Wine

Israeli agricultural non-profit CultivAid helps support Tanzania’s growing wine industry

Tanzania's commercial wine industry is relatively young by global standards, dating back to the early 1960s when Catholic missionaries introduced modern viticulture around Dodoma.

|ByKEREN SETTON/THE MEDIA LINE
Israeli nonprofit CultivAid is working with Tanzanian grape growers and young agricultural professionals.
An illustrative image of people drinking wine.

‘Al Pri Gafna’: Tu B’Av wine wonders in the Land of Israel - opinion

Where do grapes come in? Grapes are for making wine, and wine has a biblical holiday too: Tu B’Av, which occurs at the beginning of the grape harvest in July-August.

|ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
ELI GAUTHIER is the owner, winemaker and spirit behind Cantina Giuliano. Wines are handcrafted at this kosher dreamland in Tuscany.

Wine Talk: Tuscan dreamland

At Cantina Giuliano, wine is more than a business. It is a meeting point of Judaism, family, agriculture, food, and the beauty of Tuscany.

|ByADAM MONTEFIORE
Ovdat National Park.

Wine, sunset, and music among the ruins: Tu B'Av celebration returns to Ovdat

Ovdat National Park will host a Tu B'Av wine event with Negev tastings, ancient winepress tours, sunset music, and family activities.

|ByMEITAL SHARABI

Wine Talk: From winemakers to farmers

For the Flam boys, the deep cellars, aromas of the winery, and dark corners were a playground that beckoned them into a world of wine.

DECEMBER 20, 2025ByADAM MONTEFIORE
Flam's vineyard snakes through the valley.

The wine review of Kishor Winery

Kishor Winery: It’s hard to think of an Israeli red wine that offers so much for NIS 85.

DECEMBER 17, 2025ByAVI EFRATI
Kishor Winery

Wine Talk: Exploring biblical Israel

The archaeological site of ancient Shiloh is situated near the modern Shiloh. One shows evidence of ancient winemaking, the other houses a modern winery.

DECEMBER 6, 2025ByADAM MONTEFIORE
Drinking wine

The color is Argaman, the wine is excellent

Talia Levin took a break from international grape varieties to taste two worthy wines made from a grape variety that is one hundred percent Israeli.

NOVEMBER 27, 2025ByTALIA LEVIN
Volcani Center for Agricultural Research

Wine Talk: Wine, culture, and Porto

Taylor’s Port has lasted for 333 years in Portugal, remained independent, and is still family owned. Now the owners have to decide how to navigate the future, and it is not simple.

NOVEMBER 22, 2025ByADAM MONTEFIORE
ICONIC VIEWS from the World of Wine (WOW) cultural district, sitting among the ancient Port Lodges of Vila Nova de Gaia.

Vitkin Winery: Buy two and keep one — this is a rare Israeli wine

A modest family winery that has only grown over the years.

NOVEMBER 15, 2025ByAVI EFRATI
Vitkin Winery

Wine Talk: Port royalty

The Fladgate Partnership, such a symbol of stability over centuries, has now made breathtaking initiatives to shake up the staid atmosphere of Port.

NOVEMBER 8, 2025ByADAM MONTEFIORE
TAYLOR’S PORT has some of the finest quality, most beautiful vineyards in the Douro Valley.

Lahat Winery: It’s impossible not to be impressed by this wine

Nothing has changed, and the whole looks mature and especially impressive.

OCTOBER 19, 2025ByAVI EFRATI
Lahat Winery

Beating the post-holiday blues: Recommended wines

After a month of meals and hosting, Talia Levin tackles the blues with three recommended bottles of wine.

OCTOBER 18, 2025ByTALYA LEVIN
Piccini Winery

Wine Talk: I am in heaven

I heartily recommend a visit to this little haven of heaven on Earth. All the wonders of the Douro shine at this well-run estate.

OCTOBER 18, 2025ByADAM MONTEFIORE
SPACE-AGE winery with a wooden roof.