When the Baron Edmond de Rothschild’s French agronomists planted grapes here in the early 1880’s, they recommended varieties from the South of France which they

The Israel wine industry was really built in the coastal area of Israel, where most of the initial vineyards were planted. Basically vineyards where planted

We often tell prospective wine lovers, ‘Know the grape and you will know the wine.’ We then recommend they first learn about the seven classic

It was not so long ago, that the less expensive wines in Israel were made from a long list of grape varieties, which were known

The quality & variety of Israel’s wines remains one of its best-kept secrets. Many of Israel’s wines more than match up to the best international

My prayer for this week is: Please release me from all the wine snobbery and things I learnt from wine experts. After all, wine is

natural for white wines. Now we arrive at Rosh Hashanah. This is the festival where we eat sweet things to wish ourselves a sweet year.

Way back in 1969, Tony Laithwaite and his wife Barbara used to travel to France in a beat up white van, purchase wine and come

Heard the one about the architect, carpenter, handyman and pastry chef I know it does not go quite like the nursery rhyme, ‘the butcher, baker

This article first appeared in the Wine Talk column in the Weekend Supplement of the Jerusalem Post. The Israeli wine world for all its variety

The Teperberg Winery has recently launched a new look for their wines, across the board. This historic winery therefore completes a process which began a

One of the T shirts most often seen being worn by winemakers carries the slogan: “It takes a lot of beer to make fine wine.”