Two Recent Essays on Biblical Wine Terms
In a two-part series of essays, Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein, the featured guest of episode #75 of The Jewish Drinking Show, shares both about words for wine as well as for various understandings of them. These two essays, “Purim: Words For Wine”, were published in The Jewish Press. Part one of this series goes through […]
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Advances in Israel’s Wine Industry in 1976 [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 93rd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Adam Montefiore describes significant advances in Israel’s wine industry in 1976:
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Symbolizing Israel with Wine🍷 [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 93rd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Adam Montefiore articulates why he believes that one can symbolize Israel with wine:
Modern Israeli Wine History, Part 2: 1970s-Present, featuring Adam Montefiore – The Jewish Drinking Show episode #93
Following-up from the previous episode of The Jewish Drinking Show on an early history of modern Israel’s wine history, Adam Montefiore shares about Israel’s wine history from the 1970s to the present for the 93rd episode of the show. Adam Montefiore is a wine industry insider turned wine writer, who has contributed to the advance […]
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Israel’s First Commercial Kosher Winery: Carmel [clip from ep. 92]
While we take wineries for granted in Israel, there had to be a first one in modern Israel’s history. In this clip from the 92nd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Adam Montefiore shares his knowledge on Carmel, the first commercial kosher winery in Israel: If you’re interested, this video clip is also available on […]
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Struggling with Shemitah 1888-1889 [clip from ep. 92]
How did Israeli grape-growers deal with their first Shemitah year after Jews began owning vineyards in Israel in the 19th century? In this clip from the 92nd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Adam Montefiore shares his knowledge on this challenge: If you’re interested, this video clip is also available on other platforms: LinkedIn Facebook […]
Modern Israeli Wine History, Part 1: Early History, featuring Adam Montefiore – The Jewish Drinking Show episode #92
What has been modern Israel’s history of wine? For the 92nd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Adam Montefiore is the featured guest to discuss the early history of this topic. There is so much to discuss on this topic that the next episode (#93) will be recent history (stay tuned!). Adam Montefiore is a wine […]
Video Clips from Episode #91: TaZ on Beer
In case you were curious about episode #91 of The Jewish Drinking Show, I am excited to share a couple of video clips from the episode on Rabbi David HaLevi Segal‘s writings on beer, featuring guest Rabbi Ezra Goldschmiedt:
“Beer is Man’s Life”: TaZ on Hadash, Featuring Rabbi Ezra Goldschmiedt – The Jewish Drinking Show, Episode #91
How important was beer to 17th century Jews? Apparently, more significant than you or I might guess. In fact, one 17th century rabbi argued that it was significant enough to create a leniency to a Biblical commandment in certain circumstances. In a comment to Rabbi Moses Isserles’ gloss on Shulhan Arukh YD 293:3, Rabbi David HaLevi […]
Looking to Buy Kosher Vermouth in the US?
A question that I frequently encounter is where can one purchase kosher-certified vermouth? This question frequently occurs due to vermouth being largely wine-based and, therefore, subject to concerns about gentile wine, thus requiring kosher-certification. While one can generally find Kedem’s dry vermouth or sweet vermouth in the US, in case you are looking for another […]