Adam Montefiore (born 10 November 1957 in London) is a British-born

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

i wine trade veteran, wine critic and wine writer.

Biography

Adam Sebag Montefiore was born in Kensington, London. His father was Stephen Eric Sebag-Montefiore, descended from a line of wealthy Sephardi Jews who were diplomats and bankers in Italy and Morocco. He is the brother of Hugh Sebag-Montefiore, a writer, Rupert Sebag-Montefiore, ex chairman of Savills estate agents and

Simon Sebag-Montefiore Simon Jonathan Sebag Montefiore (; born 27 June 1965) is a British historian, television presenter and author of popular history books and novels, including ''Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar' (2003), Monsters: History's Most Evil Men and ...

, a historian. He was educated at Wellesley House and Wellington College. Montefiore

immigrated Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and ...

to Israel in 1989. He lives in

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, north of

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...

. He was married for 33 years to Gillian (Jill) Leah Montefiore, who died in 2015. He has three children, Dr. Liam Murphy Sebag-Montefiore, David Jonathan Montefiore and Rachel Leah Montefiore, and six grandchildren.

Wine career

Adam Montefiore is a specialist in

Israeli wine Israeli wine is produced by hundreds of wineries, ranging in size from small boutique enterprises to large companies producing over ten million bottles per year. Wine has been produced in the Land of Israel since biblical times. Wine was exported ...

. He has been referred to as 'The Ambassador of Israeli Wine,' and 'The English Voice of Israeli Wine.' He is the wine writer for ''

the Jerusalem Post ''The Jerusalem Post'' is a broadsheet newspaper based in Jerusalem, founded in 1932 during the British Mandate of Palestine by Gershon Agron as ''The Palestine Post''. In 1950, it changed its name to ''The Jerusalem Post''. In 2004, the paper ...

'' and has written books on Israeli wine. Montefiore worked for Charrington (Bass Charrington) and Crest Hotels (Bass Hotels & Resort

in the UK, starting in beer and moving into wine. He studied wine at the WSET and was a Founder and later Honorary member of The Academy of Wine Service. He first started working with Israeli wine in the 1980s, helping Yarden, Gamla and Golan wines gain a foothold in the UK. After moving to Israel in 1989, he worked for Israeli wineries for twenty six years. In the 1990s he worked for the Golan Heights Winery. In the 2000s he worked with Carmel Winery and Yatir Winery. He founded Handcrafted Wines of Israel and played a significant role in the development of Israeli wines.
https://winesisrael.com/en/3497/adam-montefiore-leaves-carmel/]. He has been the wine writer of ''

The Jerusalem Post ''The Jerusalem Post'' is a broadsheet newspaper based in Jerusalem, founded in 1932 during the British Mandate of Palestine by Gershon Agron as ''The Palestine Post''. In 1950, it changed its name to ''The Jerusalem Post''. In 2004, the paper ...

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since 2010. He also writes about wine for the Jewish Chronicle and www.wines-israel.co

He contributes to Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book, Oz Clarke's Wine A to Z, The World Atlas of Wine, The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia and writes the section on Israel and Kosher for Jancis Robinson MW's Oxford Companion to Wine. He is a member of The Circle of Wine Writer

http://www.adammontefiore.com/wine-writer/] Currently, he is CEO of Adam Montefiore Wine Consultanc

and partner of The Israel Wine Experienc

, which educates about Israeli wine.

Published works

*''The Book of New Israeli Food'', 2007, with Janna Gur *''The Wine Route of Israel'', 2012, with Eliezer Sacks *''Wines of Israel'', 2012, with Eliezer Sacks * ''The Wine Route of Israel'', 2015, with Eliezer Sacks * ''Shvill Ha'Yayin'', 2016, with Eliezer Sacks *''Wines of Israel'', 2020, with Eliezer Sacks

Biography

Wine career

Published works

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