Radical wine festival

For the Quick Deciders: Radical Wine FestivalSet against the green backdrop of "Makom Balev" in Ra'anana, the "Radical Free" wine celebration will feature 18 exhibitors, including both established and promising young wineries from various wine regions across the country—north, center, and south—as well as imported wines. In short: it's going to be a joyful event.

Among the exhibitors: Feldstein Winery, Pinto Winery, Yaakov Oriah, Assaf Winery, Shtilovich Winery, and many more.

When: Thursday, July 18, from 18:00 to 23:00

Where: Makom Balev, Pardes Meshutaf 5, Ra'anana

Price: NIS 100, including a NIS 25 coupon for wine purchases at the festival

Next Week's Forecast: Tzora Winery at Hotel MontefioreHotel Montefiore continues last year's tradition of hosting local wineries for exceptional dinners. On Tuesday, July 23, Eran Pick, the winemaker from Tzora Winery, will be hosted at the hotel. The dishes will be paired with five different wines representing the winery's various terroirs, each matched with a dish created by the restaurant's chef, Barak Hassan.

You will enjoy a special moment with the opening of a seven-year-old bottle of "Misty Hills," the winery's renowned wine made from the finest plots, served alongside lamb chops with root vegetables, lamb stock, cherries, and blackberries. It will be especially delicious with a small surprise at the end.

When: July 23 at 19:30

Where: Hotel Montefiore, Montefiore 36, Tel Aviv

Price: NIS 670 per diner

Wine and Caviar for the Weekend: Restaurant aRestaurant a, Raziel Winery, and Karatz Caviar from the Upper Galilee invite you to embark on a journey from the Jerusalem hills, through the vibrant life of Tel Aviv, to the pastoral setting of Kibbutz Dan.

This upcoming weekend, Raziel Winery will host three evenings dedicated to roots, reflecting the country's wonderful rich flavors. For this evening, sparkling wines that are typically not opened for pouring will be served, along with Raziel White, being poured outside the winery for the first time.

When: July 18-20 from 18:00

Where: Restaurant a, Menachem Begin 121, Tel Aviv

Details and Reservations: On the restaurant's website

Weekend Wine: C’est la Vie, FranceA heartfelt recommendation, a light and fun-to-drink French white wine blend of Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, produced in southern France by Albert Bichot from Burgundy. It costs less than NIS 50.

A wine full of flavors and joy, with green aromas of fruits and herbs alongside citrus and light tropical peels. Not too sweet, but not overly sophisticated. Enjoy without overthinking.

Price: Less than NIS 50 

Weekend Gin: GunpowderI debated whether to recommend gin because Gunpowder Gin is always in the top ten. But still, many drinkers don’t realize how delicious this gin is.

Gunpowder comes from a village in Ireland called Drumshanbo and mainly contains ingredients from the Far East, offering an exotic sip that goes wonderfully both neat on ice or mixed.

Gunpowder is a type of Chinese green tea, which is one of the ingredients, and besides that, the gin includes 12 botanical ingredients from Europe and East Asia such as caraway seeds, Indian cardamom, grapefruits from Indonesia, kaffir lime from Cambodia, and more.

Its citrusy, spicy taste is wonderful with soda or dry tonic, and of course, neat with grapefruit.

Price: Around NIS 160