#194 – December 11, 2011 When I first wrote about the Gvaot winery almost three years ago it was a glowing report on their first released wines of the 2005 and 2006 vintages. Along with their amazing 2007 Cabernet Franc the winery had captured my palate with some rich and deep wines that managed to […]
#201 – January 21, 2012 This week’s newsletter focuses on one of Israel’s largest wineries and one I haven’t profiled in many years, Barkan. The last time I discussed this winery was back in 2007 when it had just begun its path to redemption. Much has changed for Barkan since then – the majority of […]
#192 – November 29, 2011 Given my propensity for Israeli wines, this newsletter has often featured wines and/or specific vintages not commercially available in the United States. As the years go by, the list of Israeli wines not available in the United States continues to dwindle, making wine store hopping on trips to Israel less […]
#181 – July 29, 2011 One of the winery’s that we brought in especially for the Sensi6 event was particularly appropriate given the “green” focus of the event – Bashan Winery which, to my knowledge, is the only kosher, fully-organic, winery in the world! The winery is truly a tiny boutique operation, currently producing around […]
#165 – March 3, 2011 Notwithstanding the massive proliferation of new Israeli wineries, the proper evolution seems to be taking place – wineries keep improving in order to keep up with the competition while bad wineries go out of business. Happily more of the former than the latter is occurring and every time I close […]
#176 – June 16, 2011 (more recent update) For this shipment of the Leket Wine Club we showcased one of Israel’s oldest wineries; one that has undergone the most impressive rejuvenation of a winery in recent times – the Carmel Winery. Despite the fact that Israelis have over the last decade seriously increased their wine […]
#173 – May 11, 2011 Over the last couple months (newsletters #140, 147, 148 & 163), I have written about California’s numerous kosher wineries and winemakers, all of which are making some truly impressive wines. These wineries range from the Herzog juggernaut who have been making kosher wine for eight generations, to young upstarts like […]
#125 – April 29, 2010 This week I wanted to talk the Psagot Winery. Founded by Yaakov Berg in 2002, after he had been growing grapes in his vineyards for a couple years prior to that, the winery is located in the Northern Jerusalem Mountains. Berg professes a deep commitment to and bond with the […]
#113 – January 14, 2010 (more recent update) The decision to create a the winery was hatched in 1999 by Professor Ben-Ami Bravdo and his former student Oded Shosheyov, both former professors of oenology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The winery is located in the vineyards of the yishuv of Karmei Yosef which is […]
#163 – February 19, 2011 When I moved to New York from Israel about six years ago, I hadn’t tasted any significant amount of Californian wines. This was primarily a result of the fact that they were only imported into Israel in very limited quantities and were overpriced, especially in comparison to their Israeli peers. […]