Yossie Horwitz
ARTICLES BY: Yossie Horwitz
The Creme de la Creme of 2015’s Israeli Wines
With the Gregorian year of 2015 closing in 24 hours or so, it’s time for the best wines of the year. In keeping with “Yossie’s...
Bubbly Effervescence (Kosher Champagne)
With crisp, refreshing flavor and near-perfect pairing with many types of food, Champagne is still pigeonholed as just a celebratory beverage, known for providing foamy...
Tzora Winery: Wines that Blend, Not Bludgeon
Given the excellence of the Tzora Winery and it's evolution of the last few years, it's a crying shame that the last time I profiled...
In the Valley of Ella (Ella Valley Winery)
The Ella Valley Winery is located in the valley of Ella in the Judean Hills, which has been a culturally important area for 2000 years....
Passover Kosher Wine Buying Guide
As you probably already know, the weeks leading up to Pessach are the US kosher wine industry's busiest with more kosher wine being sold...
Que Syrah, Syrah (Stylistic Differences Between Syrah & Shiraz)
Syrah is a grape native to France's Rhône Valley. I believe this varietal has great potential to be among those most appropriate to showcase Israel's...
A Royal State of Affairs – KFWE 2012
Last week I had the pleasure of attending one of the best wine tasting events of the year, Royal Wine Corporation's KFWE2012 (Kosher Food &...
Hard Earned Success (the Best Kosher Wines of 2011)
As the Gregorian calendar came to an end, we were all blanketed by the media in all its iterations with multiple lists of the "best...
Four Gates Winery
When I moved to New York from Israel about seven years ago, I hadn't tasted any significant amount of Californian wines. This was primarily...
Just Desserts: The Wonderful World of Sweet Wines
Recent years have been kind to the kosher Oenophile with a proliferation of kosher wines from all around the world. Together with a massive...
The Much Maligned Merlot
As any reader of my weekly newsletter knows, while I may be exceedingly partial to Cabernet Franc, I try to enjoy all the variety that...
Holiday Shopping (Kosher Wine Buying Guide – Part II)
For this week's post, I have included Part II of my favorite wines from my annual Pesach Kosher Wine Buying Guide (Part I of my...
Holiday Shopping (Kosher Wine Buying Guide – Part I)
The weeks leading up to Pessach are among the US kosher wine industry's busiest, and more kosher wine is sold during this period than the...