This year marked a significant turn towards Israeli wines, a change driven by a mix of cultural pride and geopolitical solidarity - according to an article by Market Watch.
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If you want to see a fabulous exposé on modern-day winemaking in Israel, you need go no further than “Holy Wine,” which will be streaming in this year’s virtual Sonoma International Film Festival from March 24 to 28.
The 98-minute documentary, mostly in English, tells the story like no other film I have seen. Filmmaker Snow R. Shai has interviewed the crème de la crème of Israel’s winemakers and let them tell us, in their words, what it is that makes Israel such a distinctive wine region. Shai also features a number of Israel’s most erudite wine writers, sommeliers, merchants and educators revealing their professional perspectives, as well.
Israeli Wine in the Time of COVID By Gamliel Kronemer | March 05, 2021
Back in the fall, when the editor of The Jewish Link Wine Guide and I were discussing topics for this magazine, it was the harvest season and Israel had just gone into a hard lockdown. An article on the impact of COVID-19 on the Israeli wine industry seemed to be a very timely story. I had assumed that I would interview Israeli winemakers, winery owners and consultants. I also assumed it would come out as one of those stories that would showcase Israelis’ unique sort of resilience in adversity. But that is not the story I am able to share.