Jerusalem of Wine
Posted on July 21, 2008 - Filed Under Wine Events, Wine Festivals | 1 Comment
The Jerusalem Wine Festival has come and gone for the year. This wine tasting festival is only a few years old but it has already become a Jerusalem tradition for Israel’s Anglo population and Jerusalemites, thirsty for some culture in the holy city. Last week, I attended the event and came in with mixed feelings.
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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..>>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 [...]
Kosher is still not a country
Posted on July 7, 2008 - Filed Under Kosher and Jewish, Video | Leave a Comment
Richard Shaffer of Israeli Wine Direct has an absolutely excellent video post about how “kosher is not a country” and how many of the everyday foods that are in your refrigerator, pantry, and throughout your house may be kosher – no matter your religion. Coca Cola, Cheerios, Heinz ketchup, fruits and vegetables and many more [...]
Read More..>>Independence Day Wine
Posted on July 4, 2008 - Filed Under Wineries | 1 Comment
What wine are you opening this July 4 weekend? Personally, I’m in the mood for a nice California Cabernet Sauvignon from the Napa Valley or Russian River, but I think instead I will go for an Israeli Cabernet Sauvignon, depending on dinner tonight. The Segal Single Vineyard tastes like it could be from Napa.
What are [...]
Boutique non-kosher Israeli wine now in the US
Posted on July 2, 2008 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry | 2 Comments
I have written previously about Israeli Wine Direct and the important work Richard Shaffer and his team are doing to bring small-quantity Israeli wine into the United States. IWD is making some of Israel’s best, small-production wine available to consumers in America. My only complaint is that it means less for me!
Well, I have just [...]
Another health benefit of wine: A deterrent of food poisoning
Posted on June 3, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 1 Comment
We all know that wine has many health benefits (in moderation). It’s long been known that red wine can be good for the heart. But apparently, it’s also an effective remedy against food poisoning.
According to research, first reported in October 2007, conducted at the University of Missouri, red wine “appears to act as a [...]
How to Taste Wine
Posted on May 5, 2008 - Filed Under Wine Basics | Leave a Comment
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Happy Hannukah
Posted on December 4, 2007 - Filed Under Kosher and Jewish | Leave a Comment
So Hanukkah started tonight in Israel and the rest of the world. What That means it’s time for Sufganiyot (jelly donuts) which have been appearing in Israel since after Sukkot (is that like seeing Christmas decorations as soon as Halloween is over in America?). I’m excited. In the Jewish European Diaspora, people will also be [...]
Read More..>>Israel offers world’s first pomegranate wine
Posted on November 16, 2007 - Filed Under Israeli wine industry | Leave a Comment
Israel’s Galilee offers world’s first pomegranate wine
By Zev Stub September 10, 2006
If you’ve been to the supermarket lately, you’ve probably noticed that the hottest trend in the food industry is pomegranate products.
Several years before the trend got started, a family in Israel’s Upper Galilee region began working to create a tastier and [...]
