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Those who follow me on Twitter @hakerem will know that Robert Parker released his annual guide to wine, Parker’s Wine Buyers Guide, 7th Edition, in early October. Parker’s guide is a list of some of the world’s best wines (at least according to Robert Parker…
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Last week, Daniel Rogov unveiled his annual Guide to Israel Wines at Tel Aviv’s Wine Route. Unfortunately, due to horrible traffic, it took me longer-than-anticipated to reach Tel Aviv and I only arrived after the event was over. Nevertheless, the Israeli food portal Bakbuk was there…
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Daniel Rogov’s Guide to Israeli Wines keeps on getting bigger and bigger. Rogov’s 2009 Guide to Israeli Wines, released last Thursday, is the largest guide yet to Israel’s growing wine industry. While the 2008 guide, including a chapter on wine storage not appearing in the…
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A new wine gift store in the Rova, is looking for a professional experienced salesperson. The job offered is for eight plus hours a day, five days a week, and four hours every Friday morning. (Part time positions available too) Responsibilities include filling shelves, working the cash register and general customer…
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That which cheereth God and man By Daniel Rogov During the two-week period preceding Rosh Hashanah, Israelis purchase 40 percent of all the wine that is sold during the entire year. It’s not that people go on drinking binges during this time of year, but fine wine…
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Tom Stevenson’s 2009 World Wine Report has just been released in the UK (and is available at amazon.co.uk) and will be available in the United States at the end of the month. In addition to ranking wines from around the world, it has a great section…
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Fine Wines from a Bomb Shelter …
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Carmel Winery has just announced the launch of its award-winning premium brandy, the Carmel 100. This quality Israeli brandy was aged for at least eight years in oak barrels. This new release of the Carmel 100 brandy is in honor of the hundredth anniversary of…
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Ha’aretz Magazine has a profile about several of the farmers who are growing grapes for some of Israel’s best wineries. Check it out. Pleasure Hunting / In the shade of the vine By Ronit Vered A time to uproot Name: Eliezer Rushansky Place: Moshav Yonatan Vineyard: Yonatan Grape varieties:…
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The Wine Spectator’s Kim Marcus has a new article on “kosher wines for the High Holidays” in the latest Wine Spectator (free until October 1). Not surprisingly, all but one of the wines are from Israel. Whether you are Jewish or not, celebrating the holidays or…
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The Jewish holidays are a great time to find lots of Israeli wine – even if you aren’t Jewish. Rosh Hashana and Sukkot, two great feasting holidays, are coming up soon (Rosh Hashana begins this year on the night of September 29 and lasts two…
