27 Jul 2008 by Daniel Rogov is running a contest on his new forum “Rogov’s Place” if you can guess the 10 best Israeli wines that will show up in his 2009 book. I haven’t responded yet, but I want to run the same contest in this blog (only without the prizes). What do you think will be the 10 best Israeli wines according to Rogov’s 2009 book? In 2008, these were his choices: 1. Golan Heights Winery (Katzrin, Yarden, […]
13, Jan 2010 Share Tweet A unique gathering of international chefs came together in Jerusalem to cook a Gala Dinner, to honor Chef Shalom Kadosh. Two hundred people paid NIS 1,800 (nearly US$ 475 each) for a ticket for this unique and prestigious event. The proceeds went to Beit Issie Shapiro in Ra’anana, which cares for children and […]
4, Mar 2011 Share Tweet 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 in the latest issue (#193). All of the […] In: Reviews|Wine industry
14, Mar 2011 Share Tweet 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 in California, Kedem Winery in Upstate […] In: Events|Kosher Tags: Alexnder, Barkan, Binyamina, Carmel, Castel, Flam, Gamla, Netofa, Psagot, Segal, Shilo, Tzuba, Yatir, Zion
12, Mar 2011 Share Tweet View Israeli Wineries in a larger map Share this:EmailPrintFacebookStumbleUponDigg Wine Suggestions for Purim & Passover… 12, Mar 2011 Share Tweet 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 for wines for two of Judaism’s most traditional […]
17 Feb 2011 by Avi Daniel Rogov seems to have taken a playbook from Gary Vaynerchuk and recorded a video of him tasting wine. Enjoy! And some non-Israeli kosher wines from California and Spain In: Kosher|Wine industry Tags: Daniel Rogov
The Jerusalem Post blogger Levi Shapiro has a new post about my two favorite Israeli wine folk: Daniel Rogov, Israel’s premier wine critic, and Adam Montefiore, Israel’s premier international wine marketer, often referred to (though he humbly laughs at the claim) as “The Ambassador of Israeli Wine.” Not surprisingly, the two most important figures for promoting Israeli wine to an international audience are also olim, immigrants to Israel, from North America and the United Kingdom. As Levi writes: Unlike venture […]
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 […]
3, Feb 2011 Share Tweet 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 […] In: Wine industry|Wineries|Wines Tags: Tishbi
