Boycott Israeli wine! No, really, start a boycott of Israeli wine! Have I gone nuts? Too much time in Israel has made me anti-Israel? No, rather, perhaps you should boycott Israeli wine because that will lead to more Israeli wine being bought!

Does that make any sense? Well, yes, this is what happened last April when a group of Canadians called for a boycott of Israeli wine – the community went out and bought Israeli wine.

Of course I don’t really think that you should buy Israeli wine as a way to respond to those who hate Israel. I also don’t even think you should buy Israeli wine to “support Israel.” Rather, you should buy Israeli wine because it’s good. And, you know what, don’t buy the wine that’s not – force the winemakers to improve.

But, while I don’t ordinarily delve into the realm of politics – Israeli wine should be enjoyed by all. When we talk about California wine or French wine or Australian wine, we don’t delve into the realm of French or American or Australian politics, either. Hopefully, the only politics is about the wine industry like Dr. Vino (who has a real PhD in Political Science) has done in his book Wine Politics.