How to Taste Wine
Posted on May 5, 2008 - Filed Under Wine Basics | Leave a Comment
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Passover - A Great Excuse to Try Israeli Wines
Posted on April 15, 2008 - Filed Under Wine Basics | 1 Comment
Passover: The Holiday of Wine
The upcoming holiday of Passover means just one thing: a chance to explore lots of excellent wine. The obligation to drink four cups of wine at the Passover seder, as well as during Shabbat and throughout the holiday is a great opportunity to explore some of Israel’s finest kosher wines.
While kosher [...]
The kosher conundrum + not all Israeli wines are kosher, not all kosher wines are Israeli
Posted on March 21, 2008 - Filed Under Kosher and Jewish, Wine Basics | 2 Comments
I have said this before and I will say it again: Israeli doesn’t equal kosher and kosher doesn’t equal Israeli. That is to say a very simple thing – not all Israeli wines are kosher and not all kosher wines are Israeli.
Why am I saying this AGAIN (and will keep on saying it)??? Two simple [...]
How do you store your wine?
Posted on December 18, 2007 - Filed Under Wine Basics | Leave a Comment
This weekend, I opened up a bottle of the 2006 Galil Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon. Unusually, Rogov says that it is best starting in 2009. Yet, like most people, I am not going to store this wine until 2009 – as the wine is still good and I lack adequate storage solutions.
For those who don’t have [...]
Wine tasting for the young
Posted on December 12, 2007 - Filed Under Wine Basics | Leave a Comment
Here are some more fun videos on wine tasting. Remember, wine is for everyone.
and Gary has some great tips:
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How to taste wine
Posted on December 12, 2007 - Filed Under Uncategorized, Wine Basics | Leave a Comment
Here are two videos on how to taste wine. Not specifically Israeli-wine related but still useful for many.
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How to Taste Wine
Posted on December 3, 2007 - Filed Under Wine Basics | Leave a Comment
From WikiHow
Steps
Look at the wine, especially around the edges. Tilting the glass a bit can make it easier to see the way the color changes from the center to the edges. Holding the glass in front of a white background, such as a napkin, tablecloth, or sheet of paper, is another good way to make [...]
Read More..>>The last word on new wine, the first word on Israeli wine culture
Posted on November 28, 2007 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Millenials, Wine Basics, Wine Festivals | Leave a Comment
I promise, promise, promise that this my last post for 2007 on the Beaujolais Nouveau. However, I just saw an interesting article in Ha’aretz about the Israeli wine culture.
While winetastingguy noted that wine consumption in America is on the rise, he pointed out that he wasn’t sure what the numbers were in Israel. Well, according [...]
Learning about wine
Posted on November 21, 2007 - Filed Under Wine Basics | Leave a Comment
Questions for anyone who happened to stop by this blog:
When did you start learning about/appreciating wine?
Why do you like wine?
How do you learn about wine? Books? Which ones? Courses? Where? Winery tours? What countries/regions?
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Israeli is not a synonym for kosher
Posted on November 19, 2007 - Filed Under Kosher and Jewish, Wine Basics | Leave a Comment
I don’t know whether to be happy that many people have already discovered this blog after only a week of existence or upset that many – by no means all – discovered this blog because they were looking for information on kosher wine.
This will be a constant refrain on this blog:
ISRAELI DOES NOT MEAN KOSHER
At [...]
