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Rhodes On Rogov’s Tribute Evening

At sunset August 29th, at the Dan Panorama Hotel in Tel Aviv, a virtual who’s who in Israeli wine attended a tribute to veteran food & wine critic Daniel Rogov. It was especially moving to see how many turned out since we’re in the middle of harvest season in Israel and many of the winemakers [...]

Carmel: Best Airline Wine

The following is from wines-israel.com and reprinted with permission El Al, Israel’s national airline, submitted wines to the annual wine tasting organized by the Global Traveler, along with 28 other international airlines. The competition was for wines served to First Class & Business Class passengers. To the surprise of those present, an Israeli wine was [...]

Daniel Rogov: A Tribute

I will write a full tribute to Daniel Rogov later but I wanted to let everyone know of an upcoming tribute to Israel’s foremost wine critic. I owe my start and my knowledge of Israeli wine in large part to Rogov and so I will definitely be in attendance in gratitude and tribute to this culinary and wine connoisseur. [...]

Beersheva Wine Festival

Good wine isn’t just in the center or Jerusalem. It’s also coming to Beersheva, with the fifth annual wine festival to be held on September 14-15. Here is the details from Daniel Rogov’s forum: The 5th Annual Beer Sheva wine festival is scheduled to take place on Wednesday and Thursday, 14 and 15 September. Among [...]

Report on the Jerusalem Wine Festival

The Jerusalem Wine Festival starts next week. In this episode of Rusty Mike Radio, David Rhodes gives a preview of the 2011 Jerusalem Wine Festival in the Israel Museum. Listen here: David Rhodes discusses the Jerusalem Wine Festival on Rusty Mike Radio

It’s that time again – the Jerusalem Wine Festival is coming up again. Sunday 15 August through Thursday 18 August. The festival costs 70NIS and will be held 19:00-23:00. For tickets: www.imj.org.il or 02-6259703 If you go, please send us your review to [email protected] and post pictures on Facebook

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Shavuot Cheese Wine Pairings: Perfect Time for Cheese & Wine

This article appeared on wines-israel.com and was written by the Carmel Wine Education Department At the Jewish Festival of Shavuot, it is traditional to eat dairy products. This gives the perfect opportunity to hold a cheese and wine tasting! There is no better or more basic, rustic meal than to have a hunk of freshly [...]

Gary Vaynerchuk interviews David Rhodes, The Israeli Wine Guy

David Rhodes is the only guy I’ll call the Israeli wine guy besides myself. He’s definitely one of my favorite Israeli wine guys — and a neighbor to boot. David was just on Gary Vaynerchuk’s Sirius radio, talking about Israeli wine. Listen to David on Gary’s show: Download Now.

Rare Brandy Tasting

The following is from wines-israel.com and reprinted with permission. A rare and unique brandy tasting was recently held by Carmel Winery. It was held in the ‘Baron Edmond de Rothschild Tasting Room’ at ZichronYa’acov Wine Cellars. It was appropriately held at Purim and on St. Patrick’s Day – traditional days for Jews & the Irish [...]

Castel Hosts Famous Wine Writers

The following post is from wines-israel.com and reprinted with permission. Eli Ben Zaken, owner of Domaine du Castel, invited some of the world’s most famous wine personalities to Israel. They included Michel Bettane from France, Robert Joseph from England, Jan Van Lissom from the Netherlands, and Jeannie Cho Lee from Hong Kong. Michel Bettane is [...]

Israel at the Kosher Food and Wine Experience

The following post was reprinted with permission by wines-israel.com The KFWE 2011 recently took place in Manhattan, NY. This refers to the Kosher Food & Wine Experience which was organized by the Royal Wine Corporation of Bayonne, New Jersey. Royal Wine are owners of Herzog Wine Cellars in California, Kedem Winery in Upstate New York [...]