Adam S. Montefiore is a wine trade veteran and a winery insider turned wine writer,
who has written his Wine Talk column for the Jerusalem Post since 2010. For over
thirty-five years he has contributed to the advance of Israeli wine and has been
referred to as "the English voice of Israeli wine."
Born in London, brought up in England, he initially worked in the English wine trade.
When he made Aliyah, he devoted himself to Israeli wine, working for many years for
the Yarden-Golan Heights Winery, Carmel Winery and Yatir Winery. He was a
founding member of ‘The Academy of Wine Service’ (UK) and founder of
‘Handcrafted Wines of Israel’.
Montefiore is a member of ‘The Circle of Wine Writers’, based in the UK. He is author
of: ‘Domaine du Castel: The Biography’, ‘Golan Heights Winery: Forty Years…’, ‘The
Wine Route of Israel’, and ‘Wines of Israel’. He is also a contributor to Jancis
Robinson MW’s ‘The Oxford Companion To Wine’, ‘The World Atlas of Wine’, ‘Hugh
Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book’ and ‘The Sotheby’s Wine Encyclopedia.’ Other than
writing about wine, he divides his time between ‘The Israel Wine Experience’, which
educates about Israeli wine and advances wine tourism, and ‘Adam Montefiore Wine
Consultancy’, which advises wineries, hotels, restaurants, retailers and private
individuals.
He is the fifth generation after Sir Moses Montefiore and the first from the family to
make Aliyah. His brothers include historian Simon Sebag Montefiore (author of
‘Jerusalem: The Biography’) and writer Hugh Sebag Montefiore. He lives in Ra’anana,
north of Tel Aviv. His wife passed away in 2015 and he has three children and six
grandchildren.
In 2024, he was presented with the prestigious Terravino Lifetime Achievement Award
in honor of his contribution to Israeli wine.Contact Adam at
Email: montefioreadam@gmail.com
