Israeli Wines
A brief “vacation” last year was spent zipping around Israel to see bits I hadn’t seen during my first trip in 2014. The main population centers of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem are in the dead... more »
A brief “vacation” last year was spent zipping around Israel to see... more »
Walking the trails of the Makhtesh Ramon in Southern Israeli exposes one to 200 million years of history. When an ancient ocean that covered the area receded, this makhtesh, or what is more simply, yet... more »
Walking the trails of the Makhtesh Ramon in Southern Israeli exposes one... more »
It was 2014 and I was dining in Tel Aviv, bearing witness to a night that wore on with seemingly countless bottles emerging. Despite all that had come before, it took just one, a Carignan... more »
It was 2014 and I was dining in Tel Aviv, bearing witness... more »
It’s something of an interesting time for the wines of Israeli as a number of the very quality-conscious producers are digging into that third dimension of wine, “terroir”. They’re working to further flesh out and... more »
It’s something of an interesting time for the wines of Israeli as... more »
Showing how important both first impressions are as well as branding, if you ask any American what they think about Kosher wine, no matter their tastes in wine or worship, a sneering face will present... more »
Showing how important both first impressions are as well as branding, if... more »
For anyone who hops around the wine world, you start to notice a common thread which is that the highest elevation vineyards produce some of the most interesting wines. It’s not a fact that they... more »
For anyone who hops around the wine world, you start to notice... more »
Back in March, I was invited by Kinetis for a tour of Israeli wines. I happily accepted and spent a week jamming around every corner of the country to see what they offered given that... more »
Back in March, I was invited by Kinetis for a tour of... more »
Following are my general impressions of how the Israeli wine industry sits currently. Note that this is based solely upon my week spent there at the invitation of Kinetis which covered the history, middle of... more »
Following are my general impressions of how the Israeli wine industry sits... more »
The general perception of Israel in most people’s mind is how it looks in the Negev Desert, but the reality is that a good deal more of it looks like the northern reaches of Galilee... more »
The general perception of Israel in most people’s mind is how it... more »
In starting, it’s important to note that definitive wine regions in Israel are something of an abstract idea, especially as there is an insane wealth of history behind them and their shifting borders over the... more »
In starting, it’s important to note that definitive wine regions in Israel... more »