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Israeli Wine in Washington, DC

21, Nov 2009

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My Israeli wine buddy Richard Shaffer of Israeli Wine Direct has just placed Israeli wine in my favorite city and hometown: Washington DC
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10 Reasons Why I Love Gary V

10, Sep 2009

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In honor of Gary Vaynerchuk’s appearance in Wednesday’s New York Times, I’ve compiled my own Top 10 Reasons Why I love Gary V!
10 Reasons why I love Gary Vaynerchuk
10. Gary V reminds me a little of myself.
Gary Vaynerchuk turned his father’s Shoppers Discount Liquor into the $60 million a year Wine Library. My father also [...]

Reuters: Israeli wine flows onto international shelves

18, Aug 2009

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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 from Paris to [...]

Ten Best Wine Producers in Israel

12, Aug 2009

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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 2009

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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)

Where to Buy Israeli Wine

26, Aug 2008

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One of the challenges about writing about Israeli wine is that the story is still not out. Particularly outside of the observant kosher wine-drinking population (who then ignore great wines like Clos de Gat, Flam, Pelter, Saslove, etc.), many people still have never drank Israeli wine. Reading comments on Gary Vaynerchuk’s Wine Library TV pages [...]

Carmel Winery’s Quality Revolution Continues

5, Aug 2008

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Carmel’s quality revolution is not over. In the past few years, Carmel Winery has made serious changes in management, viticulture, and structure. They created new excellent top level wines including the Appellation series which provides great value-for-money and the Single Vineyard smash hits. Slowly and unnoticed by us “wine snobs” their supermarket Selected and Private [...]


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