To wrap up KFWE season, Royal Wines hosted its annual London event last week. As I have mentioned previously, the show in London is perhaps my favorite. It really has nothing to do with the wines – the vast majority of which I had tasted before. It more has to do with the Chevra. First … Continue reading KFWE London 2023
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KFWE 2023: NY & Tel Aviv
Let me start by with the obligatory apologies for the lateness of this post. My work schedule unfortunately has not let up – and is forecasted to continue this way until at least November – so I am constantly playing catch up. This year, due to work, I was unable to do the full KFWE … Continue reading KFWE 2023: NY & Tel Aviv
Sommelier 2020
For quite some time Sommelier has been THE Israeli wine event. It ushers in the new vintages each year and allows people within the industry to sample the new releases from a wide variety of wineries across the country, ostensibly to allow stores, hotels, and restaurants to knowledgably place orders. For the last couple of … Continue reading Sommelier 2020
KFWE 2020 – Tel Aviv (Zur)
This year, life does not permit me to go on a full KFWE tour. Besides KFWE London conflicting with day one of Sommelier here in Israel, and KFWE Paris (Bokobsa really) conflicting with the second day of Sommelier, I need to be in NY the week after KFWE, which effectively rules out the rest of … Continue reading KFWE 2020 – Tel Aviv (Zur)
2019 Jerusalem Wine Festival at the Israel Museum
Wow. A year has passed and you can pretty much read last year's description of this festival and know exactly what you are in for. I'm not going to re-write that post in full but I will summarize, rant and give the highlights - all in short order. Excellent weather? Check. Nice venue? Check. Kosher … Continue reading 2019 Jerusalem Wine Festival at the Israel Museum
KFWE 2019 Tour Part 8: The Wrap Up
8 posts - too many. If I do this again I'm going to have to condense these into something more manageable. Before I get to my overall impressions of the shows as a whole. I wanted to wait until after all of the KFWE's to write about the wines - as there is of course … Continue reading KFWE 2019 Tour Part 8: The Wrap Up
KFWE 2019 Tour Part 7: KFWE LA
Now on the last leg of my tour. Los Angeles. This was no doubt the most ambitious part for me as my plans included flying in to and out of LA on the same day. Don't try this at home. My logic in planning it this way was that I would likely have already tasted … Continue reading KFWE 2019 Tour Part 7: KFWE LA
KFWE 2019 Tour Part 6: KFWE NY
KFWE NY is the largest of the KFWE events. The reason for this is 3 fold - there are more observant/kosher keeping Jews in the tri-state area than anywhere else outside of Israel. This leads to tremendous turnover relative to any other sales region and you therefore have the greatest chance of catching the most … Continue reading KFWE 2019 Tour Part 6: KFWE NY
KFWE 2019 Tour Part 4: KFWE London
After such an awesome dinner the night before and a really fun morning out, I was all geared up for KFWE London which was held at the Sheraton Grand London Park Lane in Mayfair - right across the street from Hyde Park where so many crazy concerts have been held over the years - including … Continue reading KFWE 2019 Tour Part 4: KFWE London
KFWE 2019 Tour Part 2: KFWE Tel Aviv (Zur)
My first official stop on the KFWE tour was Tel Aviv on February 4th . This is a show I try to go to every year work schedule permitting (last year I was in Barcelona for a conference which was a bummer). Now each of these shows certainly has their own flavor and style - … Continue reading KFWE 2019 Tour Part 2: KFWE Tel Aviv (Zur)