#237 – January 12, 2013 After nearly eight years of living in the US, I finally got my act together and made it out to the West Coast for some winery visits.  While Israel continues to produce the vast majority of kosher wine on the planet, California is home to a number of the finest […]

#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 […]

#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 […]

#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).  […]

#221 – July 14, 2012 As a follow up to last week’s missive (and with a big thanks to the comments from so many readers, including a number of the wineries themselves), I have further refined and updated the maps & contact information for all kosher Israeli wineries (over 70).  Please continue to send me […]

#217 – June 5, 2012 (Leket Wine Club Shavuot Shipment) The tendency of humans to constantly seek out the new and exciting is natural and can lead to great discoveries, including oenophilic finds like new wineries or varietals. However, I believe it is important to revisit the tried and true on a regular basis, as […]

#215 – May 19, 2012 This week’s newsletter discusses one of my all-time favorite wineries – Capcanes of Spain. Despite much love for this delightful winery, having enjoyed its kosher vintages starting with 1998; I have never dedicated a newsletter to the winery and its history (though I have reviewed and recommended their wines on […]

#214 – May 11, 2012 Given the excellence of the Tzora Winery and it’s evolution of the last few years, it’s a crying shame that the last time I profiled the winery was back in 2009 with newsletter #97, a calamity I am remedying with this edition of Yossie’s Wine Recommendations as substantial and significant […]

#207 – March 12, 2012 (more recent update) Ella Valley Winery is located in the valley of Ella in the Judean Hills, which has been a viticulturally important area for 2000 years. While, from an historical point of view, the aesthetically stunning Ella Valley is primarily known for the monumental show-down between David and Goliath; […]

#202 – January 30, 2012 (more recent update) The 2010 vintage year was especially blessed, but not necessarily from a climate perspective. Au contraire, 2010 was a pretty bad year weather-wise and will be somewhat of a winemaker’s year – a year in which the ability of the wine maker will play a paramount role […]