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

Justin Viger
QotD: No.

What is a Kosher wine anyway.
March 6, 2008

Dan C.
Had some Manny latey! lol .. but that’s not REALLY wine …

QOTD: nope.

Great show gary … see you tomorrow.
March 6, 2008

tuscanbob
QOTD: I’ve done a ton of work at the Widmer Wine facility here in the Finger Lakes that makes all the Manischewitz stuff and I’ve always associated that sweet purple juice (brutal stuff…oy) with kosher wines. My bad. Just checked the website of my local wine shop and was surprised to find several bottles fitting your parameters: Recanati Barbera and Shiraz from Galilee and a Kinneret bordeaux blend from Ella Valley. Very interesting. I’ll definitely walk down the Kosher aisle next time and try one of those.

Always gotta give your recommendations a whirl. After all, today I just popped my first bottle ever of Bonarda (the Altos Las Hormigas Colonia you tasted awhile back) and really liked it…and at $6 bones?….$6 bones?….flippin’ $5.99??! Crazy QPR.
March 6, 2008

ev
As stewarding a couple stores, I know how important kosher wines can be. Thanks for making people aware of them.
March 6, 2008

Crito
The Sheik had the Intercontinental belt? I thought he only had the heavy weight belt before he lost it to Hogan?

What the hell….April 1981???
March 6, 2008

laposte
QOTD: No, I don’t believe I have even seen a Kosher wine.
March 6, 2008

Carmel76
Gary, I love your show!Thanks for the fun education!
I only can drink kosher wine so I guess in that sense I am very limited but as the quality is now so good why classify these wines as “kosher”?Why not just Israel or wherever they come from?(Napa Valley)etc.
March 6, 2008

Glenn
QOTD: Never had a kosher wine at any price point.
March 6, 2008

Capt M
QOTD: YES! I’ve had Baron Herzog Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon. Great show! I’ve had kosher wine that I’ve found to be, not only very good quality, but inspirational and sensational, even though I’m not jewish. Gary, I recommend that you taste on the show, sometime, the 1999 Chateau Musar, from Lebanon. It’s a well polished, french style made wine, with a character of its own.
March 6, 2008

Nathan
Never had a kosher wine. Also, did I miss something or was there no episode yesterday?
March 6, 2008

Marshall
Yeah I like rose!
March 6, 2008

Arthur
Hey Gary,

Nice focus.

I don’t have access to many Israeli wines in my area. I tried a few in the $10+ range (bought all available offerings from two labels on the shelves of a local store) and felt them to be on par with Two Buck Chuck.

When are we going to see you on OpenWine Consortium?
March 6, 2008

John Farrin
QOTD: No, and mainly due to your reviews. It seems that Kosher wines are about 5 years away from being wines to be sought out. The Castel may be an exception, but at $60 not a wine to seek out. And damn, while we’re on the subject, you really force me to spend a lot of time. I had to go back and watch EVERY episode on Kosher wines to make sure I wasn’t imagining things.
March 6, 2008

Syrahhhhhhhhh
I can’t believe it. I found the 2003 Galil Mountain Yiron tonight after I saw the show. I am drinking it now and it is good! Had a nice steak tonight with jerk spice and the wine is perfectly paired.
March 6, 2008

EvanR
I’ve never had a kosher wine in my life
March 6, 2008

David Harris
Never had a kosher wine.
March 6, 2008

JDH
relatively 1 month into your site. I was very pleased to see you hard knock a wine. I am interested in those as well to help structure a negative palate.
March 6, 2008

abqdeb
Great show GV! I remember one Passover searching the local wine shop for something kosher and having a tough time finding anything at all. Forgot what we ended up with (it was not memorable!), but we did stop at Hagafen in Napa and enjoyed their wine. Maybe you’d consider free shipping on the Segal’s in time for Passover????
March 6, 2008

TonyStro
had the 02 Hagafen Syrah at a wine tasting. It was meh
March 6, 2008

Christopher J
Damn, now that I read the comments I was not even close to being first.

QOTD: Not that I know of.
March 6, 2008

David L
Never, I have looked several times but Kosher wines just don’t make it Oregon.
Anyone know of a distributor in Oregon??
March 6, 2008

Christopher J
I haven’t read all the comments to see if someone answered, but it was from March 31 to June 17th in 1985. The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff are sitting in my parents basement somewhere I am sure.
March 6, 2008

Porter
QOTD: I don’t think I have. I am a horrible horrible person.
March 6, 2008

Obama_Man
QOTD: I have had a few good Kosher wines, but I always go into drinking them with a preconceived notion and haven’t necessarily loved them. I will continue to explore!

Hungary and Israel, here I come!
March 6, 2008

GottaGoDrink
Gary- Great show even when loopy!

QOTD- None, but ordered some today.

Thanks for the excellent TNs today. Top effort!