Posted at 22:30h in Wine 101, Wine industry, Wines by Avi 1 Comment
Segal Argaman 2007 from Dovev Vineyard in the Upper Galilee, has won the equivalent of a Gold Medal at ‘Les Citadelles du Vins’ Competition held in Bordeaux, France. Argaman is a cross between Carignan and Souzao, a Portuguese variety. Avi Feldstein, winemaker of Segal Wines, produced…
Posted at 23:50h in Wine 101, Wine industry by Avi 3 Comments
[I plan to write much more on this next week, but here is a post that I wrote on Daniel Rogov’s forum] In response to the discussions [on Rogov’s forum] about blogging and the wine industry, I just found out that Lift9 (a social media marketing…
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 20:00h in Wine 101 by Avi 1 Comment
Sparkling wine is the wine of fashion and celebration. Whether on New Year’s Eve or at a wedding, it remains the classic wine to make a toast with. It is also symbol of success and happiness. Though it is a style of wine that has…
Posted at 10:41h in Wine 101, Wines by Avi 0 Comments
Unfortunately most Israelis associate sweet wines with Kiddush and religious ritual, and therefore the very word ‘sweet’ has connotations of a cheap and nasty wine. Something which is to be avoided, at all costs. However some of the world’s most sought after and expensive wines…
Posted at 20:08h in Wine 101, Wines by Avi 1 Comment
Twenty years ago there was a large market for Israeli brandies. Stock 84 and Brandy 777 were big domestic brands. In the 1990’s Carmel & Tishbi brandies won major international recognition at the very highest possible level. Yet high domestic taxes and the fact that…
Posted at 22:36h in Wine 101 by Avi 4 Comments
I love how social media can be used to introduce people to Israeli wine. On my Twitter account (@hakerem – you arefollowing me, I presume), I found a wine blogger who was looking for some wine tips. Well, first we bonded over a few tweets…
Posted at 15:38h in Wine 101 by Avi 4 Comments
This is a guest post by Adam Montefiore, which was first published in www.wines-israel.com These were the words of an English wine journalist who visited Israel four times in the last 15 years and claimed to know to what was good for the Israeli wine…
Posted at 12:49h in Wine 101, Wineries by 1 Comment
Wine tasting is an important part of wine appreciating. I’ve long had a section on wine tasting. Now, the aptly named Wine Tasting Guy, a fellow passionate lover of Israeli wine, has a few videos about wine tasting and a taste of a recent…
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We all know that wine has many health benefits (in moderation). It’s long been known that red wine can be good for the heart. But apparently, it’s also an effective remedy against food poisoning. According to research, first reported in October 2007, conducted at the University…
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I want to point out a little-known feature of this blog – the store. Yes, one of the important functions of HaKerem is not merely a list of wine essentials – from books, DVDs, and accessories like stemware and wine fridges – but also the…
Posted at 13:04h in Wine 101, Wineries by 0 Comments
Check out the new page I just added on “WINE TASTING” Pay attention to the do’s and don’ts and check out the video at the end! Happy wine tasting! In addition, in response to popular request, I’ve added a table of some of Israel’s more popular wines with…
