In 2009 I commit to finding more ways to include more of YOU as extensions of our team.
Much of our expansion in 2009 will come through growing our team of employees and partners. For instance, we are very close to announcing a sales director for the West Coast who will focus on Direct to Trade selling [...]

1. Make a list, and add to it every day, of everything going great in your life, everything you are thankful for, whatever it is that amazes you. For me, this list mostly revolves around my 4 kids.
2. Bring LOVE to whatever game you are in. Selling wine, selling flowers, being a doctor/teacher/plumber. This is [...]

In November, International food and wine critic Daniel Rogov, who lives in Tel Aviv, released his latest ranking of what he believes to be the Top 10 Israeli Wines Released in the Last 12 Months. 
I’m pleased to tell you that 2 of this past year’s Top 10 are in our portfolio.
In fact, the winemakers are preparing [...]

They say we make judgements about people within the first 30 seconds of meeting them.
Sitting in their lovely winery in Kfar Tikvah (”Village of Hope”) this past August I knew right away I would fall in love with the people, the wine, and the story behind Tulip Winery, located in Israel not too far from [...]

This pic came from my pal Ahuvah Berger who lives in Tel Aviv! 
Ahuvah is a beautiful genius and now I just need a picture of her in one of these t-shirts…working on it!
P.S. JUST RECEIVED Ahuvah’s pic!

Israeli Wine Direct travels cross country in December.
If you are anywhere near any of this action and you care to join us just call me at 847-924-5523, or email  me, or message me on Twitter.
Here goes…..
December 3 - Israeli wine tasting at Webster’s Wine Bar in Chicago
December 7 - private event with the Pelter winery [...]

Last Saturday night after an amazing hike in the sunshine outside of Boulder with my pal Ingrid Alongi, my pals Aimee and Bryan hosted an Israeli wine house party in their home in Denver.
We had a blast, drank A LOT of wine from some of the best boutiques in Israel today, chatted about the history [...]

Recently, I wrote about the birth of my new company called MyWineTxt.com, founded by my pal Leah and me.
We just picked our final logo by an Australian designer named JD through Crowdspring.  We love the logo.
It’s whimsical, fun, surprising.
And now it’s time to play with the new platform in live party settings, along with messaging our [...]

How do you define expensive wine?
I think what makes a wine a good value (or expensive) is in part a measure of the quality of the wine (how friggin’ good it is) to the sticker price - this is what wine industrry people call the QPR (i.e., the Quality to Price ratio). Though of course no [...]

 
Tomorrow, the 2009 edition of the ONLY annual guide to Israeli wine, written by international food and wine critic Daniel Rogov, is released. 
NO ONE has cataloged the re-emergence of the Original Wine World like Rogov has.
Additionally, no one is as pleasant a friend for lunch!
There are sure to be some surprises!