Archive for August, 2008
Tweet Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Report 2009, to be released in October, lists no less than twenty six wineries. This international guide provides a comprehensive survey of wineries from around the world: France, United States, England, Cyprus, and, of course, Israel. Hugh Johnson’s Wine Report is the largest selling wine book in the world, published [...]
- In: Reviews|Wine industry
Golan Flam, Flam Winery
30, Aug 2008Tweet (Courtesy Flickr, photostream of Richard Shaffer, Israeli Wine Direct)
Tweet Binyamina Winery is for sale! The Israeli discount supermarket chain Chetzi Chinam is currently in negotiations to buy Israel’s fifth largest winery, Binyamina, according to the Israeli Hebrew press. This site is the first place to report this story in ENGLISH. According to the Israeli financial newspaper, Globes, the negotiation between the heads of [...]
- In: Wine industry
- Tags: Binyamina, Chetzi Chinam, winery sale
Where to Buy Israeli Wine
26, Aug 2008Tweet One of the challenges about writing about Israeli wine is that the story is still not out. Particularly outside of the observant kosher wine-drinking population (who then ignore great wines like Clos de Gat, Flam, Pelter, Saslove, etc.), many people still have never drank Israeli wine. Reading comments on Gary Vaynerchuk’s Wine Library TV [...]
Meet Roy Yitzhaki of Tulip Winery
24, Aug 2008Tweet Ha’aretz’s Family Affair section in the weekend paper profiled Roy Yitzhaki, owner of Tulip Winery, last month. Yitzhaki, 30, started the winery while still in college (in his mid-20s), and also runs a marketing company with Saslove in Tel Aviv. Very interesting to see a true entrepreneur. Tulip, whose first release was only in [...]
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- Tags: Tulip, Tulip Winery
Tweet Golan Heights Winery is perhaps the best known large Israeli winery. They started the Israeli wine revolution and continue to lead the pack in quality. Daniel Rogov’s latest Israeli wine review in Ha’aretz is below. Wine and Spirits / Still at the forefront: Golan Heights By Daniel Rogov Since it released its first wine [...]
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- Tags: Daniel Rogov, Golan Heights Winery, Ha'aretz, reviews
Tweet Israeli wine is world class. Yes, we’ve heard this recently from the likes of Robert Parker, Mark Squires, Gary Vaynerchuk, Wine Spectator, Decanter, and other wine critics and trade publications. But I think they’ve all got it a bit wrong. Don’t misunderstand me. I’m not necessarily disagreeing with their scores and I’ll take the [...]
Rogov’s Reviews: Best Deals on Local Wines
17, Aug 2008Tweet 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 the Israeli local price and not abroad. Are the non-kosher wines available in the US beyond those carried by Israeli Wine Direct? Wine and Spirits / Best [...]
- In: Reviews
- Tags: Avidan, Dalton, Daniel Rogov, Galil Mountain, Gush Etzion, Ha'aretz, Odem Mountain, reviews, Sea Horse, Somek, Soreq, Tabor, Tulip
Agur Winery (French)
14, Aug 2008Tweet Israeli wine isracontact.com – wideo He speaks in French and Hebrew, so I only understood what Agur Winemaker Shuki Yashuv said in Hebrew, but for Francophiles, this is a little taste of Shuki Yashuv and Agur Winery. I had the pleasure of tasting Agur at the Jerusalem Wine Festival and was absolutely blown away [...]
- In: Wine industry
- Tags: Agur Winery, French, French wine, Shuki Yashuv, Video
Tu B’Av: The Holiday of Love and Wine
13, Aug 2008Tweet This weekend is the little-known Jewish holiday of Tu B’Av, the 15th of the Hebrew month of Av. This unique holiday is not one marked by fasting, or extra praying, or lighting candles or other similar rituals. Rather, this day marks love and is celebrated by eating good food and drinking summer wine. Whether [...]
Tweet Israeli wine critic Daniel Rogov’s latest wine review in Ha’aretz continues the last post of Carmel’s rise in quality and includes numerous great Israeli wines. Read the full review here or below: Wine and Spirits / Critics’ darling By Daniel Rogov In recent months Israeli wines have become the darling of critics in the [...]
- In: Reviews|Wine industry
- Tags: Avidan, Carmel, Carmel Winery, Chateau Golan, Daniel Rogov, Ha'aretz, Pelter, reviews, Savion
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