#272 – June 20, 2014 As I have mentioned in the past, the nearly 100 kosher wineries worldwide (more than 70 in Israel alone) and close to 2,000 different kosher wine labels released each year make it difficult to taste all of them; which I need to do in order to sift through the drek […]
#273 – June 27, 2014 Despite my best intentions and with over 75 kosher wineries in Israel alone, a significant amount of time may go by before I provide an updated newsletter on many well-deserving wineries (which is one of the reasons for my more frequent “quickies”). Psagot is one of those wineries whose wines […]
#275 -July 14, 2014 During the three years since it was last showcased on these pages, its popularity has (relatively) increased, the sophistication and frequency it is used has grown and the number of choices to enjoy its fruity power is very welcome. One practical indicator of this is that in order to provide a […]
Market Price: Parts I & II As you already know, the weeks leading up to Pesach are the US kosher wine industry’s busiest, with more kosher wine purchased during this period than the rest of the year combined (the wine buying in Israel is slightly more evenly distributed throughout the year, with Rosh Hashana also […]
When I first started writing my newsletter over eight years ago, the opening of a new winery was a special and relatively rare event that usually generated much excitement (at least among the geeky wine-loving community), even if the wines themselves were often disappointing and didn’t live up to the hype or expectations. These day […]
It is time for my annual rating of the best wines I tasted in 2013. Being a lawyer by profession (and therefore a stickler for the rules), I am sticking to only to wines I tasted by December 31, 2013. My most recent visit to Israel including attending the always incredible Sommelier Expo where I […]
#266 – March 26, 2014 Despite the fact that nearly 25% of 2014 is in the bag, I’m hoping that there is still an appetite for the third leg of my annual trifecta of year-end newsletters. The delay is at least partially attributable to the fact that I recently switched jobs and have been playing […]
#264 – February 20, 2014 Hot on the heels of my 2013 summary, it is time for my annual rating of the best wines I tasted in 2013. Being a lawyer by profession (and therefore a stickler for the rules), I am sticking to only to wines I tasted by December 31, 2013. My most […]
After a six-week hiatus and with the Gregorian year of 2013 now solidly in the bag (and then some), I wanted to take this opportunity to look back at the last 12 months and discuss the occurrences and trends that impacted the wonderful world of Israeli and kosher wines (“KIWW”). While Jane Austin’s philosophy of […]
#262 – December 21, 2013 The recent bought of drastically cold weather, snow and sleet in both the US and Israel (20 inches in Jerusalem!) had me seeking the refuge of warmth and comfort all week long so. As I sometimes do, I turned to wine for this and, despite the current (record at least […]