Archive for the ‘Events’ Category
Israwinexpo Open Thread
9, Feb 2010Share
Unfortunately I can’t attend Israwinexpo today, when it’s only open to the trade. I will be there tomorrow night.
However, I want to open this thread as an open forum for initial reactions, photos, links to coverage, etc.
- In: Events
- Tags: Israwinexpo, Israwinexpo 2010
Kosher Wine Events in California and New York
14, Jan 2010Share
It’s not my practice to post kosher wine events on this Israeli wine blog, since kosher wine and israeli wine are different — not all kosher wine is Israeli, not all Israeli wine is kosher, but of course many Israeli wine is kosher and the best kosher wine comes from Israel.
So, I thought my readers [...]
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A unique gathering of international chefs came together in Jerusalem to cook a Gala Dinner, to honor Chef Shalom Kadosh. Two hundred people paid NIS 1,800 (nearly US$ 475 each) for a ticket for this unique and prestigious event. The proceeds went to Beit Issie Shapiro in Ra’anana, which cares for children and adults with [...]
Rogov’s Guide to 2010 Launched
7, Nov 2009Share
I plan on posting more over the next week about the launch of Daniel Rogov’s Launch of the Guide to Israeli Wines 2010 and his new Guide to Kosher Wines (Disclosure: I received an invite to the launch party and copy from Toby Press, the publisher).
In the meantime, however, here is a video from my [...]
Wine Photos from Sommelier
7, Nov 2009Share
Here are just a few photos from the Sommelier wine conference held last week in Tel Aviv.
I will have a post about this amazing Israeli wine event next week. Pardon the quality as these photos were taken from my cell phone after my (fresh) camera batteries died.
Tel Aviv Wine Festival
2, Nov 2009Share
I’ve previously blogged about the Jerusalem Wine Festival but I haven’t yet had a chance to attend the Tel Aviv Wine Festival which is held at the Tel Aviv Eretz Yisrael Museum, near Tel Aviv University.
Unfortunately, I didn’t bring my camera and my cell phone had one indicator left, so I didn’t want to waste [...]
- In: Events| Wineries| Wines
- Tags: argaman, domaine venture, Galil Mountain, Gamla, Golan Heights, Israeli wine, Segal, shiloh, Tel Aviv
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From Daniel Rogov’s forum:
Wine and Gourmet Magazine will be holding its 12th wine tasting event at Museum haAretz in Tel Aviv on Wednesday and Thursday, 21 and 22 October. A small change this year, for whereas in the past the event featured only Israeli wines, this time imported wines will also be offered for tasting. [...]
- In: Events
- Tags: Tel Aviv, wine tasting
10 Reasons Why I Love Gary V
10, Sep 2009Share
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 [...]
- In: Events| Featured| Reviews
- Tags: Daniel Rogov, Gary Vaynerchuk, Wine Library
Katamon Wine Tasting, Friday 11 September
6, Sep 2009Share
If you happen to be near Jerusalem, this is an opportunity to taste a boutique winery near Jerusalem:
For those of you who were not able to attend the Harvest Celebration at the Katamon winery, you’ll have another chance as Avital has agreed to bring his wines to us for next Friday’s tasting.
Katamon Winery
Just in time [...]
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- Tags: Katamon Winery, wine tasting
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