Week of November 26th – December 2nd Just in time for the holiday drinking season, CBS presents seven different ways to open a bottle of wine without a corkscrew. Back in my army days, we banged the bottom of the bottle against the wall cushioned by a towel, which usually worked… With all the recent […]
#231 – November 16, 2012 With life-threatening rockets raining down on friends, family and other civilians across Israel, I debated the appropriateness of distributing this week’s newsletter. Hamas terrorists continue to target innocent civilians by firing rockets at multiple cities in Israel, including Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem, while much of the clueless global community (who has […]
#212- April 20, 2012 I frequently discuss the new varietals with which kosher wineries are experimenting, many a time focusing on the Israeli wineries’ continuous search for the varietal that will be known as “Israel’s Grape”, that with potential to thrive in and best showcase Israel’s unique climate and Mediterranean terroir. These varietals include Cabernet […]
Week of October 29th – November 4th TO COME Week of October 22nd – October 28th TO COME Week of October 15th – October 21st Kris Chislett sets out [and succeeds] is providing a primer on Organic Wine. Meg Maker explains the philosophical divide between New and Old World wines. Besides typical issues with scoring, […]
#230 – November 1, 2012 With the current events portion of the newsletter out of the way, this week’s topic revolves around one of the wine-related questions I get asked most often: “what is the best cheap wine available” (or a variation on the theme). Understanding that everyone appreciates a good deal, even more so […]
Week of September 24th – September 30th The cork v. synthetic debate brings science to the table & Steve Heimoff weighs in on the allure of screwtops. After a few years of hobbyist wine, Napa Valley’s Rabbi Elchonon Tenenbaum of Chabad, teams up with the Covenant winemaking team to commercially produce Cuvee Chabad. I tasted […]
#227 – September 24, 2012 (more recent update) Taking advantage of this weekend to fortify ourselves for the coming Day of Atonement, this week’s newsletter focuses on one of Israel’s best wineries and certainly the one with the widest international recognition – the Domaine du Castel winery. Given this newsletter’s proclaimed goal of introducing its […]
#228 – October 12, 2012 Given my exuberant enthusiasm for the varietal, I am sure that you have all realized by now that the topic of this week’s newsletter – Cabernet Franc – is one of my favorite grapes and produces wines that I enjoy tremendously. While DNA testing in 1997 confirmed that Cabernet Franc […]
With the onset of the Jewish New year, this shipment of the wine club provides you with one of Israel’s true hidden gems that doesn’t get enough recognition due the more prestigious Grand Vin sibling, two newly imported wines including a newly kosher wine from the famed Saslove winery and a delicious dessert wine to […]
#225 – September 7, 2012 Before I get into our discussion on this week’s Israeli winery – Shiloh, I wanted to mention the recent surge in international acclaim Israeli wines have been receiving. Starting with a recent in-depth piece from the International Wine Review (for which I assisted with background information and was given credit). […]