On our 5th podcast we talk with Israeli Consul General for the Pacific Northwest David Akov.
Wine, even more than other foods, has this amazing way of connecting people across cultures and experiences. We speak with David about the role of wine in Israel’s economy and wine’s central place in a kind of positive cultural rebranding [...]

 

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In our 4th podcast, we interview winemaker Asaf Paz.
Trained in Bordeaux, Asaf today serves as winemaker at both Binyamina, one of Israel’s oldest and largest wineries, and also at rising star, boutique winery Vitkin located in the Sharon region of Israel.  Vitkin produces today around 3,000 cases annually and is well known for experimenting with [...]

 

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The third interview in our series is with winemaker Golan Flam of Flam Winery, Israel’s largest non-kosher producer. Raised the son of the chief winemaker at Carmel, Israel’s large commercial winery, Golan’s winemaking career took a distinct turn. After studying agriculture in Israel and winemaking in Italy and Australia, Golan returned to Israel where he [...]

 

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Our second podcast is an interview with Israeli wine critic and writer Daniel Rogov.
In addition to hosting a popular online food and wine forum, Rogov is the author of an annual guide to Israeli wines where he has catalogued the reemerging Israeli wine scene.

 

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The first in a series of podcasts with leading Israeli winemakers and food & wine experts, we interview Adam Montefiore of Carmel Winery.
Mr. Montefiore is seen by many as the informal ambassador of Israeli wine to the rest of the world. He is a descendant of Sir Moses Montefiore who, along with Baron Edmond [...]

 

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