#161 – February 4, 2011 In any wine-related conversation, inevitably one of the first questions I am asked is “what is your favorite wine?” or “what is your favorite winery?” Given my love and passion for all wines, I truly don’t have a favorite wine or even one I find myself drinking most often. That […]
#162 – February 15, 2011 Following on my end-of the-year newsletter which dealt with past and future trends in the kosher and Israeli wine world (Trending Upwards), I wanted to spend a little more time discussing the current status of the Israeli wine-industry and the direction in which it seems to be going. As you […]
From #130 – June 13, 2010 Among the treats I was fortunate to enjoy over the last couple weeks was the Rom from the Golan Heights Winery. This newly released Israeli wine has been generating a significant amount of chatter among wine consumers for a number of reasons not the least of which is the […]
#128 – May 28, 2010 One of the things I enjoy most about writing this newsletter is introducing folks to newer and less known wineries, usually Israeli one. While the proliferation of new boutique kosher wineries is an awesome relatively recent development that enables us to experience a huge spread of wines, wine-making techniques, expressions […]
#158 – January 14, 2011 This week I want to talk about one of Israel’s largest wineries that is experiencing a resurgence of sorts. For years Binyamina was largely a “supermarket winery”, producing millions of bottles of mediocre table wines destined for the shelves of Israel’s largest retail supermarkets and of little interest to the […]
#147 – November 1, 2010 This week I wanted to discuss the Herzog Winery. Owned by the Herzog family (which also owns Royal Wine Corporation); I was astounded to realize last week that, while I often write about the wines imported or produced by Royal Wine Corporation and have selectively noted a number of their […]
#150 – November 18, 2010 In honor of the two rapidly approaching holidays – Thanksgiving and Chanukah, this week’s newsletter is actually two for the price of one. In addition to the topic of this week’s newsletter – the Galil Mountain winery, I have written an additional article on appropriate wines to match with your […]
#145 – October 14, 2010 The topic of this week’s newsletter is the result of a confession I have to make – my wife isn’t crazy about dry wine! I know – it’s hard to believe that after 11 years of marriage and 144 newsletters, I have not been able to bring her around – […]
#73 – May 16, 2008 While traditionally consumed as part of a celebration, and celebratory occasions being the driving force behind this weeks topic aside, Champagne is an extremely versatile wine which can (and should) be drunk often and can be enjoyed with many types of food. Champagne is also, like last week’s topic – […]
It is the custom of many to have a Seder on Tu B’Shvat complete with many traditional foods as well as four cups of wine. One of the fun ways to integrate the four cups into the Seder is by having four cups of four different wines in four different categories or colors. Listed below […]