Comments on: It’s Israeli Wine… Not Kosher Wine

By: Yossie Horwitz

Yossie Horwitz — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:54:32 +0000

Menachem – not all wine produced inIsrael is certified kosher. (A rapidly declining number of) Israel’s best wines (like Margalit and Pelter) are not certified kosher.

By: Menachem Shaul

Menachem Shaul — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:32:51 +0000

ISRAELI WINE IS KOSHER WINE! IF IT IS PRODUCED IN OUR HOMELAND BY JEWS ITS KOSHER AS THE GRAPES AND PRODUCT IS FROM ISRAEL. SO HAVE A GLASS OF PINO NOIR FROM THE GALILEE FOR KIDDUSH AND SAY L’CHAIM TO OUR HOMELAND!

By: joseph benham

joseph benham — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:17:18 +0000

I would appreciate a follow-up on this saying what will happen to Israel’s wne industry if the Golan Heights are returned to Syria as part of a peace settlement — something that many foreign affairs analysts think may well happen.
My impression is that while the Golan Heights are not the only wine-producing area in Israel, it is one of the most important, and its loss would be a blow to the Israeli industry. Is this correct?
Many thanks

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By: pt

pt — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:56:07 +0000

Although Manischewitz or the like has been a tradition for 50 years, and derided frequently, it was what my grandfather had for the holiday. Passover without it just isn’t the same. On the other hand, I have not been fortunate enough in recent decades, to find Israeli wines locally that were better than passable. Undoubtably, with interest in Israel in producing better wines, they will be more widely distributed. Guess we will be drinking better this year.

By: Nessia

Nessia — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:22:34 +0000

Great post! But let’s not forget we also have some amazing Israeli wine right here in Sonoma County; Longboard Vineyards’ owner/winemaker Oded Shakked was born and raised in Israel, as was I, Longboard’s tasting-room manager.
Also, to add to the list of up-and-coming small Israeli wineries I have to point out Tavor and Assaf Kedem

By: Olivier

Olivier — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:01:04 +0000

Israeli wine has come a long way. I was a french wine snob. I moved to Israel 4 years ago and Vineyards like Yatir, Tulip, Savion, Castel, Margalit and a bunch others have shown me Israeli wines are world class. They’re not expensive and incredibly worthy.

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:59:29 +0000

Neat piece I enjoyed the education and entertainment..

By: Avi

Avi — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:56:54 +0000

Great post. As my friend Richard Shaffer of Israeli Wine Direct likes to say “Kosher is not a country.” And I add, Israel has both kosher and non-kosher wines and, in Israel, some of the best kosher wines in the country are found in restaurants that serve pork, shellfish and other non-kosher food so there’s no reason that a non-Jew or non-kosher keeper should avoid Israeli wines that happen to be kosher.

BTW, the question you ask is incredibly annoying “why do we talk about the sweet stuff or Manishewitz – most definitely not Israeli – when talking about Israeli or kosher wine.” I admit, even I’ve done that when I first interviewed Eli Ben-Zaken of Castel Winery — something I’m still embarrased about. But as a lover and blogger about Israeli wine (at HaKerem: The Israeli Wine Blog) myself, I’m glad to see Israeli wine start getting a bit of attention by the mainstream – even if it means less for me in Israel.

By: Dana

Dana — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:32:53 +0000

Interesting post. You are right…I never think of Israeli wines unless it is holiday time. I haven’t tasted Israeli wine since visiting the Carmel vineyard many years ago. Thanks for the post…I’m definitely going to check out the Chardonnay. It sounds right up my alley!