Archive for June, 2009

Ancient land of Israel brings forth new wines

26, Jun 2009

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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 grown on [...]

What’s wrong with this picture?

25, Jun 2009

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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 now-kosher [...]

Daniel Rogov in Hadassah Magazine

15, Jun 2009

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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 entire contents [...]

Jerusalem Wine Festival

14, Jun 2009

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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

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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

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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 here.
Yesterday, [...]

Israeli wine in California

4, Jun 2009

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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 in the Park
The premier celebration of Israel and [...]


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