The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/wine/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:08:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png wine | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/wine/ 32 32 As Americans drink much less wine, kosher demand stays strong https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-americans-drink-much-less-wine-kosher-demand-stays-strong/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:14:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3785510 A built-in ritual market and evolving consumer base are helping kosher libation outperform the industry, even as fewer secular Jews go the traditional route

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]]> Two thousand years ago, wine was likely as complex and flavorful as today https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-thousand-years-ago-wine-was-likely-as-complex-and-flavorful-as-today/ Mon, 22 Apr 2024 07:11:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3269918 Roman wines 'may even have rivaled the fine wines of today,' archaeologist says; Israeli wine expert opines that Jewish wine during the Roman period was likely 'very great'

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]]> Outside of the sukkah, festivals of every kind abound in Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/outside-of-the-sukkah-festivals-of-every-kind-abound-in-israel/ Fri, 29 Sep 2023 13:32:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3105564 An array of musical, theatrical, artistic, culinary and historical events livens up the country during Sukkot 5784

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]]> It’s in the DNA: Israeli grapes are the mother of all European wines https://www.timesofisrael.com/its-in-the-dna-israeli-grapes-are-the-mother-of-all-european-wines/ Sat, 25 Mar 2023 11:09:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2978808 Massive DNA study of over 3,500 wild and domesticated grapevines overturns what historians thought they knew about the first cultivation of grapes and wine

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]]> Vine Kampf: Italian company says it’ll stop producing Hitler wines https://www.timesofisrael.com/italian-company-that-produces-hitler-wines-says-it-will-put-a-cork-in-it-next-year/ Tue, 23 Aug 2022 22:30:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2823457 Heir to Vini Lunardelli winery admits he is fed up with all the controversy over its 'historical line' of bottles featuring figures such as German Nazi leader and Mussolini

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]]> 6th century BCE Jerusalemite oenophiles had a taste for exotic vanilla-spice wine https://www.timesofisrael.com/6th-century-bce-jerusalemite-oenophiles-had-a-taste-for-exotic-vanilla-spice-wine/ Wed, 30 Mar 2022 08:01:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2734762 New research based on First Temple City of David pottery sherds dating to the Babylonian destruction shores up theories of international trade with Kingdom of Judah

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]]> 500 years after the Inquisition, Spain’s kosher wine industry is taking off https://www.timesofisrael.com/500-years-after-the-inquisition-spains-kosher-wine-industry-is-taking-off/ Fri, 19 Nov 2021 05:15:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2644328 Before their expulsion, Jews played a major role in wine production in Spanish-speaking lands for centuries; now a resurgence sees bottles flying off the shelves at home and abroad

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]]> Ancient ‘hangover cure’ gold ring found at Yavne winery excavation https://www.timesofisrael.com/ancient-hangover-cure-gold-ring-found-at-yavne-winery-excavation/ Tue, 02 Nov 2021 11:37:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2642622 Band is adorned with semiprecious amethyst stone, which was believed to have power in dispelling the aftereffects of alcohol

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]]> A Jewish family, now in Maryland, has been making honey wine for 150 years https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-jewish-family-now-in-maryland-has-been-making-honey-wine-for-150-years/ Wed, 08 Sep 2021 00:31:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2611639 28-year-old Rachel Lipman grew up learning about mead production from her grandfather, whose family business was destroyed in the Holocaust. Now, she's got an eye to the future

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]]> Drink the nectar of apples (and other fruits) in these Judean shnaps and ciders https://www.timesofisrael.com/drink-the-nectar-of-apples-and-other-fruits-in-these-judean-shnaps-and-ciders/ Sat, 12 Sep 2020 04:09:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2384589 Hollander Distillery and Hamatsesa make alcoholic nectars out of unused fruit for all kinds of drinkers

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]]> France to transform surplus wine into hand sanitizer https://www.timesofisrael.com/france-to-transform-surplus-wine-into-hand-sanitizer/ Thu, 04 Jun 2020 16:23:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2320566 After pandemic severely harms exports, millions of unsold liters will be distilled and repurposed to fight the virus

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]]> Kosher wine sold in a can, bubbles and all https://www.timesofisrael.com/kosher-wine-sold-in-a-can-for-the-first-time/ Fri, 15 May 2020 21:26:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2306856 Royal Wine, which produces Bartenura Moscato, says new four-packs of the canned drink are already available in some stores, will be sold everywhere by June

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]]> A farm-to-table bistro offers local fare on Israel’s border with frenemy Jordan https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-farm-to-table-bistro-offers-local-fare-on-israels-border-with-frenemy-jordan/ Thu, 16 Jan 2020 11:31:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2207531 It took two kibbutzniks, Yizhar Sahar and Hila Ronen Sahar, to create the unique culinary experience found at this historic spot

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]]> Talmud-era winepress, mosaic unearthed in Jewish village condemned by Jesus https://www.timesofisrael.com/talmud-era-winepress-mosaic-unearthed-in-jewish-village-condemned-by-jesus/ Tue, 19 Mar 2019 11:31:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2039363 Archaeologists 'very excited' over discovery in Korazim in northern Israel, mentioned in Talmud, New Testament and known for its wheat production

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]]> Push in Austria to ‘de-Nazify’ popular local wine https://www.timesofisrael.com/push-in-austria-to-de-nazify-popular-local-wine/ Sat, 15 Dec 2018 08:47:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1980372 Artists' group launches campaign to change name of Zweigelt variety, named for its creator who was a fervent anti-Semite and Nazi party member

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