HaKerem: The Israeli Wine Blog

Posted at 07:11h in Wines by David Rhodes 0 Comments Located between Zichron Ya’acov and Binyamina at Ramat Hanadiv Gardens, possibly Israel’s most majestic private park this park could have gone by many titles. Ramat Hanadiv, Mt. Carmel, Zichron Ya’acov could have easily found their way into the name of the Ramat Hanadiv Wines &… Posted at 20:06h in Events by Avi 0 Comments The Ra’anana Wine Festival takes place tomorrow (Wednesday June 27) and Thursday June 28 at Lev […]

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Posted at 20:06h in Events by Avi 0 Comments The Ra’anana Wine Festival takes place tomorrow (Wednesday June 27) and Thursday June 28 at Lev HaPark (near the pond area). Admission is 55 NIS for Ra’anana residents with valid ID and 60 NIS for non-residents. Participating wineries include: Arza …

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Posted at 10:26h in Wineries by 1 Comment While Adam Sandler’s character Zohan may eat American hummus (which, I must ask, what was up with that? No self-respecting Israeli would eat American hummus), it appears that Adam Sandler is enjoying some Israeli wine. On a recent trip in California, Sandler and his entourage visited…

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The history of the Israeli wine industry is an illustrious story, beginning with the Bible and continuing today. But, the modern Israeli wine industry owes tremendous debt to the Montefiore family. Sir Moses Montefiore was the first to urge the Jews in Israel to work the…

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Posted at 06:43h in Wine industry by Avi 0 Comments Style Magazine, a large Hong Kong paper, has a great new article about Israeli wine. Check it out here. Grape ambitions Winemaking in the Middle East enjoys a long history, but the time is now ripe for Israel and Lebanon to enter the world stage, writes Alexis…

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Posted at 20:54h in Wine 101 by David Rhodes 0 Comments The following is from ESRA Magazine and reprinted with permission of the author. In Israel, there’s an underused practice that could save you a lot of money when eating out and drinking wine. In the United States and in Europe, it’s very common to be able…

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Posted at 14:29h in Wine 101 by 0 Comments Questions for anyone who happened to stop by this blog: When did you start learning about/appreciating wine? Why do you like wine? How do you learn about wine? Books? Which ones? Courses? Where? Winery tours? What countries/regions?

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Posted at 13:31h in Wine 101, Wine industry by Avi 1 Comment ‘Wines of Israel’ is a new book published by Cordinata, which is being launched at Succot. It is really the little sister of the larger format coffee table book, The Wine Route of Israel. ‘Wines of Israel’ is in an attractive, compact, concise and practical guide…

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Posted at 10:32h in Wine industry by 0 Comments Ha’aretz Magazine has a profile about several of the farmers who are growing grapes for some of Israel’s best wineries. Check it out. Pleasure Hunting / In the shade of the vine By Ronit Vered A time to uproot Name: Eliezer Rushansky Place: Moshav Yonatan Vineyard: Yonatan Grape varieties:…

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Posted at 08:26h in Wine industry by David Rhodes 0 Comments Sunday night at Tel Aviv Yosef David’s Downtown restaurant, the Barkan Winery launched its newest vintages from its Assemblage series of wines. CEO Shmuel Boxer as well as winemakers Ed Salzburg and Irit Boxer-Shank were on hand to usher in the introduction of the first…

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