Blogging Petit Sirah 16, Dec 2007 I’m still a newbie to the wine blogging world and so I missed Wine Blogging Wednesday. Apparently, last week’s WBW#40 was for people to blog about Petit Sirah – a varietal in which there are a few good Israeli choices. This is extra unique as Israel doesn’t yet have a ton of varietals (most table […] In: Wine industry| Wineries Tags: Barkan, Petit Sirah
Wine tasting for the young 12, Dec 2007 Here are some more fun videos on wine tasting. Remember, wine is for everyone. and Gary has some great tips: In: Wine 101 Tags: Gary Vaynerchuk, Wine Library TV, wine tasting How to taste wine 12, Dec 2007 Here are two videos on how to taste wine. Not specifically Israeli-wine related but still useful for many. In: Wine 101 Tags: wine tasting
International wine in Israel 23, Dec 2007 Well, I can’t just drink Israeli wine all the time. This past Thursday, I returned to Jerusalem’s Wine Hall – a relatively new but top wine store in downtown Jerusalem – for a tasting of the California Herzog line of wines. As you may recall, I first went to their Carmel Limited Edition and Single […] In: Events Tags: Jerusalem, Wine Hall
It’s ‘Beaujolais Day,’ in Israel too 19, Nov 2008 Note: I meant to publish this early last week, but for technical reasons, this post never got published. My apologies. By Daniel Rogov As every November, tomorrow dozens of wine stores from Paris to Rio de Janeiro will celebrate the first wines of the 2008 Beaujolais harvest. Beaujolais nouveau, a red wine, is the most popular vin de […] In: Reviews Tags: Beaujolais, Daniel Rogov, Ha’aretz
Passover Kosher Wine Recommendations 31, Mar 2009 Jewish holidays are full of wine. On Shabbat, evening and morning, Jews say the kiddush (sanctification) blessing over wine. On Jewish holidays, we also say the blessings over wine. However, on one holiday, it really is all about wine — on Passover, in addition to the holiday meals during the day and the last day […]
Rogov’s Reviews: Golan Heights Winery – Still at the forefront 20, Aug 2008 Golan Heights Winery is perhaps the best known large Israeli winery. They started the Israeli wine revolution and continue to lead the pack in quality. Daniel Rogov’s latest Israeli wine review in Ha’aretz is below. Wine and Spirits / Still at the forefront: Golan Heights By Daniel Rogov Since it released its first wine from the […]
Golan Gamay Noveau 2008 18, Nov 2008 Israel’s only Beaujolais-style wine is the Golan Gamay Noveau. The Golan Gamay Noveau is the Golan Heights Winery’s first red wine from the 2008 vintage. The wine, just like those in the Beaujolais region of France, comes from 100% Gamay grapes, that came from the Tel Fares vineyard on the Golan Heights. The Tel Fares vineyard […]
(This originally appeared on Wines Israel) By: Adam Montefiore Lets destroy some popular misconceptions: Not all kosher wine is made in Israel and not all Israeli wine is kosher! Nowadays nearly every wine producing country in the world produces kosher wine and in Israel, just to be confusing, many of the newer, smaller wineries make non-kosher wine. However it is true to say that the majority of wine made in Israel is kosher. This should not be regarded as unusual. […]
Heads up: Wine Advocate Released 22, Dec 2007 Quick heads up that the Wine Advocate tastings on Israeli wines have just been released. The magazine was just mailed yesterday morning, so it should be arriving in subscriber’s mailboxes shortly and the article will be on the eRobert Parker site (only accessible to subscribers and subscriptions cost $99, so I don’t have one) around […] In: Wine industry Tags: Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
Exclusive: Israeli supermarket chain in negotiations to buy Binyamina Winery 27, Aug 2008 Binyamina Winery is for sale! The Israeli discount supermarket chain Chetzi Chinam is currently in negotiations to buy Israel’s fifth largest winery, Binyamina, according to the Israeli Hebrew press. This site is the first place to report this story in ENGLISH. According to the Israeli financial newspaper, Globes, the negotiation between the heads of Hetzi Hinam […] In: Wine industry Tags: Binyamina, Chetzi Chinam, winery sale
