Kosher Wine Guide

Top Israeli Wines 2012

Dani Shetrit — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:14:00 +0000

In search of the Top 18 kosher wines in a variety of categories.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Swirl. Sniff. Swish. Spit. - Repeat 242 times over three days, at about four hours an afternoon.

Top Wines $36 and over 2012

Dani Shetrit — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:11:00 +0000

In search of the Top 18 kosher wines in a variety of categories.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Swirl. Sniff. Swish. Spit. - Repeat 240 times over three days, at about four hours an afternoon.

Top White Wines 2012

Dani Shetrit — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:06:00 +0000

In search of the Top 18 kosher wines in a variety of categories.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Swirl. Sniff. Swish. Spit. -
Repeat 240 times over three days, at about four hours an afternoon.

Top Red Wines 2012

Dani Shetrit — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:01:00 +0000

In search of the Top 18 kosher wines in a variety of categories.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Swirl. Sniff. Swish. Spit. - Repeat 240 times over three days, at about four hours an afternoon.

Welcome to the life of kosher wine taster.

The Artisan’s Touch

Dani Shetrit — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:22:00 +0000

Boutique spirits for the Passover table.

Gamliel Kronemer

Special To The Jewish Week

Thursday, March 1, 2012

When it comes to imbibing on Passover, wine is, of course, going to be the primary beverage. Not only do we drink four glasses of wine at each seder, but by the time the festival is over we’ll have six other yom tov meals, with Kiddush (and wine). That’s a lot of wine.

Tips From The Kitchen At Pardes

Dani Shetrit — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:18:00 +0000

One of New York’s hottest kosher chefs shares Passover recipes and wisdom.

Gamliel Kronemer

Special To The Jewish Week

Thursday, March 1, 2012

First it was Levana and Abigail’s. Then Joey Allaham’s two restaurants, Prime Grill and Solo, became the high-end “it” restaurants where kosher gourmets had to dine in Manhattan. A few years ago, Basil broke the mold by attracting both blacks and Jews — in Crown Heights, of all places — for its cool wood-oven pizza and tuna tartare.

Now, the restaurant kosher foodies are raving about is chef/owner Moshe Wendel’s Downtown Brooklyn bistro, Pardes, known for its French provincial fare.

Choosing Your Cups Wisely

Dani Shetrit — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:13:00 +0000

A few guidelines for selecting wines for the seder.

Gamliel Kronemer

Special To The Jewish Week

Thursday, March 1, 2012

In the traditional Jewish liturgy, Passover is referred to as the “Festival of Matzah, the time of our freedom.” And during the seder, that ceremonial celebration of the Jewish people’s freedom, no single food is more symbolic of freedom than the four glasses of wine that are imbibed. While matzah is the “bread of affliction,” wine is the drink of free men.

This Year In … The Bottle

Dani Shetrit — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:09:00 +0000

Trends toward varietals and Israel’s ancient roots mark new wine offerings for Passover.

Joshua E. London

Special To The Jewish Week

Thursday, March 1, 2012

What Black Friday and Cyber Monday are to retailers, Passover is to the kosher wine industry. It is the make-or-break season, and the time to roll out exciting new products. In the plethora of new offerings, we spotted something of a trend this year: the emergence of new grape varietal wines.

Women Of The Vineyards

Dani Shetrit — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:05:00 +0000

In a mostly male-dominated profession, meet two female Israeli winemakers.

Gamliel Kronemer

Special To The Jewish Week

Thursday, March 1, 2012

One of the nicest perks to being a wine writer is having the chance to sit down with a winemaker and share a glass or two of his product. Since staring to write about wine for The Jewish Week, seven years ago, I’ve had the opportunity to taste wines with a few dozen kosher winemakers, all of whom had two things in common: a passion for wine, and a Y chromosome.

The English Voice Of Israeli Wine

Dani Shetrit — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:58:00 +0000

With oenophilia running in his famous family, Adam Montefiore has quickly become the unofficial spokesman for Israel’s wine industry. Just don’t ask him to grade a bottle.

Gamliel Kronemer

Special To The Jewish Week

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Some years ago, on a rather wet and dreary November day, I found myself at 6:30 a.m. in Tel Aviv’s Central Railway Station. I was there to meet Daniel Rogov, the late wine critic for the Israeli daily newspaper, Haaretz, whose popular Internet forum and annually published book, “Rogov’s Guide to Israeli Wines,” made him the world’s best-known writer on Israeli wines.

Kosher Wine Guide 2012

Dani Shetrit — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:54:00 +0000

Read about the English voice of Israeli wine, women of the vineyards, new Passover wines,wines for your seder, the Top 18 lists of reds, whites and Israeli wines and more.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Kosher Wine Guide March 2011

James Besser — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:34:14 +0000

Looking for great wines for the Passover seder? The best kosher wines sorted by price? The best from Israel? You'll find all that and more in The Jewish Week's lists of Top 18 kosher wines.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

The 2nd annual Jewish Week Kosher Wine Guide includes articles on how to pick the right wines for your seder and profiles of two up-and-coming kosher garagistes — and how these young winemakers are contributing to the “wine revolution.”

Also featured will be a look at the Herzogs, the first family of kosher wine.

Top Israeli Wines

Dani Shetrit — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:57:33 +0000

Thursday, March 3, 2011

1. Psagot Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 - $45.00

2. Yatir 'Forest' 2007 - $79.99

3. Carmel Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Kayoumi 2005 - $39.99

4. Domaine Du Castel Petit Castel 2007 - $45.00

5. Carmel Wines Gewurztraminer LH Shaal 2006 - $18.30

6. (tie) Yatir Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 - $50.00

6. (tie) Shiloh Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2007 - $40.00

6. (tie) Binyamina Cave 2006 - $70.00

Top Wines $50 & over

Dani Shetrit — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:55:30 +0000

Thursday, March 3, 2011

1. Yatir Forest 2007 - $64.99

2. Capçanes Peraj Ha'abib 2008 - $60.00

3. Binyamina 'Cave' 2006- $70.00

4. (tie) Alexander the Great Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 - $69.00

4. (tie) Prix Reserve Red Melange 2005 - $96.99

Top Red Wines

Dani Shetrit — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:52:37 +0000

Thursday, March 3, 2011

1. Psagot Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 - $45.00

2. Yatir Forest Cabernet 2007 - $79.99

3. Covenant Cabernet Sauvignon Red C 2008 - $40.00

4. Carmel Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Kayoumi 2005 - $39.99