#137 – August 2, 2010 (more recent update) While I enjoy the a top-tier wine as much as the next oenophile, one of my greatest pleasures is to find really great wines that are decently priced, thus providing great bang for your buck. As any regular reader of this newsletter knows, together with the wines […]
#122 – April 11, 2010 (more recent update) My first introduction to this winery was with their 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon – an interesting but uninspiring wine – and then further enjoyed the subsequent vintage in 20002. Following that, I did not encounter the winery again until the 2005 vintage was release and which included a […]
#249 – June 3, 2013 Unlike many of the wineries I have recently written about, Bazelet is one that I have already covered in some detail in the past. That said, I last wrote about them over two years ago and much has changed at the winery, most importantly a noticeable step-up in quality. My […]
By now, all of you who signed up for the Leket Wine Club should have received your shipment in honor of Chanukah, which went out last week. As an interim-week edition and for the enjoyment of those who haven’t yet signed up for the club, I have set forth below the materials that went out […]
Unfortunately the wine club has been discontinued. Please check out Leket’s website or contact me directly for ways you can help support the tremendous work of this incredible charity. Please check out at the Leket Wine Club and sign-up. Its a great wine to learn more about Israeli wines, have some a great selection of […]
For our inaugural edition of the Leket Wine Club and in honor of our increasing operations in the Northern parts of Israel, I have decided to focus on four wineries with vineyards located on Israel’s Northern border – Dalton, Galil Mountain, Recanati and Segal. While Leket has not yet had the opportunity to pick grapes […]
#122 – February 25, 2010 (Purim Satire) While this newsletter’s primary audience always has been and will continue to be the sophisticated wine drinker, the upcoming Purim holiday made me realize that I have been ignoring a rather large group of wine consumers who are richly deserving of some newsletter attention – the lovers of […]
#384: Under the Tuscan Sun (Terra di Seta) #360: Viva La France (Bordeaux & Champagne, History and Chateau Visits) #308: Wine Country #2 (2 Day / 8 Wineries / 75 Wine #271: Broadening Your Horizons (The Rise of White Wines) #259: Inclement Weather (The Importance of the Vintage Year) #251: Wine Country (5 days / 15 […]