Wine list with an agenda
Having dinner on the bar last night at Havat Zuk (@ZukFarmDeli) was without doubt a corrective experience. It has definitely been a week...
Vineyards for all seasons
The vineyard is not only the womb wherein the grape is cultured and nurtured, it is also where the wine is born, at the very moment when...
Future in his hands
There is something endearing about modest winemakers in the way that, unlike many other artists, they are happy to remain in the shadows,...
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Somek Winery is unique amongst wineries in that its winemaker, Hila Dahan, remains largely in the shadows. It is her husband Barak,...
My wine 2016 in photos
It is sometimes the most unexpected angle that makes for the most interesting photo. Here's a look back, and down, on my 2016 year in...
Ar-che-type
To call a wine Archetype is to make a statement. It is to say that I have broken the molds. That I have changed, advanced, in the way I...
Sunrise, Sunset in San Vicente de la Sonsierra
Driving through Spain's Rioja is a voyage of discovery, of finding naturally beautiful vineyards tucked into every nook and cranny...
Bodegas Marqués de Riscal, Rioja, Spain
The one thing that strikes the visitor about so many Spanish wineries in general, and especially those in Rioja, is the investment in...
Step In Time at Vinhos Quinta do Noval
We hadn't planned on visiting Quinta do Noval but had a few hours in hand before we left Portugal's Douro for Spain's Ribera del Duero....
Open House at Ish HaAnavim
Grape Man, Haim Gan's window to the world of wine, sits in the heart of Jaffa just a few steps from the flea market. Every few weeks...
