Posts Tagged ‘Sea Horse’

Petite Sirah? Yes, Sirrah!

20, Jan 2010

Tweet (The following is a guest post from Irene Sharon Hodes, reprinted with permission) I had the opportunity to taste a wine that is new to me, Vitkin’s 2006 Petite Sirah. A friend brought the bottle to the vegan dinner party I hosted last Friday (an exceptional experience I really need to get on to blog about).  [...]

Israwinexpo 2010 Tel Aviv

19, Jan 2010

Tweet Israwinexpo is coming back! This biennial professional Israeli wine event first occurred in 2006, then again in 2008, and is now coming back to Tel Aviv. Israwinexpo, along with Sommelier, are the two top wine events in Israel. Open to the public only on February 10-11, 2010 from 16:00-22:00 (4PM-10PM), the Israeli wine tasting [...]

Hugh Johnson’s Wine Companion Features Israeli Wine

28, Dec 2009

Tweet Stephen Brook, who visited Israel for IsraWinExpo 2008, has written an update to Hugh Johnson’s Wine Companion. The Wine Companion is one of the classic books, which is in the library of every wine lover. Over the years Stephen Brook has been a prolific author and his most famous book is his work on [...]

Sommelier 2009 – Israel’s Professional Wine Event

4, Dec 2009

Tweet Every year a new wine festival opens in Israel, from the southern tips of Eilat to the northern tips of the Golan Heights. But it is no exaggeration to say that Israel’s most important wine festival is Tel Aviv’s Sommelier. This giant Israeli wine festival has now been held for several years, with wines from [...]

Hugh Johnson’s 2010 Wine Book Features Israeli Wine

19, Aug 2009

Tweet This article about Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book first appeared on wines-israel.com Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book 2010 is published already, even though it is only late August 2009. However early or not, it represents good news for Israel! No less than twenty six Israeli wineries have made this prestigious guide book, which is [...]

Mark Spivak tours the Israeli wine route

8, Sep 2008

Tweet Mark Spivak, a wine reviewer who has written for the Palm Beach Post and Palm Beach Media Group, and other Florida and national magazines, and is the host of a wine show on NPR, recently visited Israel. After not visiting Israel for over 15 years, Spivak was in for a shock.  His past experience: [...]

Why Israeli Wine is World Class (My Philosophy on What is Good Wine)

18, Aug 2008

Tweet Israeli wine is world class. Yes, we’ve heard this recently from the likes of Robert Parker, Mark Squires, Gary Vaynerchuk, Wine Spectator, Decanter, and other wine critics and trade publications. But I think they’ve all got it a bit wrong. Don’t misunderstand me. I’m not necessarily disagreeing with their scores and I’ll take the [...]

Rogov’s Reviews: Best Deals on Local Wines

17, Aug 2008

Tweet 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 [...]


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