Archive for the ‘Events’ Category
Wine harvest festivals fall flat … in 1954
16, Aug 2010Share This article is from Ha’aretz by Lital Levin: Israel awaited the celebration of the 1954 wine harvest festival with high expectations. Such a festival is a new-old one for Jews. As one of its promoters told Haaretz: “In the Bible and our literature in general, a lot of space is dedicated to wine. Noah was [...]
- In: Events|Wine industry
- Tags: Carmel Winery, wine harvest, Zichron Ya'akov
Jerusalem Wine Festival 2010
29, Jul 2010Share My favorite Jerusalem wine event is here! Jerusalem Wine Festival. At the just reopened Israel Museum, this year’s Jerusalem Wine Festival is bound to be a success. Here are the details: Tuesday through Thursday, 3-5 August at the Israel Museum Admission is 60NIS and includes a free tasting glass and unlimited tastings. Check out [...]
- In: Events|Wines
- Tags: Jerusalem, Jerusalem Wine Festival
Birthday Wine Suggestions
28, Jul 2010Share So, I don’t normally get personal on this Israeli wine site, but Saturday is my birthday and I need some wine for it. Since it’s hot here in Israel (and around the world), I’m looking for a good, refreshing white wine that is available near Tel Aviv. What are your suggestions for my 29th [...]
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Share Carmel Winery is celebrating its 120th year of harvests. The first harvest to be received by Rishon Le Zion Wine Cellars was on August 3rd 1890. Soon the 2010 harvest will begin, which will be the 120th by Israel’s most historic winery. To celebrate this, a special Symphony has been composed by Gil Shohat. [...]
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- Tags: Carmel Winery, Events
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 [...]
Share 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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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