HaKerem: The Israeli Wine Blog

Posted at 19:18h in Wine 101, Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments The following article is from the New York Jewish Week For oenophiles, Israel is becoming a serious destination for wine tourism. Tuesday, February 7, 2012 About five years ago, I was scanning reds by the glass in a Park Slope wine bar when something unusual caught my eye. “Recanati,” read the listing. “Cabernet Sauvignon, Israel.” Suddenly, in the last few years, it’s Israel’s turn to be one of […]

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Posted at 20:12h in Events by 3 Comments Two interesting Israeli wine events in North America this week – including one in Canada (any Canadian readers?): Canada – The Vancouver Israeli Wine Festival runs May 4 (tomorrow – Sunday!), 5-9 p.m. at the Four Seasons Hotel with wines from nine wineries around that country,…

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Posted at 12:44h in Kosher by 0 Comments Gamliel Kronemer, the New York Jewish Week’s wine writer, has just released his Top 10 kosher wines for 2007. While missing out on many of the great non-certified Israeli wines (Flam, Margalit, Pelter, Clos de Gat, Odem Mountain [going certified starting with the 2007 vintages]…

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Posted at 22:18h in Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments This tribute is from Daniel Rogov’s tribute meal this past summer and taken by the amazing Israel Preker. Rogov died shortly after. Victor Shoenfeld is the chief winemaker of Golan Heights Winery. … Posted at 17:10h in Wine industry, Wineries by 1 Comment This isn’t news for anyone who has been following Israeli wine (aka the readers of this blog) but it represents a major step in recognition, and proof […]

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Posted at 11:51h in Wine industry, Wineries by Avi 0 Comments The following article is from wines-israel.com and reprinted with permission. In December 2011, Zichron Ya’acov enters its 130th year. It was way back in December 1882, that settlers from Romania, first arrived in Givat Zamarin to put up their first tents and then houses. It was…

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Posted at 21:01h in Wine industry by 2 Comments Is this how to sell wine to the Millenials? Would you buy this wine? Why or why not?… Posted at 16:40h in Events, Wine 101, Wine industry by 0 Comments I promise, promise, promise that this my last post for 2007 on the Beaujolais Nouveau. However, I just saw an interesting article in Ha’aretz about the Israeli wine culture. While winetastingguy noted that wine consumption in America is on the rise, […]

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Posted at 13:55h in Wine industry, Wineries by 0 Comments I just found this video on ISRAEL21c’s beta site. ISRAEL21c is a great place that tells the story of Israel – it’s technology, arts, humanitarian efforts, and culture …

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Posted at 11:51h in Wine industry, Wineries by Avi 0 Comments The following article is from wines-israel.com and reprinted with permission. In December 2011, Zichron Ya’acov enters its 130th year. It was way back in December 1882, that settlers from Romania, first arrived in Givat Zamarin to put up their first tents and then houses. It was…

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Posted at 19:20h in Kosher, Wine industry by 1 Comment Israeli wine has a bad rap. Too many people associate it with either cooked wine (due to the old way that mevushal ­–a kosher stringency – was done, but wine that is not mevushal is equally kosher and, as I will repeat over and over again, there are plenty of non-certified Israeli wines that have come out within the past two decades) or Concord sweet, sickly wines like Manishewitz. Yet, […]

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Posted at 19:58h in Wine industry by 2 Comments Boycott Israeli wine! No, really, start a boycott of Israeli wine! Have I gone nuts? Too much time in Israel has made me anti-Israel? No, rather, perhaps you should boycott Israeli wine because that will lead to more Israeli wine being bought! Does that…

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