The Transition in Israel from White Wines to Red Wines [video clip]
In this clip from the recent episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Adam Montefiore discusses the change in preference amongst Israelis in the 1990s from drinking white wines to drinking red wines:
Contemporary Wine Trends in Israel, featuring Adam Montefiore [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 140]
Introduction Ever wondered what the contemporary wine scene in Israel is like? I’m very excited to welcome back Adam Montefiore, who previously appeared on the show discussing Modern Israeli Wine History, Part 1: Early History and Modern Israeli Wine History, Part 2: 1970s-Present. As part of the Toast to Israel at 75 mini-series, we get […]
Israel’s First Whiskey Distillery, featuring Gal Kalkshtein & Tal Chotiner [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 139]
Introduction Kicking-off the 2023 Toast to Israel at 75 series of The Jewish Drinking Show, we’re featuring Israel’s oldest whiskey distillery. Having opened in 2014, M&H Distillery (formerly called Milk & Honey Distillery) released its first whiskey in December 2019 and its whiskies have won many awards, but none as prestigious as best single-malt whisky […]
Options for Shemittah Wine [Clip from The Jewish Drinking Show]
In this clip from the 111th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Ezra Friedman discusses options for shemittah wine:
Wine and Shemittah, featuring Rabbi Ezra Friedman [Episode 111 of The Jewish Drinking Show]
A question I have been receiving since this year is a shemittah year, is “What is the deal with Shemittah wine?” To answer this question is first-time guest to The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Ezra Friedman. Rabbi Friedman is the Deputy Rabbinic Administrator of OU Kosher in Israel, the Director of the OU Gustave and Carol […]
Quantity of Wine-Production in Byzantine-Era Winery in Yavneh
In this clip from the 110th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Dr. Jon Seligman shares about the quantity of wine-production discovered in the Byzantine-era winery in Yavneh:
Wine from Byzantine-era Winery in Yavneh
In this clip from the 110th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Dr. Jon Seligman shares about the wine discovered in the Byzantine-era winery in Yavneh:
Byzantine-Era Winery in Yavneh
When the news was released in October that the largest Byzantine-era was discovered in Israel, it widely received coverage (including The Washington Post, Smithsonian Magazine, NPR, The Jerusalem Post, Ha’aretz, and many more), which is great. One of the lead archaeologists on that excavation is Dr. Jon Seligman, who joins The Jewish Drinking Show for episode […]
Observing Shemittah as an Israeli Winery
In this clip from the 109th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Jacob Ner-David discusses observing shemittah as an Israeli winery:
Jacob Ner-David – Jezreel Valley Winery
Following-up from the previous episode of the show on Israeli wines, the 109th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features Jacob Ner-David on the Israeli winery he co-founded, Jezreel Valley Winery. Ner-David is a 20+year veteran of serial entrepreneurship and technology innovation with deep connectivity in the Israeli and American venture scene. Ner-David is the […]