found their way into the name of the Ramat Hanadiv Wines &… Posted at 20:06h in Events by Avi 0 Comments The Ra’anana Wine Festival takes place tomorrow (Wednesday June 27) and Thursday June 28 at Lev […]

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Posted at 20:06h in Events by Avi 0 Comments The Ra’anana Wine Festival takes place tomorrow (Wednesday June 27) and Thursday June 28 at Lev HaPark (near the pond area). Admission is 55 NIS for Ra’anana residents with valid ID and 60 NIS for non-residents. Participating wineries include: Arza …

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Posted at 10:26h in Wineries by 1 Comment While Adam Sandler’s character Zohan may eat American hummus (which, I must ask, what was up with that? No self-respecting Israeli would eat American hummus), it appears that Adam Sandler is enjoying some Israeli wine. On a recent trip in California, Sandler and his entourage visited…

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