For those looking for further information on Israeli wine.

The best books on Israeli wine are:

1. Rogov’s Guide To Israeli Wine 2009, published by Toby Press, www.tobypress.com. This is in essence a pocket wine guide, with the scores of wines from all the main wineries by Daniel Rogov, Israel’s most well-known wine and restaurant critic, who writes for Haaretz Newspaper. Rogov’s Guide is published annually.

2. The Wine Route of Israel, last published in 2008 by Cordinata, Tel Aviv. (tel +972 3 5226855; Fax +972 3 5276661; email cordi995@bezeqint.net This is more a coffee table book about wineries, listed geographically with maps. Most of the essays at the beginning of the book were written by Adam Montefiore, who works within the Israeli wine industry and is known as the ambassador of Israeli wine.

3. The Bible of Israeli Wines, published in 2002 by Modan Publishing House, Moshav Ben Shemen, Israel. This was Israel’s first serious wine book in English. Though out of date with regard to wineries, it provides a good background to the industry. It was written by Michael Ben Joseph, a pilot, who is also a wine writer having written three wine books.
These books are all available in Steimatzky, the main Israeli book chain.
The best books on ancient history of wine in Israel are:

4. Drink and Be Merry by Michal Dayagi-Mendels. It was published by The Israel Museum, Jerusalem and is available from the museum souvenir shop. This covers wine and beer in ancient times.

5. The Vine & Wine – Archaeology in The Land of Israel by Professor Amos Hadas. This book is unfortunately only in Hebrew, but there are plans to publish it in English. Professor Hadas is a scholar and true wine lover who is the authority on the ancient history of Israeli wine.
The books with rankings of Israeli wineries or wines, apart from Rogov’s Guide are:

6. Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book 2009 published annually by Mitchell Beazley.

7. Robert Parker’s Wine Buyer’s Guide No 7, published in 2008.

8. The Wine Report by Tom Stevenson 2009, published by Dorling Kindersley. The substantial section on Israel is written by Daniel Rogov.
There are books with a concise summary of the Israel wine industry contained in a brief essay:

9. The Oxford Companion To Wine by Jancis Robinson MW, published by The Oxford University Press. This contains sections covering ‘Israel’, written by Adam Montefiore and ‘Kosher’ written by Howard Goldberg, of the New York Times & Decanter, who is America’s main expert on Israeli wine, along with Adam Montefiore.

10. The Book of New Israeli Food by Janna Gur, published by al Hashulchan Gastronomic Media. The last paragraph is about Israeli wine, written by Adam Montefiore.
Websites.

11. The main website for Israeli wine in English is www.wines-israel.co.il/len/. This forum was created and is maintained by Israel Preker.
The main wine discussion forum on Israeli or kosher wine is hosted by Daniel Rogov.
Wine magazines.

12. Finally in the back numbers of the main wine magazines there have been recent features on Israel, including in the:
Wine Advocate, the article was written by Mark Squires;
Wine Spectator by Kim Marcus;
The Wine News by Howard Goldberg;
Decanter by Stephen Brook;
Harpers by Adam Montefiore;
Wines & Spirits by Tim Atkin MW;
Drinks International by Adam Montefiore