HaKerem: The Israeli Wine Blog

Posted at 18:19h in Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments The Montefiore family, Adam, David & Rachel, were photographed at a private meal at the Ritz Carlton, with bottles of Carmel, Tabor and Montefiore wines on the table. Adam works for Carmel, David for Tabor and Rachel for Montefiore wineries. One family, three wineries. The father… Posted at 14:17h in Events, Wine industry, Wines by Avi 0 Comments A conference on the subject of the Englishman, Sir Moses Montefiore, was held recently at Mishkenot […]

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I’ve written about Israeli wine from Biblical Times until the 1990s. Here’s Israeli wine from the last decade: Now is the time to look back at the 2000’s, as the first decade of the 21st century comes to a close. It was a very good decade… Posted at 12:00h in Wine 101, Wine industry by 1 Comment Here are some pictures from ancient times (Byzantine era to the Babylonian era) of wine vats (called amphorae, also the name of a […]

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Posted at 13:16h in Wine industry by David Rhodes 0 Comments The Tishbi Winery recently released their newest addition to their Single Vineyard series their 2007 Tishbi Single Vineyard Old Vine Carignan. This 100% Carignan is from their 45 year old vineyards in Shefaya from which the Tishbi’s got their Hebrew… Posted at 18:55h in Wineries, Wines by Avi 0 Comments The following article is from wines-israel.com Recanati Winery have launched a new Carignan from the 2009 vintage. It is […]

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I was happy to have the opportunity to attend the first (trade-only) day of IsraWine Expo and determined to take full advantage, arrived as early as possible for the opening press conference which included a talk by Adam Montefiore’s on the state of the Israeli…

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I was happy to have the opportunity to attend the first (trade-only) day of IsraWine Expo and determined to take full advantage, arrived as early as possible for the opening press conference which included a talk by Adam Montefiore’s on the state of the Israeli… Posted at 13:30h in Wine industry by 1 Comment I received the following report from Neta Reef of Israeli Wine Company, about the recent Israeli wine festival hosted by Kehillah Jewish High School in California. […]

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I was happy to have the opportunity to attend the first (trade-only) day of IsraWine Expo and determined to take full advantage, arrived as early as possible for the opening press conference which included a talk by Adam Montefiore’s on the state of the Israeli… Posted at 18:10h in Reviews by 0 Comments The latest Ha’aretz review from Israeli wine critic Daniel Rogov. This time, on what he calls good values in local wines. Note that all the prices are […]

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I was happy to have the opportunity to attend the first (trade-only) day of IsraWine Expo and determined to take full advantage, arrived as early as possible for the opening press conference which included a talk by Adam Montefiore’s on the state of the Israeli… Posted at 21:52h in Events by David Rhodes 0 Comments The first Ra’anana Wine Festival is next week!!! October 26th and 27th, Wednesday and Thursday nights from 6:30pm to Midnight in Ra’anana Park (Lev HaPark) […]

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I was happy to have the opportunity to attend the first (trade-only) day of IsraWine Expo and determined to take full advantage, arrived as early as possible for the opening press conference which included a talk by Adam Montefiore’s on the state of the Israeli…

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Posted at 14:42h in Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments Here are the Israeli wines that won in Terravino 2012 Special Awards Ben Haim Winery Israel Best Boutique Winery (up to 100,000 bottles) Ella Valley Vineyards Ella Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Vineyard´s Choice 2007 Israel Israel´s Grand Champion Trophy Ella Valley Vineyards Ella Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Vineyards 2007 Choice Israel Best of Category 106 – Price us$ 37,00…

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Posted at 22:30h in Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments The following is from Wines Israel and reprinted w/ permission Two recent initiatives show promise for the future of Israel’s wine regions. Israel’s current registered wine regions were decided in the 1970’s. This was before the quality wine revolution began in Israel and also before all mass of today’s vineyards were planted it. This means that many believe the regions are either out of date, and that they do not […]

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