Great Kosher Wine for Rosh Hashana (and year round)
Posted on September 21, 2008 - Filed Under Kosher and Jewish | 2 Comments
The Jewish holidays are a great time to find lots of Israeli wine – even if you aren’t Jewish. Rosh Hashana and Sukkot, two great feasting holidays, are coming up soon (Rosh Hashana begins this year on the night of September 29 and lasts two days) and this is a great chance to buy kosher [...]
Read More..>>Rogov’s Reviews: Best Deals on Local Wines
Posted on August 17, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
The latest Ha’aretz review from Israeli wine critic Daniel Rogov. This time, on what he calls good values in local wines. Note that all the prices are the Israeli local price and not abroad. Are the non-kosher wines available in the US beyond those carried by Israeli Wine Direct?
Wine and Spirits / Best deals on [...]
Barbera – Italian Wine becomes Israeli
Posted on July 29, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Rogov | Leave a Comment
Israeli wine made from the Barbera grape are becoming more and more popular. Several new wineries have been introducing this Mediterranean varietal into their wines. Originally seen only by Dalton and Recanati, Galil Mountain has also recently introduced an Israeli Barbara. Barbera is not known much outside of Italy, but it is one of the [...]
Read More..>>Israeli wine on WineSpectator.com
Posted on May 24, 2008 - Filed Under Video, Wineries | Leave a Comment
Wine Spectator has a fascinating little video on Israeli wine (with a Dalton Chardonnay and a Clos De Gat red blend) from editor Kim Marcus. I can’t embed it but it’s currently on the Wine Spectator home page but this is what I think is the permalink to it — check it out!
Here is also [...]
Dalton Winery in the Rockville (MD) Gazette
Posted on May 22, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Wineries | Leave a Comment
It may not be Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, Decanter, or the Wine Spectator – all important industry publications that have recently covered or are about to cover Israeli wine – but there is a newspaper that just published an article about Israel’s Dalton Winery that I think is even more important. But, unless you live [...]
Read More..>>Two Israeli wine events in New York
Posted on March 27, 2008 - Filed Under Wine Events | 1 Comment
Passover is coming and this is a major time for kosher wines from around the world. As a result, this is a great opportunity to explore some Israeli wines. Again – while not all Israeli wines are kosher, most aren’t available in the US and don’t be scared off by the label – in fact, [...]
Read More..>>Dalton
Posted on March 6, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Wineries | Leave a Comment
Israel’s Upper Galilee is one of the best areas to make wine. Dalton Winery was founded in 1993 by Mat Haruni and is consistently making high quality wines at reasonable prices. In fact, Daniel Rogov writes that “Dalton has earned a consistently good name for high quality wines, providing excellent value for money.” It is [...]
Read More..>>A preview of what’s to come
Posted on February 28, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Wineries | Leave a Comment
Stay tuned for more photos, a write up and more, of my recent visit to a handful of Israeli wineries.
In the meantime, here’s a preview of Dalton’s barrel room.
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Wine Events in Israel and New York
Posted on January 11, 2008 - Filed Under Wine Events | Leave a Comment
With President Bush gone, I can finally return to blogging (because, ya know, we spent so much time together… well, just as his motorcade passed and roads were closed).
As it seems like I’ve got readers both from Israel and the United States, I will post a few wine events going on over the next week. [...]
Wine for the Winter
Posted on January 5, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
From the Jerusalem Post,Byline: Ofer Zemach
As we roll into winter our heads fill with thoughts of roaring fires and cashmere sweaters. It may be worth remembering that a glass of red wine can be just as comforting and often more accessible.
