The History of Israeli Wine

Israeli winemaking dates back thousands of years to biblical times, where vineyards were a key part

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Are All Israeli Wines Kosher?

Israeli Wine Kashrut

Not all Israeli wines are kosher. While many are produced under kosher cert

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Israeli innovation | HaKerem: Israeli Wine

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…

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Jewish | HaKerem: 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…

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Rishon LeTzion | HaKerem: Israeli Wine

Posted at 12:26h in Events by 0 Comments With President Bush gone, I can finally return to blogging (because, ya know, we spent so much time together… well, just as his motorcade passed and roads were closed). As it seems like I’ve got readers both from Israel and the United States, I will post…

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1337 wine | HaKerem: Israeli Wine

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…

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solar | HaKerem: Israeli Wine

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 …

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green | HaKerem: Israeli Wine

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 …

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environment | HaKerem: Israeli Wine

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 …

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Vaynerchuk | HaKerem: Israeli Wine

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…

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wine makers | HaKerem: Israeli Wine

Posted at 20:01h in Wine industry, Wineries by Avi 0 Comments The following article is reprinted with permission from wines-israel.com. Note that I believe that there are some errors in the discussion of Jewish law as some observant Jews hold no problem with women leading kiddush or serving as mashgichot (kosher supervisors). Or, as in the…

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