Archive for March, 2010
Israeli Sommelier in London
27, Mar 2010Tweet The term ‘Sommelier’ is the one of the most abused words in the Israel wine scene. Anyone who serves wine in a restaurant is referred to as a sommelier and people who complete wine courses also use the term loosely. Of course, a real sommelier is something virtually unknown in Israel. The genuine article [...]
- In: Wine industry
- Tags: Sommelier
Adam Montefiore: The Ambassador of Israeli Wine
25, Mar 2010Tweet In 1884, a year before his death, Sir Moses Montefiore, then 100 years old, made his last donation to the new village of Rishon le Zion, birth place of the modern Israel wine industry. Over 100 years later a young Englishman with blue eyes made aliyah (immigrated) to Israel. The great, great grandson of Moses [...]
Make Time for Wine At Pesach (Passover)
22, Mar 2010Tweet The following is a guest post by Adam Montefiore, the Ambassador of Israeli Wine In most homes, Shabbat is the time to get out the finest crockery. People who look quite scruffy during the week will be dressed in their best suit and finest dresses. There is a lot of pressure on the lady [...]
- In: Kosher|Wines
- Tags: Adam Montefiore, kosher, Passover
Israeli Wines in the Wine Advocate
3, Mar 2010Tweet The Wine Advocate, owned by Robert Parker, the world’s most famous & influential wine critic, has again tasted wines from Israel. This is encouraging because Israel now seems to appear at least once a year in a formal tasting. It was not so long ago that Israel was off the Parker radar. However today [...]
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