Posted at 22:06h in Wineries, Wines by Avi 0 Comments
The following is from wines-israel.com and reprinted with permission The Golan Heights Winery has been awarded the “Wine World Cup” by the Vinitaly wine tasting competition. It is a very competitive, stringently run competition with only 71 awards given out of 3,720 wines entered from 30 countries. It…
Posted at 18:00h in Events, Reviews by Avi 1 Comment
The following is from wines-israel.com and reprinted with permission. A rare and unique brandy tasting was recently held by Carmel Winery. It was held in the ‘Baron Edmond de Rothschild Tasting Room’ at ZichronYa’acov Wine Cellars. It was appropriately held at Purim and on St. Patrick’s…
Posted at 12:35h in Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments
The following post is reprinted from wines-israel.com In a unique event, Eli Ben Zaken hosted the main wine critics of Israel and four very special international guests to a vertical tasting of Castel’s finest wines. Domaine du Castel was founded in 1992 by Eli Ben Zaken at…
Posted at 12:29h in Events by Avi 0 Comments
The following post is from wines-israel.com and reprinted with permission. Eli Ben Zaken, owner of Domaine du Castel, invited some of the world’s most famous wine personalities to Israel. They included Michel Bettane from France, Robert Joseph from England, Jan Van Lissom from the Netherlands, and Jeannie…
Posted at 20:01h in Wine industry, Wineries by Avi 0 Comments
The following article is reprinted with permission from wines-israel.com. Note that I believe that there are some errors in the discussion of Jewish law as some observant Jews hold no problem with women leading kiddush or serving as mashgichot (kosher supervisors). Or, as in the…
Posted at 00:45h in Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments
As some of my first posts showed, my core interests have always been wine marketing and the business of wine. Whether it’s a post on wine sales in Israel or my second post on Marketing to the Millenials, the topic of business and wine have…
Posted at 12:21h in Wineries by Avi 0 Comments
The following post is reprinted from wines-israel.com In the latest tasting of Israeli wines published by The Wine Advocate, the Israeli wines to stand out were: Margalit Cabernet Sauvignon Special Reserve 2007 93 points Margalit Kadita Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 91 points Flam Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2007 90 points Vitkin…
Posted at 22:32h in Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments
The following is from wines-israel.com and reprinted with permission. The Jewish Week recently a tasting of kosher wines from around the world. Eight judges tasted 280 wines. The results are published in the 2nd Annual Jewish Week Kosher Wine Guide, which publishes the top 18 wines in…
Posted at 15:13h in Events, Kosher by Avi 2 Comments
The following post was reprinted with permission by wines-israel.com The KFWE 2011 recently took place in Manhattan, NY. This refers to the Kosher Food & Wine Experience which was organized by the Royal Wine Corporation of Bayonne, New Jersey. Royal Wine are owners of Herzog Wine Cellars…
Posted at 22:48h in Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments
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Posted at 19:58h in Wine industry by David Rhodes 0 Comments
The holidays of Purim & Passover and the weeks in between are a great time to explore Israeli wines whether at home or by visiting the wineries. Many smaller wineries not typically open to the public open their doors to visitors who might be looking…
Posted at 20:02h in Reviews, Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments
When I first visited Eli Ben Zaken of Castel, in 2006, he said that he was waiting for the Wine Advocate to start noticing Israeli wines. It seems, his wish has happened. Mark Squires, of Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, has just reviewed 11 Israeli wines…
