Daniel Rogov

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Daniel Rogov

Daniel Rogov (Hebrew: דניאל רוגוב; October 30, 1935 – September 7, 2011) was an Israeli food and wine critic. The author of Rogov's Guide to Wine, the most authoritative guide to Israeli wine, as well as a columnist for both Haaretz and The Jerusalem Post, he was Israel's most influential wine critic.[1]

Biography

David Joroff (known by his pen name Daniel Rogov) was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Borough Park.[2] After graduating from high school in the early 1960s, he moved to Paris. He began his career writing food and wine articles for American magazines and newspapers.[3] In December 1976, he moved to Israel and wrote book and restaurant reviews for The Jerusalem Post. In 1984 he started contributing to Haaretz newspaper and had a weekly column on food and restaurants, and later on a weekly column on wine as well. In 2010 Rogov retired from his function as restaurant critic of Haaretz but continued to write about wine until his death.[4]

Rogov died in September 2011 from lung cancer.[5] His obituary which he wrote and posted on his website, says "This is a difficult letter to write and that because as it posted it will serve to let forum members, guests and friends know that I have died."[5][6] After his death, Carmel Winery released a limited edition of brandy called Rogov Brandy in Rogov's honor.[7]

Published works

Rogov wrote several books on food, wine, and travel. Amongst them, Rogov's guide to Israeli wine is considered to be the authoritative guide to

kosher.[10] In 2010 and 2011, Rogov also authored Rogov's Guide to World Kosher Wines.[8]

Rogov is also the author of Rogues, Writers & Whores: Dining With the Rich & Infamous, in which he tells the stories of 69 foods and the personalities after whom they were named.[9]

References

  1. ^ Papirblat, Shlomo (September 9, 2011). "Secrets from the winery". Haaretz.
  2. ^ "A wine critic felled before his time". Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  3. ^ Haaretz's Daniel Rogov passes away: The Umberto Eco of Wine Criticism
  4. ^ גרינצווייג, אמילי (July 6, 2010). רוגוב כבר לא ישוב לכאן (in Hebrew). Walla.
  5. ^ a b Goldberg, Howard G (September 8, 2011). "Daniel Rogov dies after posting own obituary on web".
  6. ^ Rogov, Daniel (September 7, 2011). "Rogov Obit". wineloverspage.com.
  7. ^ "Rogov Brandy". Wines Israel. January 7, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-01-08.
  8. ^ a b "The Ultimate Rogov Guide". October 31, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-01.
  9. ^ a b Sussman, Adeena. "Profile: Daniel Rogov". Hadassah Magazine. Archived from the original on 2013-07-31.
  10. ^ "The Ultimate Rogov's Guide". Toby Press. Archived from the original on 2011-02-03.

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