I am a Zionist sort of guy. I like supporting Blue & White products. My choice of beer for many years was Goldstar. For 100 years Carmel was the national wine, until Yarden came along. With regard to Israeli spirits, it has always been more difficult to be patriotic. When I came to Israel there were such delights as Lord Gin and Captain Rum…

Turkey is making some fine wine today. Meeting and tasting with the winemaker of Kayra Winery.

The Eastern Mediterranean was the cradle of wine culture. It is now a revived, exciting dynamic wine region.

Hard to believe today, but in the early 1990’s most of the wines drunk in Israel were white. Then a few things happened to change

Nearly one hundred and thirty years after Baron Edmond de Rothschild decided to planted vines in the valleys surrounding Zichron Ya’acov, the esteemed Margalit Winery

Back in 1979 I was working for the brewery Charrington, part of the Bass Charrington group. By chance I was put on a wine course

Passover is of course not just Seder Night and the Festival of Freedom, it is also the Festival of Wine. When and where else, are

The Judean Hills are flowing with wine, echoing the words of Amos the Prophet. Recently, four of Israel’s finest wineries decided to pool their efforts

When all the talk is of quality Israeli wines which win prizes worldwide, you will be surprised, at how much grape juice and Kiddush wine

Farewell to Rishon Le Zion Wine Cellars. The final death throes have taken place and the historic winery of Israel is finally closed. It has

When I visit restaurants, I invariably study the wine list, looking for balance. It has to match the restaurant in style, size and price. I

If the 1980’s heralded the birth of the quality revolution in Israeli wine, and the 1990’s the development of boutique wineries, the first decade of