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I’m not a huge fans of these holiday lists because if you are reading me throughout the year, I’ve already given you plenty of suggestions. It’s not like wine tastes better or worse during the holidays although there may some food pairing that call for…
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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…
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The Judean Hills hosts its 16th Annual Wine Festival, Thursday Night at Mini-Israel starting at 730PM to go as late as 11PM. Some Wines Are More Obvious than Others from the Judean Hills …
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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…
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 05:31h in Wines by David Rhodes 0 Comments
Although there are wine events and festivals all year long in Israel, the largest tend to happen outside during our dry season (which happens historically between Passover in the spring and Sukkot in the fall). In the beautiful climate of a Mediterranean region, enjoying wine…
Posted at 21:48h in Wines by David Rhodes 1 Comment
Wine by the glass, a rip-off or an inexpensive way to expand and enhance your lifetime journey with food and wine. At times it can be one or the other or both depending on how your approach it and where you partake. Wine by the glass…
Posted at 09:06h in Wine industry by David Rhodes 1 Comment
While researching an article about which dry wines are suggested to match best with local fare like hummus and falafel (Sauvignon Blanc, Rosé and Pinot Noir wines by the way), I had a thought about trying something that wasn’t suggested by other sommeliers or chefs….
Posted at 07:54h in Wine industry by David Rhodes 3 Comments
Another day, another winery. It at least it feels that way sometimes. But not all of Israel’s hundreds of wineries are created equal. So its nice when there’s a new one on my radar for all of the right reasons. Producing 18,000 bottles of their…
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The Tishbi Winery recently released their newest addition to their Single Vineyard series their 2007 Tishbi Single Vineyard Old Vine Carignan. This 100% Carignan is from their 45 year old vineyards in Shefaya from which the Tishbi’s got their Hebrew…
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Sunday night at Tel Aviv Yosef David’s Downtown restaurant, the Barkan Winery launched its newest vintages from its Assemblage series of wines. CEO Shmuel Boxer as well as winemakers Ed Salzburg and Irit Boxer-Shank were on hand to usher in the introduction of the first…
Posted at 06:55h in Wine industry by David Rhodes 0 Comments
As I was walking down the street one steamy afternoon in Tel Aviv, I walked by Wines & More at 208 Ben Yehuda (part of Israel’s largest chain of wine shops oddly enough owned by Christian Arabs). I frequently poke into wine shops and restaurants…
