{"id":685,"date":"2020-10-11T07:58:33","date_gmt":"2020-10-11T07:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rafaelb36.sg-host.com\/?page_id=685"},"modified":"2024-02-19T20:55:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T20:55:32","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adammontefiore.com\/about-2","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"685\" class=\"elementor elementor-685\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"ob-is-breaking-bad elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31a27ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31a27ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_use_it&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_bbad_sssic_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10336ae\" data-id=\"10336ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2db49f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2db49f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-037938f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"037938f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><i>Adam S. Montefiore is a wine trade veteran and winery insider turned wine writer, who has contributed to the advance of Israeli wines for 35 years. He is the wine writer for the Jerusalem Post, partner in the Israel Wine Experience and CEO of Adam Montefiore Wine Consultancy. He was a founder member of the Academy of Wine Service in the UK. He then worked many years for Israeli wineries, established &#8216;Handcrafted Wines of Israel&#8217; and became arguably the most visual champion of Israeli wine in the wider world. He is author of The Wine Route of Israel, Wines of Israel, Domaine du Castel: The Biography and Golan Heights Winery: Forty Years&#8230; He contributes to Hugh Johnson\u2019s Pocket Wine Book &amp; Jancis Robinson MW\u2019s\u00a0 The Oxford Companion to Wine. He has been referred to as \u2018the English voice of Israeli wines\u2019, is a member of The Circle of Wine Writers and has been presented with the prestigious Terravino Lifetime Achievement Award.<\/i><\/p><p class=\"p1\">Adam Sebag Montefiore (\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">\u05d0\u05d3\u05dd<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">\u05e1<\/span>.\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">\u05de\u05d5\u05e0\u05d8\u05d9\u05e4\u05d9\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9<\/span>) was born in Kensington, London. He began his career in the drinks industry &amp; wine trade with Bass Charrington, and became the wine manager of their hotel division. He studied wine at the WSET in London and was a founder &amp; honorary member of <em>The Academy of Wine Service<\/em>.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">In 1989 he made aliyah and devoted himself to Israeli wine. For many years he worked for Yarden &#8211; Golan Heights Winery, the pioneering winery of Israel, and Carmel (inc. Yatir), the historic winery of Israel. Early on, he developed a ground breaking \u2018wine by the glass\u2019 campaign, improved the way wine lists were compiled, introduced what was then a new concept of professional support for hotels and restaurants, and organized the first ever course for sommeliers.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">He initiated and implemented innovative projects such as the <em>Yarden Award for Wine Service<\/em>, still the major award for wine waiters in Israel, <em>Handcrafted Wines of Israel<\/em>, the first time wineries worked together to advance Brand Israel, and the <em>Carmel Center for Wine &amp; Culture<\/em>, a fusion of wine education and wine tourism.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Over the years, he spearheaded the advance of Israeli wines in overseas markets. He has been referred to as \u2018The Ambassador of Israeli Wine\u2019 (by Israel Wines), \u2018The English Voice of Israeli Wine\u2019 (Jewish Week), \u2018The Robert Mondavi of Israel\u2019 (Wine Musings), \u2018the dean of the Israeli wine industry\u2019 (Sommelier News) and the \u2018Game-Changer of Israeli Wines\u2019 (\u2018Desert &amp; Cities\u2019.)<\/p><p>He has lectured about wine at Ben-Gurion University &amp; various colleges and been a wine judge in international competition. At both Golan Heights\u00a0 and Carmel Wineries, he created and\u00a0 curated a wine library.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Adam Montefiore writes about wine in both Israeli and international publications. He is the wine writer for the Jerusalem Post, a member of <em>The Circle of Wine Writers<\/em> and he is the biographer of both the Golan Heights Winery and Domaine du Castel, arguably Israel&#8217;s two most well known wineries.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">He has written the following books: <em>The Wine Route of Israel,<\/em> <em>Wines of Israel<\/em>, <em>Shvill Ha\u2019Yayin<\/em>, <em>Domaine du Castel: The Biography<\/em> (nominee for the Gourmand Awards) and<em> Golan Heights Winery: Forty Years of Quality, Innovation and Authenticity<\/em>. He contributed to <em>The Book of New Israeli Food <\/em>and <em>Time and Place, Tzora Vineyards<\/em>. He has also contributed over decades to: <em>Hugh Johnson\u2019s Pocket Wine Book<\/em>, Jancis Robinson MW\u2019s <em>The Oxford Companion To Wine<\/em> and <em>The World Atlas of Wine<\/em>; and also to <em>Wine Grapes<\/em>, <em>Oz Clarke\u2019s Pocket Wine A-Z<\/em>, <em>The Sotheby\u2019s Wine Encyclopedia<\/em>, <em>Robert Parker\u2019s The Wine Buyer\u2019s Guide<\/em> and Wine Folly.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">He is CEO of <em>Adam Montefiore Wine Consultancy<\/em>, working with wineries, retailers, hotels &amp; restaurants, and\u00a0 also a partner in the <em>Israel Wine Experience<\/em>, which educates about Israeli wine. He is a specialist in the wines of Israel, the Levant and the Eastern Mediterranean, and is a pioneer advocate of the Eastern Mediterranean as a quality wine region.<\/p><p>In 2024, he was presented with the distinguished <em>Terravino Lifetime Achievement Award<\/em> in honor of his contribution to Israeli wine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48203ed\" data-id=\"48203ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-763554f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"763554f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adammontefiore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Adam-Academy-of-Wine-Service-1024x739-1-q36b8k0qip53h3wbquihfp83kgj46a3dnj3hvq1bwa.jpg\" title=\"Adam-Academy-of-Wine-Service-1024&#215;739\" alt=\"Adam-Academy-of-Wine-Service-1024x739\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b50dd38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b50dd38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"392\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/adammontefiore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Adam-Gerard-Basset.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-93\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adammontefiore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Adam-Gerard-Basset.jpg 392w, https:\/\/adammontefiore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Adam-Gerard-Basset-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb64ad8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb64ad8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"391\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/adammontefiore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/imgabout.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-94\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adammontefiore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/imgabout.jpg 391w, https:\/\/adammontefiore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/imgabout-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4785ead elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4785ead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"391\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/adammontefiore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/adam_m_about_1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8551\" alt=\"Adam\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adammontefiore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/adam_m_about_1.webp 391w, https:\/\/adammontefiore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/adam_m_about_1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/adammontefiore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/adam_m_about_1-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABOUT Adam S. Montefiore is a wine trade veteran and winery insider turned wine writer, who has contributed to the advance of Israeli wines for 35 years. He is the wine writer for the Jerusalem Post, partner in the Israel Wine Experience and CEO of Adam Montefiore Wine Consultancy. 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