Scoop: Wine Advocate re-tastes Israeli wine
Posted on December 24, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
SCOOP: The latest issue of Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate has a new tasting of Israeli wines by Mark Squires. This is important because it means that the Wine Advocate is paying continued attention to Israeli wine. As I said, the secret’s out. Israeli wine is good and not just for kosher-keepers.
Here are Squire’s scores from [...]
Rogov’s Reviews: Alexander, Gat Shomron, Ruth, Tishbi
Posted on December 19, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
In this week’s Ha’aretz, Israeli wine critic Daniel Rogov tastes wines from the Alexander Winery, Gat Shomron Winery, and Tishbi winery.
Wine and Spirits / Greats from Alexander
By Daniel Rogov
Located on Moshav Beit Yitzhak in the Sharon region, the Alexander winery, founded in 1996 by Yoram Shalom, receives grapes largely from contract vineyards it controls at [...]
A visit to Katlav Winery
Posted on December 18, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Kosher and Jewish, Wineries | 1 Comment
One of the great things about living in Israel, is that some of the greatest and most surprising wineries are only a short drive away. In America, you have to go to California or Washington State to get America’s best wineries, but in Israel, a great winery is no more than 3 or 4 hours [...]
Read More..>>Israel: The Original ‘Old World’
Posted on December 15, 2008 - Filed Under Kosher and Jewish | Leave a Comment
Israel is the original “old world” wine region. The Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean was the cradle of the world’s wine culture thousands of years before the vine reached Europe.
Wine has been produced in the Land of Israel since Biblical times. Whether you call it the Tanakh, Hebrew Bible, or the Old Testament, surely you [...]
Tzuba Winery
Posted on December 13, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 2 Comments
One of my new favorite Israeli wineries comes from a kibbutz not far from Jerusalem. Tzuba Winery is based at Kibbutz Tzuba in the Judean Hills. It’s first release was only from the 2005 vintage. While that vintage was quite enjoyable, this year’s releases (of the 2006 and 2007 vintages) are absolutely amazing and a [...]
Read More..>>Wine gifts for the holidays
Posted on December 7, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Reports are that Americans are cutting back on gifts for themselves, while the crisis in America has reached Israel. Yet, this holiday season doesn’t have to be an empty one for adults. Instead of buying wine for gifts, how about learning about a new wine region, discovering Israeli cuisine, and spreading the knowledge of the [...]
Read More..>>marie claire recommends Rimon pomegrante wine
Posted on December 3, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Wineries | Leave a Comment
The European women’s magazine marie claire suggests a great Christmas gift: pomegranate dessert wine from Israel’s Rimon Winery. This healthy drink, available in Europe (including the UK) and the United States, is a great holiday gift from the Holy Land.
Key ingredient to healthy new wine? Pomegranate
The healthiest red wine on the market is set to [...]
