Archive for March, 2009

Passover Kosher Wine Recommendations

31, Mar 2009

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Jewish holidays are full of wine. On Shabbat, evening and morning, Jews say the kiddush (sanctification) blessing over wine. On Jewish holidays, we also say the blessings over wine. However, on one holiday, it really is all about wine — on Passover, in addition to the holiday meals during the day and the last day [...]

Passover – The Holiday of Wine

26, Mar 2009

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I’ll post my updated comments (including some notes about Jewish law) for this year with my Passover wine recommendations later in the week. In the meantime, check out my recommendation last year and my great wine haggadah.
America may have its Maxwell House haggadah, a great marketing piece to remind American Jews that coffee is kosher [...]

French food, Israeli wine

25, Mar 2009

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French food and Israeli wine are not a common combination. After all, when people think Israeli wine they often (wrongly) associate it only with kosher food – thus barring wine and food combinations like mahi in a shrimp sauce with Barkan’s chardonnay. Yet, one French restaurant — TriBeCa’s Capsouto Frères is making just such a [...]

Wine sales to fall in Israel

24, Mar 2009

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Unfortunately, the global economic crisis has hit Israel hard — particularly high tech, the engine of Israel’s economic growth, and thus the rest of Israel’s economy, with numbers the worst they have been since Israel’s independence — and, as a result wine sales are plummeting. Based on the numbers in the article below, this is [...]

New Hebrew words for wine

24, Mar 2009

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In honor of the Passover holiday, which features lots of wine, and the growing wine culture in Hebrew, the Hebrew Language Academy (yes, for better or worse, there is such a thing) has come up with Hebrew words for wine-related terminology.
The Academia L’Lashon HaIvrit was established by the Israeli Government in 1953 as the [...]

Dalton Winery goes solar

23, Mar 2009

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The Jerusalem Post reports that Dalton Winery is trying to “green” their winery and run a more environmentally-friendly operation. Wine already uses less water than traditional exports, like fruit. From the Post:

Mar 18, 2009 15:19
Dalton Winery in Upper Galilee goes solar
By EHUD ZION WALDOKS
The Dalton Winery in the upper Galilee has [...]

Passover Wine Poll

21, Mar 2009

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It’s almost Passover time and that means WINE! In addition to Shabbat and the end of the holiday, in Israel for one night and in the Diaspora for two, Jews will be drinking at least four cups of wine on seder night.
Before I make my own Passover wine recommendations, I want to know more about [...]

Rogov’s Reviews: Wines for Tough Times

20, Mar 2009

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Wines for a bad economy
It’s no secret, the economy is not in good shape. This is true whether you are in the United States, Europe, Israel, or wherever. This is something we all know, and, personally, one of the reasons why I haven’t been updating this blog as often as I would have liked. However, [...]

Kosher wine from Israel for Purim

5, Mar 2009

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Kosher wine for Purim
Alcohol is an important component of many people’s Purim holiday celebration. For those looking to add kosher wine to their Purim baskets and Purim feast, here are some suggestions. Given the current state of the economy, I’ve only listed low priced wines.

Under 50 NIS
For great value wines, many of the wines from [...]

Gary Vaynerchuk and Daniel Rogov taste Israeli & kosher wines

1, Mar 2009

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Gary Vaynerchuk tastes Israeli and California kosher wines with Daniel Rogov on the latest episode of Wine Library TV.  I was pleased to see Daniel Rogov as a guest on Gary V’s WLTV, tasting kosher and Israeli wines, including:

2007 Yogev Cabernet Sauv & Petit Verdot
2006 Carmel Carignan
2005 Yatir Cabernet Sauvignon
2006 Herzog Generation VIII [...]


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