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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 534

wine

Illustrative photo of grapes ready for harvest in the Golan. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
April 22, 2024, 10:11 am
Two thousand years ago, wine was likely as complex and flavorful as today
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’
By Gavriel Fiske
Performing at Apollonia Park during Sukkot 2023 (Courtesy Mano Grinspan)
September 29, 2023, 4:32 pm
Outside of the sukkah, festivals of every kind abound in Israel
An array of musical, theatrical, artistic, culinary and historical events livens up the country during Sukkot 5784
By Jessica Steinberg
Dr. Elyashiv Drori harvests grapes at a research vineyard near Ariel University in 2020. (courtesy Ariel University)
March 25, 2023, 2:09 pm
It’s in the DNA: Israeli grapes are the mother of all European wines
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
By Melanie Lidman
Bottles of Lunardelli Wine with labels depicting Nazi leader Adolf Hitler are displayed on a shelf in a wine shop near Venice, Sept. 12, 2003. (Giuseppe Cacace/Getty Images via JTA)
August 24, 2022, 1:30 am
Vine Kampf: Italian company says it’ll stop producing Hitler wines
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
By Orge Castellano
Collection of 6th century BCE wine jars after the restoration process. (Dafna Gazit/Israel Antiquities Authority)
March 30, 2022, 11:01 am
6th century BCE Jerusalemite oenophiles had a taste for exotic vanilla-spice wine
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
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Anne Aletá, left, and Moisés Cohen on their Clos Mesorah Estate Winery in 2018. (David Silverman/Getty Images/ via JTA)
November 19, 2021, 7:15 am
500 years after the Inquisition, Spain’s kosher wine industry is taking off
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
By Orge Castellano
An ancient gold ring found during excavations in Yavne, Israel. (Dafna Gazit/Israel Antiquities Authority)
November 2, 2021, 1:37 pm
Ancient ‘hangover cure’ gold ring found at Yavne winery excavation
Band is adorned with semiprecious amethyst stone, which was believed to have power in dispelling the aftereffects of alcohol
By Stuart Winer
Rachel Lipman, at 28 perhaps the youngest winemaker in Maryland, is pushing through boundaries in a traditionally male-dominated industry. (Jonna Michelle Photography/ via JTA)
September 8, 2021, 3:31 am
A Jewish family, now in Maryland, has been making honey wine for 150 years
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
By Stacey Pfeffer
Spirits from the Hollander Distillery, making European-style schnaps and liqueurs from seasonal fruits (Courtesy Hollander Distillery)
September 12, 2020, 7:09 am
Drink the nectar of apples (and other fruits) in these Judean shnaps and ciders
Hollander Distillery and Hamatsesa make alcoholic nectars out of unused fruit for all kinds of drinkers
By Jessica Steinberg
Wine barrels sit in a wine cellar in the southern France region of Provence, October 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
June 4, 2020, 7:23 pm
France to transform surplus wine into hand sanitizer
After pandemic severely harms exports, millions of unsold liters will be distilled and repurposed to fight the virus
By AFP
Bartenura Moscato wine in a can (Courtesy from JTA)
May 16, 2020, 12:26 am
Kosher wine sold in a can, bubbles and all
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
By Shannon Sarna
Yizhar Sahar (left) and Hila Ronen Sahar, in front of Rutenberg, their Jordan Valley farm-to-table bistro on the border between Israel and Jordan (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
January 16, 2020, 1:31 pm
A farm-to-table bistro offers local fare on Israel’s border with frenemy Jordan
It took two kibbutzniks, Yizhar Sahar and Hila Ronen Sahar, to create the unique culinary experience found at this historic spot
By Jessica Steinberg
The site of an excavation at the Korazim National Park where a winepress and mosaic have been unearthed, March 2019. (Ahiya Cohen-Tavor/Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
March 19, 2019, 1:31 pm
Talmud-era winepress, mosaic unearthed in Jewish village condemned by Jesus
Archaeologists ‘very excited’ over discovery in Korazim in northern Israel, mentioned in Talmud, New Testament and known for its wheat production
By Michael Bachner
Illustrative: A man pours a glass of red wine at the annual International Wine and Spirits Exhibition 'Vinitaly,' in Verona, northern Italy, on April 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
December 15, 2018, 10:47 am
Push in Austria to ‘de-Nazify’ popular local wine
Artists’ group launches campaign to change name of Zweigelt variety, named for its creator who was a fervent anti-Semite and Nazi party member
By AFP
Omar Zumot, who studied winemaking in France, samples a wine inside the Saint George winery in Zahab, an eastern suburb of Amman, Jordan, on November 5, 2018. (Laure van Ruymbeke/AFP)
December 2, 2018, 5:03 pm
From Bible to revival: Meet Jordan’s desert winemakers
Despite heavy taxes and difficulty exporting, two Christian families look to revive area’s ancient but long-dormant winemaking tradition
By Kamal Taha
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