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Ella Valley in Judean Hills

Ella Valley Winery in the Judean Hills Ella Valley is a winery we heard of a few years ago when we saw their wine in a restaurant in  Berkeley, CA.  It was an amazing wine, so we called the distributor...

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Katlav Winery in Judean Hills

Katlav Winery and Yittach Tucked away into the winding roads that meander through the misty Judean Hills – we find our selves driving through a small Moshav (town) called Nes Harim, in search of the...

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Tzuba Winery in Judean Hills

Barrels in Tzuba Winery As we drive the 395 to get to Kibbutz Tzuba the winery’s vines grace our approach – they stretch from the bottom of the hill side along the valley below and all the way to the...

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Tzora Winery

We made an unplanned stop at the Tzora Winery on a cold winters day and we are so happy we did.  We arrived in the late afternoon and there was quite a party going on.  A bunch of kids from America had...

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Spaghetti Bolognaise and Tzora Judean Hills

This past weekend found me returning from the frozen tundra of Chicago, in search of warmth and unfrozen sidewalks and roads.  So with an evening to cook, I opted for making some soup.  We had frozen...

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Tzora Judean Hills and Bone Licking Good Short Ribs

This past weekend saw us enjoying some really nice food and wine.  We were in the mood for a nice cut of meat and so, we dipped into the freezer and pulled out some of my wife’s favorite cuts of meat –...

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Gush Etzion Winery – One of the oldest and up and coming wineries of the...

This is the ninth article I am writing on wineries from the Judean Hills wine region of Israel. This particular winery is located just outside the city of Gush Etzion in the Judea region. The winery...

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Tzora Winery continues to shine as one of the very best wineries in Israel

If one says terroir and Israel at the same time, many would snicker and laugh, but when it comes to Tzora Winery they continue to impress. I have written a few times about the Tzora Winery, it is a...

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QPR Kosher wine options that I have been enjoying recently

In my state of kosher wine industry post – I lamented at the lack of QPR (Quality to Price Ratio) options in the kosher wine world. Now that is not to say that the options do not exist, as you can see...

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Vitkin, Tzora, and Flam Winery tastings along with 2015 rosé and whites from...

Well, I am back, landing the day before the Shabbat preceding Shavuot. I was there for my Nephew’s wedding and we stopped off in Paris for two days – that post can be read/seen here. From there we...

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Tzora Vineyards Winery and the latest releases

Well, I have finished all the KFWE posts, and my past personal wine tastings posts, and now it is time to get back to posting about wineries I visited on my last trip. To remind you, I came to Israel...

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Tzora Vineyards Winery continues to impress

As I have been posting so far, I enjoyed my last trip to Israel and Europe, and I am almost done with my Israeli winery posts. Last we left off, I was talking about – Domaine du Castel Winery. However,...

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Tzora Vineyards Winery latest release – November 2018

My posts on the wines and wineries I visited in Israel continue with my visit to Tzora Vineyards Winery. I have posted many times about Tzora Vineyards and as always I am impressed by the winery, it...

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Tzora Vineyards Winery latest release – April 2019

My posts on the wines and wineries I visited in Israel for Passover continue with my visit to Tzora Vineyards Winery. I have posted many times about Tzora Vineyards and as always I am impressed by the...

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Easy drinking white wines for 2020 – better than I expected

Well, the roses from the 2019 vintage, so far, are not inspiring, and initially, I thought the same for the white wines, thankfully, as I tasted through the last 15 bottles of wines things shifted....

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The first Rose QPR WINNER, along with two other QPR Winners, and even more...

Sorry, it has been so long before I have posted here, but I am back and lets start with a few good wines and well, the rest of the 2019 wines white and rose wines that I could find.QPR (Quality to...

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Final take on 2020’s crop of Kosher roses – 2 QPR Winners, but overall not great

Kosher 2019 Roses charted by price and wine score (QPR) So, as the image above shows roses are very expensive and the majority of the 28 of the 55 are at or above the median price of 23. This is not...

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The latest crop of simple Kosher white wines with many QPR options!

The QPR graph for the simple white wine category After going through the 2019 roses in my last post the 2019 and 2018 whites are up next. I am adamant that QPR (Quality to Price Ratio) is where kosher...

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Lovely white wines to enjoy now – Jan 2021 Tasting

DISCLAIMER: I cannot change the titles of posts, a major issue with WordPress, so sorry – DUH it is 2022, again apologies. Now that I am done with my Paris posts it was time to finally catch up on...

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