Archive for August, 2009
10 Up-and-Coming Wine Producers in Israel
27, Aug 2009Share According to Daniel Rogov and his 2009 Guide to Israeli Wine, here are the Top Ten Up-and-Coming producers of wine in Israel: Pelter Tabor Assaf Odem Mountain Vitkin Savion Psagot Tulip Avidan Kadita
Share I love how social media can be used to introduce people to Israeli wine. On my Twitter account (@hakerem – you arefollowing me, I presume), I found a wine blogger who was looking for some wine tips. Well, first we bonded over a few tweets about (the lack of) social media in the wine [...]
- In: Wine 101
Share Israeli wine flows onto international shelves The following is from the Reuters wire service. Read the full article at Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters Life!) – Israeli wine has long stirred up associations with the syrupy libations of religious rituals, but modern techniques imported from top winemaking nations are now helping it find space on shelves [...]
- In: Featured|Wine industry
- Tags: Daniel Rogov, kosher, Lebanon, Reuters, Robert Parker, Tel Aviv
Learn To Love Carignan
17, Aug 2009Share This is a guest post by Adam Montefiore, which was first published in www.wines-israel.com These were the words of an English wine journalist who visited Israel four times in the last 15 years and claimed to know to what was good for the Israeli wine industry. His parting advice was: “Learn to love Carignan. [...]
- In: Wine 101
Galil Mountain Launches “Meron”
14, Aug 2009Share Galil Mountain Winery, one of the best new world wineries in Israel, has just launched a new wine, which is going to replace their Yiron Syrah. Called the Meron, it is a blend of 78% Syrah, 11% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 11% Petit Verdot. It is now available in Israel’s best wine shops and, I [...]
- In: Reviews|Wine industry
- Tags: Daniel Rogov, Galil Mountain, Meron, tasting note, Yiron
Ten Best Wine Producers in Israel
12, Aug 2009Share Who are the top ten wineries in Israel? According to Daniel Rogov they are: Golan Heights Winery (Katzrin, Yarden, Gamla) Margalit Yatir Domaine du Castel Clos de Gat Flam Chateau Golan Carmel (Limited Edition, Single Vineyard, Appellation) Galil Mountain Pelter (This list is from Daniel Rogov’s 2009 Guide to Israeli Wine)
Photos from the Jerusalem Wine Festival
10, Aug 2009Share Much better than I could ever take, here are some photos of the Jerusalem Wine Festival held August 2009 at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem (These beautiful photographs are courtesy of Jessica Korman, The F Stops Here)
- In: Featured|Wine industry
- Tags: Jerusalem, Jerusalem Wine Festival, photographs
Share This week is one of my favorite wine events of the year (although as I recently moved to a suburb of Tel Aviv, I’m not sure if I’ll be able to make it)… the Jerusalem wine festival at the Israel Museum! From Daniel Rogov’s post: The annual wine festival held in the sculpture garden [...]
- In: Events
- Tags: Jerusalem Wine Festival
Job Opportunity at Jerusalem Wine Store
4, Aug 2009Share Tell them that you found the job at HaKerem: The Israeli Wine Blog The wine store in the Cardo of the Old City in Jerusalem is looking for an experienced saleswoman. The job offered is for eight plus hours a day, five days a week, and five hours every Friday morning. Responsibilities include filling [...]
- In: Wine industry
- Tags: Jerusalem, job opportunities
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