A Kosher Wine Tasting – Episode #422

March 6, 2008

Kosher wines are getting better and better and Daniel Rogov the wine critic is doing an amazing job reviewing and following the scene, today Gary Vaynerchuk tries some of them.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2004 Segal’s Cabernet Sauvignon Special ReserveIsraeli Kosher Wine
2003 Galil Mountain YironIsraeli Kosher Wine
2004 Ben Zimra MerlotIsraeli Kosher Wine

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March 6, 2008

RichE
March 31, 1985 June 17, 1985
The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff
March 6, 2008

Cuse Wino
QOTD- Never tried any kosher wine.
sounds like I should.
March 6, 2008

shawnandlu
QOTD: No I tried a cheap one once and I my taste buds are still recovering. But I will try one of the ones you just tasted, they look completely different.

Wrestling questions. Is the next question going to be about roller-derby. If it is I have the answer. The LA tbirds won every match and they never went on the road. And little Ralphy Valaderes scored 5 points in the last second to win.(Funny stuff if you grew up in Southern California.)
March 6, 2008

Chris in Tulsa
No never had any Kosher wines but mark that as another wine on my “to try” list. Man you have introduced me to so many wines that me and my “PAL” have tried! I love your show! You rock Gary! You too Mott!!
March 6, 2008

kazu
no sir
March 6, 2008

NickJW
QOTD: Nope, but I’d like to
March 6, 2008

Tatum
QOTD: Yea, totally. I stutter to think of life with only manschevitz during passover…its actually not that hard to imagine…it’s old skool to only drink “The Man” duirng the passover seder. I couldn’t stand it any longer and invested in some nice kosher wines (for passover) a few years back. I’ve had
Yarden, Weinstock, Gan Eden.
March 6, 2008

MW_DM,IA
Also, it was March 27 that they won, not the 29th.
March 6, 2008

Syrahhhhhhhhh
Going to run out and try one tonight.
March 6, 2008

MW_DM,IA
They lost May 2nd, 1987, by the way.
March 6, 2008

MW_DM,IA
They WERE Intercontinental Champs. They defeated the Killer Bees March 29, 1987 by way of disqualification, and lost to Rick Martel & Tom Zenk when Martel pinned Iron Sheik.

QOTD: Never had a kosher wine, wasn’t able to this last thanksgiving, which I spent with a friend who’s dad is Jewish.
March 6, 2008

J-Pipes
QOTD: No I haven’t. But I’m not opposed to it!
March 6, 2008

Rice
Ron got it… they were never IC Champs… so the start date and end date are zero.
March 6, 2008

Achilles Mike
QOTD Never had one but they sound better now than the sugary ones I had years ago.
March 6, 2008

Len
Never had a Kosher wine…maybe for the reason Gary you mentioned or just some preconceptions about them…one should try a wine before making a decision about it but there’s so many wines and not enough time!

QOTD…definitely NO.
March 6, 2008

Little Jonny H
Too many choices at the wine shop to choose a Kosher wine, GV! Especially reds that are made of classic varietals. Maybe in due time!

QOTD: No, Her, Nao, Nr, Non, Nope, Nada, Nein!!
March 6, 2008

Bookman
QOTD: Not that I can remember, no, unless you count a splash of Manashevitz (sp?) my Fraternity brother brought over, for Thanksgiving dinner, one year? Lol…I’m guessing it’s under $15. It sure tasted like it was, anyway.

I don’t know when those two held the title, but I know I hated both of them. In hindsight, the marketing brillance of an Iran/USSR tag team is just beyond anything I’m willing to credit the WWF with! I always cheered for the Americans; Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake, The Ultimate Warrior, “The Macho Man” Randy Savage, The Road Warriors, Hulk, etc.
March 6, 2008

T. Reasoner
No on the kosher…
March 6, 2008

chakira
I have the single vineyard el rom sitting a few feet away from me.
I have long been a fan of the segals– also the castel which you recently rated 93 points.
March 6, 2008

Dominick Mack
THEY NEVER WERE!
March 6, 2008

Loweeel
Matty — you’re exactly what GV’s talking about when he says that it’s unfairly hated on.

Please, leave delicious stuff like Castel and Hagafen for the rest of us who don’t think that all Kosher wine has to taste like Manischewitz.

QOTD: Lots! Castel, Tzora, and countless others at the Jerusalem Wine Festival in Summer ‘07.

They were never intercontinental champs! But I’m repeating myself.

Terrance — Kosher wine is only handled, from picking to bottling, by Sabbath-observant Jews. Additionally, when grown in Israel, the vineyards must observe a shabbat year by lying fallow every seventh year.
March 6, 2008

Sev
people definitely have their preconceptions about kosher wines. my experiences are probably the opposite of what most people experience. I have never had a kosher wine under $15. Cool show, thanks Gary.

My favorites are the Galil Yiron, Yarden Cabernet Sauvignon, Golan Chardonnay, and Recanati Merlot.
March 6, 2008

Josef Loeffler
Gary,

Firstly, love your enthusiasm. Watching you swish away, I felt naked without a nice glass of wine sitting in my hand so I could join in on the fun. I subscribed to your podcast just a few episodes ago and now you have an episode dedicated to wine for my tribe, too cool. you are the man. Keep it up brother.
waiting to learn more,joe
March 6, 2008

sharon
qotd: No. Never ever. The one’s I’ve had tasted like cough syrup. I won’t pass up that Cab if I come across it, though.
March 6, 2008

Terrance
Never had a kosher wine period. Would love to try one… two or hundred

What defines a kosher wine?