This article appeared first time in the Jerusalem Post. The Negev Desert in ancient times was a wine center of some repute. In the days

The Eastern Mediterranean gave wine culture to the world, yet made terrible wine for 2,000 years, but in the last 15-20 years has undergone an

As a first, Israel has recently hosted a delegation of twelve Masters of Wine, who came to Israel to learn about Israeli wine. This was

In 1986, in a giant step for quality kosher wine production, Baron Edmond de Rothschild, the grandson of the Hanadiv – ‘the Known Benefactor’, insisted

For Israelis embarrassed that all we have is international grape varieties like every other wine producing country, we now have some new local varieties that

Greek wine is now showing itself in Israel for the first time. A few Greek restaurants have opened and good relations between the countries means

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The Festival of Shavuot is a good opportunity to drink wine with cheese and it has become known in Israel as the white wine festival.

In all the fluff surrounding wine, it will surprise many to know that the label is actually quite modern. The use of a glass bottle,