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Here’s a list of the best Israeli wines which were released in 2009, or are about to be released. Chateau Golan, Cabernet Sauvignon, Royal Reserve 2005 Dark garnet in color, concentrated and elegant. A blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11% Cabernet Franc. The taste opens with spicy, mocha-tinged blackcurrants, those yielding to blackberries, herbs [...]

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Yesterday I had quite an experience at a winery and vineyard. This was not just any vineyard. It was Biblical in every sense. What I mean is, the guy who operates it, a man named Ariel Ben-Sheetrit, could have come out of the times of the Davidic kings of Israel. He lives just off the [...]

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This guy is serious about beef. I mean, look at him! If you’re on a dining vacation in Italy, you should go check him out. He’ll lop off a steak for you with his cleaver, present it to you on butcher paper before he cooks it, quote a price, and stick it in a fiery [...]

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A quick follow up to our wine kits post. You can find these at artsy displays and street fairs, usually in hippieish parts of town where all the artisans are selling recycled trash-into-treasure that makes you want to dive into the nearest landfill and see what you can sell. But then it smells bad, so [...]

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It wasn’t long ago that I noticed that buying a $15 bottle of wine for Friday night Sabbath dinner began costing me about $60 a month, which is more than my cell phone bill. “How do they make this stuff anyway?” I’d always asked myself. I knew it had something to do with yeast, but [...]

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I have a friend who recently got married, and he was generally disappointed with the gifts he received. Not that he was bitter, but he was expecting some cool nifty things he could play with and show off. He got a lot of fruit bowls, which happens to the best of us. Acutely aware of [...]

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It’s mid July and you’ve been invited over to some friends, who just moved, to spend the evening lounging around their pool or in their back yard or patio. You have to bring along something, for the occasion, but what? Candy of chocolates will melt, and flowers will wilt – but how about a bottle [...]

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Even though April’s approaching, we are still in the midst of winter, and therefore we need warm colors to spice things up. My suggestion: Show off your old bottles of wine, put some in the kitchen, some in the living room. It makes a great home decor.

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