Tag Archives: Gewurztraminer

Making the Case for Everyday Drinking

One of the brightest spots in the New York Times is Eric Asimov, their wine editor.  His recently launched excellent “Wine School” series explores different varietals and I enjoy sharing (via my @yossieuncorked Twitter account which you all hopefully follow by now) the occasional articles in which he covers varietals sufficient represented in the kosher […]

Tabor Winery

#286 – February 26, 2015 Tabor winery is located in Kfar Tavor, a village founded by Baron Rothschild in the shadows of the famed Tabor Mountain (from which the winery derives its name) which featured prominently in the biblical story of Debora the prophetess and Sisra and later on in Napoleon’s famed battle (and was one of […]

Lueria Winery

#248 – May 29, 2013 For many years the patriarch of the Sayada family – Yosef, tended his family-owned vineyards in the Upper Galilee (located on the foothills of Mount Meron) and sold the resulting high-quality fruit to multiple high-end and prestigious wineries around the country who then utilized the grapes for some of their […]

Rosh Hashanah 2010 Selections

For our inaugural edition of the Leket Wine Club and in honor of our increasing operations in the Northern parts of Israel, I have decided to focus on four wineries with vineyards located on Israel’s Northern border – Dalton, Galil Mountain, Recanati and Segal.  While Leket has not yet had the opportunity to pick grapes […]