Archive for the ‘Kosher’ Category
Share (This story first appeared on Wines-Israel and is reprinted with permission) There has been a trend in recent years of boutique wineries becoming kosher. Now two more wineries, have decided to make kosher wines from the 2010 harvest. The first is Flam Winery which was the largest Israeli winery producing non kosher wines in [...]
Share The Wall Street Journal published a profile about wine in the Judean Hills, near Jerusalem, in March 2010. Young Vineyards, Biblical Pedigrees The Judean Hills have become an Israeli wine region to reckon with; memories of the Second Holy Temple Tzora Vineyards The vineyard of kibbutz-based Tzora. Winemaker Yaakov Berg has a recycled winery [...]
- In: Kosher|Wine industry|Wineries|Wines
- Tags: Agur, Carmel, Castel, Clos de Gat, Ella Valley, Flam, Jerusalem, Judean Hills, Pelter, Tzora, Wall Street Journal, Yatir
Make Time for Wine At Pesach (Passover)
22, Mar 2010Share 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
It’s Israeli Wine … Not Kosher
2, Feb 2010Share I’ve really been enjoying the Wine Enthusiast lately. They’ve got some of the best coverage from a mainstream wine magazine of Israeli wine representing where the Israeli wine market is today. Particularly, I should add, on their social media channels. So, I was pleased to see a blog post dispelling the famous kosher wine myth in [...]
- In: Kosher|Wine industry|Wines
- Tags: Israeli wine, kosher wine, Wine Enthusiast
What is Kiddush Wine?
30, Nov 2009Share Wherever Jews have resided, there has always been home based wineries making wine for the Kiddush sanctification of the Sabbath. For the required blessing, grape beverages are necessary. Apart from a regular wine, either raisin wine or even grape juice is also suitable according to Jewish traditions, being regarded by Jewish law with the [...]
- In: Kosher
- Tags: kiddush wine, kosher
The (Kosher) Wine Detective
16, Sep 2009Share Wine Spectator is currently holding its 2009 Video Content and 9 finalists have been announced. Among the video finalists is a little known wine critic named Daniel Rogov talking about wine from a little known wine region called ISRAEL. Unfortunately, I can’t embed the video but it’s available here (and then click here to [...]
- In: Kosher|Reviews
- Tags: contest, reviews, Wine Detective, Wine Spectator
What are you drinking for Rosh Hashana?
13, Sep 2009Share Rosh Hashana, Jewish New Year, is this weekend. What are you drinking? I’m thinking of the Barkan Carignan and the new Yiron Meron. Good choices? How about you?
- In: Kosher
- Tags: jewish new year, Rosh Hashana
Wine Blogging Wednesday: Kosher Wine
16, Apr 2009Share Wine Blogging Wednesday featured kosher wine and was hosted by The Corkdork. Yes, I know, it’s Thursday, but Wednesday was chag, the last day of Passover in Israel and the second-to-last day in the Diaspora. More importantly, I was invaded by the in-laws, so my Wine Blogging Wednesday post had to wait. For WBW: [...]
- In: Kosher
- Tags: kosher, kosher wine, Wine Blogging Wednesday
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- In: Kosher|Reviews|Wines
- Tags: Binyamina, Galil Mountain, Gary Vaynerchuk, Israeli, kosher, Passover, Wine Library TV, Yiron
Passover Wine & Drinks Roundup
6, Apr 2009Share I’ve posted my Passover wine recommendations here and here (and, in an update, I believe that I will be drinking the 2007 Teperberg Silver Sangiovese and the 2007 Tzuba Cabernet Sauvignon for the Passover seder, 2007 Teperberg Terra Malbec, and 2007 Galil Mountain Barbera for the Sabbath and holiday meals). What is the rest [...]
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