Daniel Rogov (whose real name was David Joroff), passed away this past Wednesday (September 7th) in Israel after being ill for some time. In addition to the tribute to him I published last week, I intend to post a personal eulogy in this space within the next few days. Until that time, I have collected a number of eulogies, both in English and Hebrew, which are linked to below which includes his own farewell letter posted on his wine forum (the pages of comments are well worth reading as well). Two of the ones I felt hit closest to home were the English eulogies by Gamliel Kronemer in the Jewish Week and Caroline Glick in the Jerusalem Post and the Hebrew one written by Aeyal Gross.
For those of you who never had the pleasure of meeting Rogov (as he preferred to be known), I have also included links to a number of video clips that will help you gain a sense of him as a person, in addition to the fabulous writer he was.
Eulogies
English
Rogov’s Farewell
Yossie’s Corkboard
Jerusalem Post
Adam Montefiore
Haaretz
Gamliel Kronemer (Jewish Week)
Zipi Shohat
Anshel Pfeffer
Chaim Shraga
The Jew & the Carrot
Decanter
Wines-Israel.com
Wine Enthusiast
David Raccah
JTA
Hebrew
Aeyal Gross
Globes
Haaretz
Calcalist
Galai Tzhal
Orna Chillag (wine maker)
Walla
Mako
YNet
Videos
Wine Detective TV (English)
Channel 1 Documentary 12/09 (Hebrew)
Reviewing Kosher Wines with Gary Vaynerchuk (English)
At Wineexpo 2008 (Hebrew)
Rogov’s Tribute Dinner (8/11)
Tasting Israeli Wines for Royal’s KFWE 2011 (Part I)
Tasting Other Kosher Wines for Royal’s KFWE 2011 (Part II)