HaKerem: The Israeli Wine Blog

The following is from wines-israel and reprinted with permission Tishbi Winery was founded in 1985 in Binyamina . The Tishbi family were amongst the first growers to plant vineyards in the southern Mount Carmel area at the end of the 19th century. It is the sixth largest winery in Israel producing just over one million bottles a year, but remains a family operation. The owner is Yonatan (Jonathan) Tishbi. His son Golan is the winemaker, his wife, Nili, runs the […]

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The following is from Israeli Wines and reprinted with permission ‘TASTED’ is arguably the finest wine magazine you will have seen in your life, or maybe even the most stylish of any magazine that you will ever see. Visually the photographs are sensational and lifelike. Each magazine is a collectors’ item, to be kept & browsed through, like the finest coffee table book. The magazine is published twice a year and there a various special editions such as the ‘New […]

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14, Dec 2009 Share Tweet Those who live in Israel know that each year new Israeli wineries keep on opening up and new wines are constantly released. Old wineries keep on improving and competing with the best. With over 250 wineries in Israel, both certified kosher and not, the Israeli wine world has changed rapidly and it’s even […] Israeli is not a synonym for kosher 19, Nov 2007 Share Tweet I don’t know whether to be happy that many […]

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8, Jun 2009 Share Tweet I received the following report from Neta Reef of Israeli Wine Company, about the recent Israeli wine festival hosted by Kehillah Jewish High School in California. If you’ve attended or run an Israeli wine event contact me to post it beforehand and let me know how it went and maybe I will post […]

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15 Jun 2009 by Israel’s premier food and wine critic, Daniel Rogov, is featured in an article in Hadassah Magazine. The Brooklyn-born, European-trained, Israeli-resident discusses his favorite foods, how he got to Israel, his background, and the quality revolution taking place in Israel. The article about this Mediterranean food and wine critic can be found here and the entire contents of this month’s Hadassah Magazine is online here. In: Reviews|Wine industry Tags: Daniel Rogov, Hadassah

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15, Jun 2009 Share Tweet Israel’s premier food and wine critic, Daniel Rogov, is featured in an article in Hadassah Magazine. The Brooklyn-born, European-trained, Israeli-resident discusses his favorite foods, how he got to Israel, his background, and the quality revolution taking place in Israel. The article about this Mediterranean food and wine critic can be found here and […] In: Reviews|Wine industry Tags: Daniel Rogov, Hadassah

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7, Jul 2008 Share Tweet Richard Shaffer of Israeli Wine Direct has an absolutely excellent video post about how “kosher is not a country” and how many of the everyday foods that are in your refrigerator, pantry, and throughout your house may be kosher – no matter your religion. Coca Cola, Cheerios, Heinz ketchup, fruits and vegetables and […] Independence Day Wine 4, Jul 2008 Share Tweet What wine are you opening this July 4 weekend? Personally, I’m in the […]

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13, Jul 2008 Share Tweet 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 […]

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13, Jul 2008 Share Tweet 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 […]

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9, Jul 2008 Share Tweet 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 […]

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