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)
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France Trip 2019 – Part 3 – Strasbourg & Lyon
After Koenig, we headed back to Strasbourg for a quick dinner and then to Nathan Grandjeans’s house for what was to be a mega-tasting of about 30 wines. David had pre-picked about 25 of them for Nathan to arrange, and as I mentioned – just for fun we had stopped at a local kosher grocery … Continue reading France Trip 2019 – Part 3 – Strasbourg & Lyon
Flam Visit – Mini Blanc Vertical, Syrah Vertical + Noble ’14
Once in a while I attend a gathering of an Israeli wine group called Toameha (טועמיה) run by my friend Yitzchak Nimni. Many of the members including Yitzchak are regular attendees of RCC Israel, so it is a nice way to catch up with people in a non-RCC setting. This past Wednesday night a group … Continue reading Flam Visit – Mini Blanc Vertical, Syrah Vertical + Noble ’14
2014 Flam Noble Launch Event – 2018 Flam Releases
This past Friday I attended the 2014 Flam Noble launch event at the winery. Sometimes they do this with a full dinner - other times it's wines and cheese to start with the current Blanc and Rose and then a tasting of selected library wines with the pre-release Noble. This year was the latter - which … Continue reading 2014 Flam Noble Launch Event – 2018 Flam Releases