Author Archives: Wines Israel

Israel is famous for its agriculture. Israeli farmers are leaders in innovations and new technology, always pushing the frontiers of knowledge and challenging existing pre-conceptions. This technology and drive is also present amongst the country?s wine growers. more »

By: Adam Montefiore
As Israel celebrates Yom Hatzma?ut ? Independence Day for the 60th time, I have been given the task to look back and select a wine to cover each decade. This is not necessarily meant to be a list of the best wine, but the one that best represented Israel at the time, particularly overseas. more »

Israel is a country the size of New Jersey or Wales. To put everything in perspective, it must be understood that Israel has a miniscule wine industry compared with most wine countries. more »

Somewhere on the map of the Eastern Mediterranean the art of winemaking was perfected and wine culture was established for later generations. It is a sobering thought that this area was the France or Italy of ancient times in what was a golden age of wine. more »

Israel Flam, one of the main figures of the Israel wine industry, left Carmel Winery. more »

By: Adam S. Montefiore
Israel is a ?new world? wine country, more »

For those looking for further information on Israeli wine
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By: Adam Montefiore
The story of kosher wine is a journey from sweet sacramental wines to world class single vineyard wines. There are now so many kosher wineries of every possible wine style. more »

Daniel Rogov is by far Israel's most famous wine critic and both wineries and consumers, professionals and amateurs eagerly await Rogov's judgement after he visits the wineries each year. more »

Flam Winery has come from nowhere to be ranked the number three winery in Israel by both Rogov?s Guide To Israeli Wines and Hugh Johnson?s Pocket Wine Book, the main domestic & international wine guides. It is now Israel?s leading winery, which produces non kosher wines. more »