Israel: The Original ‘Old World’
Posted on December 15, 2008 - Filed Under Kosher and Jewish | Leave a Comment
Israel is the original “old world” wine region. The Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean was the cradle of the world’s wine culture thousands of years before the vine reached Europe.
Wine has been produced in the Land of Israel since Biblical times. Whether you call it the Tanakh, Hebrew Bible, or the Old Testament, surely you [...]
JTA: Israeli wines come of age
Posted on September 14, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Kosher and Jewish | 1 Comment
A bit behind the times, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency has the stereotypical “Israeli wines used to suck, now they are good story.” Focusing on Castel, a story I did two years ago. But, perhaps the most important as it’s the Jewish crowd that is most stuck on an image of Israeli wines from 30 or [...]
Read More..>>New York tastes kosher Israeli wine
Posted on July 23, 2008 - Filed Under Kosher and Jewish, Wine Events | Leave a Comment
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The New York-based Kosher Wine Society will be having a tasting of kosher Israeli wine (although not all Israeli wine is certified kosher!) on August 13. It is a fundraiser for an organization that helps Israeli children. If you haven’t had Israeli wine, whether you’re Jewish or not, [...]
Jerusalem Wine Festival - Today through Thursday
Posted on July 15, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Wine Events, Wine Festivals | Leave a Comment
Today’s the day! The Jerusalem Wine Festival - a fun way to taste Israeli wine - is here.
I plan on being there on Wednesday so check it out. If you attend the event (or any other Israeli wine event) please send me your photos and, even better, your thoughts, remarks, or even a guest post. [...]
Avi Ben talks Jerusalem and Israeli wine
Posted on July 13, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Wine Events | 2 Comments
The great, new Jerusalem culture guide, Jerusalemite, has an interview with Avi Ben in honor of the upcoming Jerusalem wine tasting at the Israel Museum this week. Avi Ben was one of the important figures in raising wine culture in Israel over the past few decades and expanding the Israeli food culture in Israel. He [...]
Read More..>>Champagne method wine from Israel: Gamla Brut
Posted on July 10, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry, Rogov | Leave a Comment
Israel boasts a new champagne (traditional) method sparkling wine from the Golan Heights Winery - the Gamla Brut.
This sparkling Israeli wine has just appeared on the shelves - I first saw it on Sunday in Tel Aviv. The Gamla Brut N.V. is half pinot noir and half chardonnay - a common feature of champagnes from [...]
Wine Advocate tastes Israeli wines … again
Posted on July 10, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry | Leave a Comment
Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate has a new Internet-only feature on Israeli wine. This article by Mark Squires has reviews, tasting notes, and some of the Wine Advocate’s thoughts on Israeli wine.
I will have more on this topic later, once I go through the tasting notes, but if you are a subscriber check it out and [...]
Rogov’s Reviews: Sophisticated Benyamina
Posted on July 9, 2008 - Filed Under Rogov | 1 Comment
Daniel Rogov has a positive review of the Benyamina Winery in last week’s Ha’aretz. Benyamina is a large winery, often overlooked. It’s great to see that this Israeli winery is constantly improving.
Wine and Spirits / Sophisticated Binyamina
By Daniel Rogov
That Binyamina winery is on the way up is beyond question. With far better control over its [...]
Drink Wine. Israeli Wine.
Posted on June 19, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry | Leave a Comment
The following is a guest post from Ezra Butler, a fellow evangelist of Israeli wine. It was originally printed on Jewneric. I love his call to “be an Israeli wine evangelist.”
Maybe it’s just me, but everywhere I turn in Jerusalem, I am sucked into a conversation about wine. People who know me professionally lament to [...]
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 [...]
