#161 – February 4, 2011 In any wine-related conversation, inevitably one of the first questions I am asked is “what is your favorite wine?” or “what is your favorite winery?” Given my love and passion for all wines, I truly don’t have a favorite wine or even one I find myself drinking most often. That […]
#128 – May 28, 2010 One of the things I enjoy most about writing this newsletter is introducing folks to newer and less known wineries, usually Israeli one. While the proliferation of new boutique kosher wineries is an awesome relatively recent development that enables us to experience a huge spread of wines, wine-making techniques, expressions […]
#158 – January 14, 2011 This week I want to talk about one of Israel’s largest wineries that is experiencing a resurgence of sorts. For years Binyamina was largely a “supermarket winery”, producing millions of bottles of mediocre table wines destined for the shelves of Israel’s largest retail supermarkets and of little interest to the […]
#147 – November 1, 2010 This week I wanted to discuss the Herzog Winery. Owned by the Herzog family (which also owns Royal Wine Corporation); I was astounded to realize last week that, while I often write about the wines imported or produced by Royal Wine Corporation and have selectively noted a number of their […]
#150 – November 18, 2010 In honor of the two rapidly approaching holidays – Thanksgiving and Chanukah, this week’s newsletter is actually two for the price of one. In addition to the topic of this week’s newsletter – the Galil Mountain winery, I have written an additional article on appropriate wines to match with your […]
#117 – February 19, 2010 This week I wanted to introduce you to another Israeli – the Odem Mountain Winery. The Odem winery was started in 2003 and the first kosher vintage was that of 2007. The winery, located within a gorgeous forest with incredible views on Moshev Odem in the Golan Heights, is owned […]
#106 – October 1, 2009 UPDATE – Since this newsletter was published, a number of Tzuba’s wines have become available in the US. As frequently mentioned in this newsletter, one of the most exciting parts of wine drinking is discovering new wineries or witnessing the continuing positive development of existing ones. This week I wanted […]
#91 – February 5, 2009 On my recent trip to Israel I had the opportunity to taste a number of wines from a new and very good winery – Gvaot. While these wines are not (yet) available in the United States they are very very good and well worth having someone bring a few bottles […]
#126 – May 7, 2010 Although I consider any winery producing top-notch, hedonistic pleasure-inducing wine a dear friend; with both Yatir and Gvaot among my favorites and Bustan a soul mate, Ella Valley has always been my true love ever since my magical taste of their 2002 Merlot which I was first introduced to by […]
#149 – November 11, 2010 (more recent update) One of my favorite oenophilic pleasures is getting to taste wines from new wineries or wineries of which I wasn’t previously aware. While the kosher wine world is growing on a massive scale, it’s relatively rare for me come across a respectable winery whose wines I wasn’t […]