Posted at 21:01h in Wine industry by Avi 1 Comment (The following article is reprinted from wines-israel and reprinted with permission) Talk about the Rothschilds and you will automatically think of finance, the arts and philanthropy. However scratch below the surface and wine, the Jewish community and Israel comes to the fore as an…
Posted at 17:58h in Wine industry, Wines by Avi 0 Comments Petite Sirah was a new immigrant to Israel in the 1970’s. It came in a package ordered by Charles Loinger, the director of the Israel Wine Institute, from UC Davis. Partners in the same journey were French Colombard and Emerald Riesling. The impact of those two… Posted at 16:03h in Wine industry by Avi 2 Comments (The following is a guest post from Irene Sharon Hodes, reprinted with permission) […]
Posted at 19:55h in Wine 101, Wine industry by Avi 1 Comment This article first appeared on wines-israel.co.il and is reprinted with permission The whole Mount Carmel area has been under international focus since the fierce fires devastated Carmel Forest, the Carmel National Park and the surrounding area. Mt. Carmel is the north east extension of the Shomron mountains. It is a place where the mountains and the Mediterranean meet. The mountain range rises to a height of 1,800 feet […]
Posted at 18:37h in Kosher by 0 Comments As a follow up to Friday’s post about how Shabbat provides an excellent opportunity for all – Jew, non Jew, religious, non-religious – to experience new wines and explore one’s personal tastes, I mentioned that I was serving the Galil Mountain 2006 Merlot. Just to… Posted at 16:08h in Kosher by 0 Comments For many years kosher and Israeli wine (which were essentially equivalent until the past 1-2 decades, as Israeli wine […]
Posted at 16:08h in Kosher by 0 Comments For many years kosher and Israeli wine (which were essentially equivalent until the past 1-2 decades, as Israeli wine was all kosher until the boutique revolution of the 1990s) had a justifiably bad name as sweet, sickly drink more suited for cost syrup but was…
Posted at 16:00h in Wine industry by 0 Comments Israel’s Galilee offers world’s first pomegranate wine By Zev Stub September 10, 2006 If you’ve been to the supermarket lately, you’ve probably noticed that the hottest trend in the food industry is pomegranate products. Several years before the trend got started, a family in Israel’s Upper…
Posted at 22:00h in Wine industry, Wineries by Avi 0 Comments I’m not the only enthusiast for Israeli wine here in the Holy Land. And apparently someone’s a bigger fan of Gary V than myself (personally, I want to be the next Daniel Rogov or Robert Parker). Mitch Scheider, who has connections in the kosher wine world,…
Posted at 09:46h in Wine industry by 0 Comments The Jerusalem Post reports that Dalton Winery is trying to “green” their winery and run a more environmentally-friendly operation. Wine already uses less water than traditional exports, like fruit. From the Post: Mar 18, 2009 15:19 Dalton Winery in Upper Galilee goes solar By …
Posted at 10:53h in Wine industry by Avi 1 Comment I just discovered 1337wine via Twitter and it appears that he just discovered Israeli wine. In his video wine show (episode 101 and counting), Mark Fusco is introduced to Israeli wines with tastings of the: Barkan Chardonnay Galil Mountain Yiron Ella Valley Syrah As someone very knowledgeable about Israeli…
Posted at 21:10h in Wine industry by 1 Comment Yes, it’s the same trite, ‘Israeli wine is kosher but that doesn’t mean it’s bad’ storyline, but the real point is that this is getting out even to the blue collar. The Scranton Times Tribune — from Vice President Joe Biden’s hometown, which, if you…
