January 21st – January 27th Sommeliers discuss how to find the best value on a restaurant’s wine list. Steve Heimoff explores the sommelier’s evolving role. David White explores Zinfandel’s uniquely American personality. Tom Barras discusses the potential downside of [over-]aerating wines. Eric Asimov breathes new life into the food & wine pairing universe. 1Wine Dude […]
Holiday Shopping – Parts I & II As you probably already know, the weeks leading up to Pesach are the US kosher wine industry’s busiest, with more kosher wine sold during this period than the rest of the year combined. As the popularity of quality kosher wine continues to increase, the quality and variety of […]
#240-241 – February 14-21, 2012 As a result of writing (approximately) one newsletter a week, usually focused on specific wineries, varietals or other vino-centric topics, I often write about a wine I tasted or winery I visited only many months after the actual visit or tasting occurred. In an effort to provide a bit more […]
#238 – January 13, 2013 Founded by three residents of the picturesque village of Mitzpe Netofa in Israel’s Lower Galilee, Domaine Netofa’s first vintage was the 2009 vintage, with the vineyards having been planted on the lower slopes of Mount Tavor in 2006. I first wrote about the wines in early 2010 and have been […]
#237 – January 12, 2013 After nearly eight years of living in the US, I finally got my act together and made it out to the West Coast for some winery visits. While Israel continues to produce the vast majority of kosher wine on the planet, California is home to a number of the finest […]
#234 – December 20, 2012 This newsletter is the first of my annual end-of-the-year three-part series on the wonderful world of Israeli and kosher wines. As the Gregorian year comes to an end, I like to look back at the last 12 months and discuss the (hopefully mostly positive) changes that the delightful world of […]
#236 – January 3, 2013 This week’s newsletter should be viewed as a companion piece to newsletter #234 – “While Standing on One Foot” – which summarized the important events and trends the world of kosher and Israeli wine experienced throughout 2012. After last week’s interlude discussing the best and most exciting wines of 2012, […]
December 17th – December 30th Looking back at 2012, some top wine writers sit down with Talia Baiocchi and comment on “What’s Hot & What’s Over“. Pre-dating populist feminism, the “Iron Ladies of Champagne” really ruled the roost! In another strong column, Matt Kramer discusses six important wine words, relevant for tasting. In responsa to […]
#235 – January 1, 2013 With the Gregorian calendar year of 2012 officially closed, it is time for my annual rating of the best wines I tasted in 2012. Building on last week’s concept, waiting until every single available wine-tasting day of 2012 had passed was certainly the way to go as it allowed me […]
#213 – April 26, 2012 As many of you know, today is Yom Ha’Atzmaut – Israel’s 64th Independence Day – Happy Birthday of Israel On a personal front, Yom Ha’Atzmaut caps the most emotionally tumultuous period of the year for me, other than the Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur & Succot period which contains a similar […]