Archive for June, 2009

Ancient land of Israel brings forth new wines

26, Jun 2009

Share Inside a candlelit room at a west Houston Italian restaurant, the Israeli government sought to change Israel’s international image with help from one of the world’s oldest industries: wine — glasses and glasses of wine. The government recently teamed up with its wine industry and U.S. importers to promote the beverages made from grapes [...]

What’s wrong with this picture?

25, Jun 2009

Share Living in Israel and not having been abroad for two years gave me a warped perspective on Israeli wine. Not bad, of course, but I separate the world of Israel and the world of Jewish and kosher wine. In Israel, you can go in the finest wine shops and see a bottle of the [...]

Daniel Rogov in Hadassah Magazine

15, Jun 2009

Share Israel’s premier food and wine critic, Daniel Rogov, is featured in an article in Hadassah Magazine. The Brooklyn-born, European-trained, Israeli-resident discusses his favorite foods, how he got to Israel, his background, and the quality revolution taking place in Israel. The article about this Mediterranean food and wine critic can be found here and the [...]

Jerusalem Wine Festival

14, Jun 2009

Share The dates have just been released for the annual Jerusalem Wine Festival, held at the Israel Museum. I’ve previously written about the festival and it is always a joy to attend. This year, the festival is August 4-August 6 (Tuesday to Thursday) at the Israel Museum.

Washington Post features Israeli wine

10, Jun 2009

Share Israeli wine has finally been covered in my hometown newspaper, The Washington Post. This article in the travel section of the Washington Post, by NPR correspondent Linda Gradstein and fellow Jerusalemite, discusses the wines around Jerusalem. In fact, I think there are more wineries now in the Judean Hills than in Zichron Ya’akov, home [...]

California Israeli Wine Festival

8, Jun 2009

Share I received the following report from Neta Reef of Israeli Wine Company, about the recent Israeli wine festival hosted by Kehillah Jewish High School in California. If you’ve attended or run an Israeli wine event contact me to post it beforehand and let me know how it went and maybe I will post it [...]

Israeli wine in California

4, Jun 2009

Share My buddy Ari Erle and his company, Israeli Wine Company, will be pouring Israeli wine in California at two events this week (including one TODAY): Kehila’s Israel Wine Festival TODAY, Thursday June 4, 2009 at 6:30-9:00PM Holbrook-Palmer Park, Jennings Pavilion 150 Watkins Avenue Atherton, CA It’s a fundraising event, and tickets cost $150. Israel [...]


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