For over forty years Hagafen has been a fixture on the kosher wine shelves and a feature in the Napa Valley wine scene. The wine

I have written about wine in international and local media for nearly thirty years, but for much of that time I also worked for wineries.

Rosh Hashana is upon us again. The wine trade eagerly awaits the holidays because this is when the wine sales boom. The consumer also enjoys

Jay Buchsbaum was always known in my family as ‘Boobie’ Buchsbaum, because of long car conversations in the car, when he always called me ‘Boobie’.

The Montefiore Windmill was built in 1857 and became a symbol of modern Jerusalem and a prominent part of the Jerusalem skyline. It is situated

When I first came to Israel, there was one wine region that was considered above all others. The Golan Heights with its high elevation, volcanic

There are no end of options for the wine tourist in Israel and there are wine routes that cover the country. There is the Galilee

I usually write about Israeli wine and do not differentiate whether the wine is kosher or not, on the basis that wine is wine, and

I have always been interested in developing Israeli Carignan. When I worked for Carmel Winery it was a policy, but even though there is a

If you ever hike in Israel, you are quite likely to come across a dilapidated flat, square stone trough. You may not know what it

Winemaking is part scientific and part art. The scientific winemaker will make technically perfect, clean wines, whilst the artist will make wine more naturally with

Taking the Eastern Mediterranean as a whole, Israel is seen to have a dynamic, lively wine industry which shines brightly and proudly. Most Israelis are