HaKerem: The Israeli Wine Blog

Below is a table of just some of the more well-known wineries in Israel, although some wineries have not been included in this list. Winery Name Location Year Founded or Year of First Vintage Certified Kosher? Other Notes Agur Moshav Agur, Judean Plains 2000 Since 2007 vintage Alexander Moshav Beit Yitzchak, Sharon 1996 No Amphorae Mount Carmel 2000 No Released as Marvah in the United States Assaf Kidmat Tzvi, Golan Heights 2004 No Bottled under the Lili label for export […]

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Kerem (כרם) means “vineyard” in Hebrew. The word comes from the Bible, which was written in Israel. Throughout the Bible, there is mention of wine, showcasing the two-thousand year-old history of Israeli wine. Yet, despite a modern wine industry that is making some of the world’s best wine Israeli wine is not known outside of a very select elite abroad. My family has been in the wine business for  generations, and I think it’s about time that I – part […]

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Posted at 21:48h in Events, Wine industry, Wineries by 0 Comments Recanati, a great Israeli wine that tends to be Italian in style, is one of Israel’s top wineries, founded 8 years ago by businessman Leon Recanati. Since the beginning, its winemaker has been the American and UC Davis-trained winemaker Lewis Pasco, a regular on the various wine forums and has taken great interest in the entire Israeli wine industry. It’s just been announced that Lewis is leaving Recanati to […]

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Posted at 14:58h in Wines by Avi 0 Comments The Two Warm Challahs blog recently highlighted one of my favorite wineries, Jezreel Valley, as the Start Up Nation of wine. Founded by serial entrepreneurs with extensive high tech experience as well as globally-trained vintners, this rings true. Notes the blog: Both Ner-David and Nahar have a background in entrepreneurship. Nahar is a VoIP entrepreneur and Ner-David is the founder of Delta Three. They’ve run Jezreel like a startup since day one, […]

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Posted at 21:48h in Events, Wine industry, Wineries by 0 Comments Recanati, a great Israeli wine that tends to be Italian in style, is one of Israel’s top wineries, founded 8 years ago by businessman Leon Recanati. Since the beginning, its winemaker has been the American and UC Davis-trained winemaker Lewis Pasco, a regular on the various…

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Posted at 14:05h in Wine industry, Wineries by 0 Comments Few people have heard of Teperberg 1870 wine, and very little of it is available in the United States (although I did see some in Germany last year). Formerely Efrat Winery (but not located in the city of Efrat), Teperberg has been producing wine since 1870, originally from the Old City of Jerusalem and then outside the city. Of course, for much of its history, it was producing sweet, sickly […]

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Posted at 21:12h in Reviews, Wine industry by 0 Comments The following is a review from Daniel Rogov of one of my favorite Israeli wineries – Teperberg 1870. This winery represents the Israeli wine revolution as it existed since the 19th century, but making kiddush wines of no interest to those looking for quality wines…. Posted at 14:31h in Kosher, Wineries by 0 Comments Will this be good news for Diaspora wine drinkers? Teperberg 1870, Israel’s 4th largest winery (but […]

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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. One thing about food and wine pairings is that its a journey as much as a destination. Most people make odd food and wine […]

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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 in California, Kedem Winery in Upstate New York and Kedem Food. It is the largest food & wine specializing in the kosher market […]

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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 […]

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