I #261 – December 15, 2013 srael might not be at the stage where it is the country with the highest number of winemakers per capita, but anyone who spends enough time there would be forgiven from coming away with that impression. Barely a day goes by in which I don’t hear about a new […]
#259 – November 14, 2013 I want to discuss the relevance of the vintage to the wine you are enjoying. While there is a pretty common misconception in the general wine world (i.e. non-kosher) that vintage wine is better than non-vintage wine, you all know that vintage means nothing more than the year in which […]
#254 – August 9, 2013 (Latest Visit Report) As promised a few weeks ago in my “Wine Country” newsletter, this week’s newsletter is all about Recanati Winery, who has not received primo attention in nearly three years (despite occupying a substantial amount of my drinking and tasting during that time). Established in 2000 and located […]
[Israel Events] January 26th and 27th: The annual Sommelier Expo which, once again, will be held in Tel-Aviv at Heichal HaTarbut (11 Dizengoff) between 12:00 – 9:00 PM. For a list of participating wineries and wines, see Sommelier’s Website. The event is free of charge but is limited to trade only – you can register […]
July 22nd – July 28th End the week with some horrifyingly awesome schadenfreude by watching some of the world’s worst (or greatest depending on how you look at it) booze breakages! It’s a little depressing how little of a wine’s cost actually reaches the winemaker/producer. As Dr. Conti’s “excuses” reach new levels of absurdity (even […]
#253 – July 26, 2013 While unfortunately not the topic to which the press regarding Israel is dedicated these days, Israeli winemaking is easily one of the best things about the country (if not THE best) and an integral (and growing) part of its fabric. In fact, Israeli winemaking has a tradition that goes back […]
#252 – July 19, 2013 With the heat and humidity in NYC combining for quite a few hellish days, there really wasn’t any other proper topic besides the delights of the most refreshing and summery of wines – the goddess of goodness – Rosé. Rosé is a tremendously underappreciated wine that goes well with an […]
#251 – July 11, 2013 Given the nature of Yossie’s Wine Recommendations as a weekly email newsletter as opposed to a blog, it often happens that a wine I tasted or winery I visited will only be mentioned weeks or even months after the actual visit or tasting occurred. In an effort to provide a […]
June 24th – June 30th Want to be a wine-writer but have no skills, palate or other qualifications? We’ve got you covered. …and then there are those who think the whole Terroir thing is bunk. Tom Wark has his own thoughts on the matter. With the new movie SOMM on the horizon, even Esquire learns […]