LaSegretta, Planeta, Sicilia, 2002 went very well with pan fried salmon, baked potatoe, home pickled mushrooms and Israeli pickles. Link: http://sexia.com

I’ll be externing in Boston next week and coincidentally celebrating my 21st birthday at Oleana. I’ve got a tolerance for about half a glass but I thought I’d maybe go for something special from their wine by...

Tops on Avenue U (East 28-29 ) has an Israeli Kal that is far superior to the Kedem product. There is also Zakon Red Muscatini @5% which is my favorite. Bartonura Malvasia is also a good low alcohol red wine. Tops has the best...

, an Israeli winemaker, makes fabulous wine. Their dessert wine, a muscat, is particularly drinkable, although sweet. Several Italian winemakers are also producing excellent kosher wines, these days.

I’m having one of those dinner parties where all I can serve is chicken because of all the food issues. I was thinking of adapting a Mark Bittman recipe that essentially is pork shoulder/butt in cubes, red wine, chicken...

. Israel is a rather small place. So you can do it yourself. This week a great, beautiful, fresh and very informative book was published in Israel: The Book of New Israeli Food (In English) by Janna Gur, I am not sure if its...

was practically empty. Service warm and helpful. In my view, it’s too formal for a wine bar — white tablecloths, shiny silverware, place settings at the table on arrival. I went with a friend for a couple of glasses of...

There’s a few new things going on in Silver Lake — anyone tried them or know anything more about them? A new wine shop was mentioned in the L.A. Times — is it going to be in the Rockaway Records building on...

In terms of Israeli wines there are (in no particular order): Petit Castel http://www.castel.co.il/ Yatir http://www.d-say.com/projects/yatir/site/english/ Galil Mountain http://www.galilmountain.co.il/defaulten.asp Recanati http

What places offer mixed cases of wine under $100 in Baltimore City? I spotted an appealing one at Bin 604 near Whole Foods on Fleet that changes monthly(link below). Do Wine Source or Chesapeake Wine offer anything comparable?...

Celebrate the holiday, meatless style.

from the front but in the back there are two tasting rooms. The owner (Ofir Maman) was there and chatted with us for over an hour... We tasted two different Israeli wines (though he offers wines from all over the world) and it...

I thought I would just let everyone know about my food experiences in my 5 day stay Kelowna earlier this month. Thanks to JJD for the recommendation of Waterfront Wines! My family was staying at the Discovery Bay resort condos,...

, the scone was heavy, dry, & overspiced w/cinnamon. Next time I would try the biscuits & sausage gravy based on the quality of their ingredients. A visit to the culinary garden at Kendall-Jackson Wine Center under a very ,very...

How the Skalli family got into wine.