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Elvi Wines Visit – December 2024

I have tried to visit Elvi a few times over the years – always combining it…
My short but meaningful trip to Israel

As stated in a previous post, I was in Israel, in early 2024. To state that…
Another round of QPR (Quality to Price Ratio) Hits and Misses, Seven QPR WINNERS – August 2022

OK, with all the Paris wine notes posted, the latest roses posted, and Herzog’s wonderful wines,…
A few good red wines along with too many misses – Jan/Feb 2022 Tasting

This is my second QPR (Quality to Price Ratio) WINNER Hit and Miss post of 2022…
Shiran Winery 2021 Visit

I often get asked how I choose the wineries that I write about. The answer since…
More simple white, red, and rose Kosher wines, with some mid-range reds – with more WINNERS

As I close out the QPR posts for each of the wine categories, I forgot a…
Kosher Mid-Range aging red wines may well be the sweet spot for the kosher wine market – lots of WINNERS.

We are working our way through the QPR 2.1 and 2.0 wine categories and so far,…
Vitkin Wine Dinner at Herbert Samuel and July 2020 Winery Visit

This post has been a long time coming. Months actually. I returned from my last trip…
And the winner of KFWE NYC and L.A. 2019 goes to the City of Angels

If you have been keeping up with my travels around the world to visit the KFWE…
Vitkin Winery visit – November 2018

As I stated in my last post, I was in Israel for a very short trip, but…