Maybe this has happened somewhere else before with Israeli wine but I don’t think so.
Israeli Wine Direct is beginning now to sell Futures (or Pre-Arrivals) of the best premium wines coming out of Israel. “Futures” is just a fancy wine-world way of saying we can let you buy limited exclusive premium wines now for delivery [...]

I announced at our Press Conference at Flam winery Wednesday afternoon that Israeli Wine Direct is challenging the best United States wineries to a friendly tasting challenge in 2008, also the 60th anniversary of the (re)birth of Israel.
It’s time to re-orient the wine world back to the birthplace of wine.
Does the US wine market produce [...]

Earlier this evening, in a small town on the coast of North Carolina, my parents and their good friends Bruce and Deirdre enjoyed some wine from two small Israeli wineries thousands and thousands of miles away.

They actually conferenced me in 1,000 miles away here in Chicago for a few minutes of the tasting.
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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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One of the books that changed the way I see the world and helped nudged me along into founding Israeli Wine Direct is Chris Anderson’s The Long Tail (recently issued in an updated paperback edition).
The gist: after you get beyond the popular well-known “hits” in any space (music, movies, books, wine) there still exists this “long [...]

More than a year ago, I posted an interview with winemaker Golan Flam. At the time, I remember being impressed with his personal passion and commitment to state-of-the-art winemaking equipment and consistent quality wines. He trained in Italy and brought back with him an attention to detail and commitment to help transform the Israeli wine [...]

The Flam winery is located in the foothills of the Jerusalem Mountains. Wine critic Rogov rates them a world-class winery. Here’s an introduction by way of interview and photos. I hope that soon, along with other great Israeli wines, you will be able to purchase Golan’s wines direct in the US.

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