QOTD: Yes! We usually cellar a few nice kosher wines – makes us popular guests at Passover : )

QOTD: no

Very Interesting Episode!! Thanx, Gee!!!
QOTD: Never drank a Kosher Wine. Da Segal’s Cab sounded
very enticin’!! Gonna have to get me some……….

Cool concept for the show. I have not had a kosher wine, but Segal’s is available in my ‘hood, so I might try some this weekend.

Great show!!! Never tried except the old manachev which turned off my pal for several months.Please educate as to what makes a wine Kosher???? Looking foreward to trying to find these wines.

QOTD: Yep, had some (israel) kosher wines in that pricerange. The Cabernet Sauvignon from Tishbi Estate (i think it was 2003). It was amazing. But it’s difficult to sell these wines. They don’t have a clever marketing or branding yet. Reputation also a missing point. So in our Store a loved but difficult product.

GV- Excellent choice for an episode! QOTD: No

QOTD- No, I don’t think I have had a kosher wine at any price point.

Side question of the day – Yes, since I was in Israel last month and had some nice juice.
The Segal (part of the Barkan group) is sold in Israel as the “Marom Galil” label, Rogov gave the 2004 an 88pt.
Galil is a joint venture with Kibbutz Yiron and the Golan Heights Winery, and Rogov rated the 2003 90pts.
Ben Zimra is a boutique winery from the upper Galilee but doesn’t rate high in Rogov’s ratings.

QOTD – Yes, Gamla (Golan Heights) is really good, but I’ve had a few others recently and ove rthe padt 2 years. However my best recommendations are some non-Kosher ones, including the Agur winery (see Reign of Terroir for more info).

Nice to see Israeli wines making it big at the moment.

homey,

you might be losing your marbles already tasted the segal’s in a past episode. But hey, at least you’re consistent. 🙂

I have actually had a LOT of kosher wine, as my fiance is a rabbi. A few weeks ago we went to an all-kosher tasting and food extravaganza at the Baron Herzong winery. There were kosher wineries from all over the world! I’ve been into Herzog’s reserve wines (usually at rolling in ataround the $33 a bottle), particularly the 2002 Reserve Edna Valley Syrah, and the reserve zins.

The absolute most awesome standout kosher wine of the night was about a $65 wine from Domaine du Castel. The winemaker, Ariel, was there, and he was super sweet. It’s made in a bordeaux style, is smooth, just incredible. Try it. I believe it was the 2004 vintage, it’s great now and could be laid down for some time.

I’ve had a couple pretty fine Israeli wines at a friend’s house. They were pretty damn nice.

I’ve never tried any kosher wine. I”ll have to check it.
Great show!

QOTD: NO! I actually have NEVER had a Kosher wine…wow- I need to get on that. Now. I’ll get back to you soon on the results.

kosher wine tastes of bacon… sweet!

QOTD: we live in israel, so – loads of ’em.

Hey Gary;

Kosher wine tasting like BACON????? That’s a first.

Anyway, I couldn’t agree with you more that the quality of Israeli wines has exploded. One day, we will see an Israeli wine section in stores that will display solid quality wines that also happen to be Kosher. Because, as you said, there is this preconceived notion that, if it’s Kosher, it sucks. As we have seen, this is far from the truth. Of course, there are crappy kosher wines, just like there are crappy French Bordeauxs. The fun and excitement is experimenting and finding the wines you like. Thanks for getting the word out that there are some fabulous Israeli Kosher wines being produced in Israel.
As you may remember, I had the privilege of touring some of the Kosher wineries and tasting some “kick tuchas” juice. What an awesome experience! I am trying more and more of the Kosher wines from Israel. Some examples are the Yatir Forest, Carmel single vineyards, Castel “C” and Grand Vin. Those few alone can stand up against the top vintages from anywhere in the world. I’m excited to try the Segal’s for an everyday wine. As always, you are the Man. Keep up the great work!

Billy A

Haven’t tried a Kosher wine yet; came close after your last show which featured Kosher wines but had already selected my dozen bottles for shipping (so no dice)…

QOTD: Yes, oh yes.

Thanks Gary – I work as a sommelier at a kosher steakhouse in Brooklyn as well as a wine rep for very nice kosher wines, which I’d love to show you sometime soon, so yes, I’ve had quite a few fantastic kosher wines. There are some spectacular wines from Israel, Spain and France, which tend to run a little more than the non-kosher equivalents, but are of outstanding quality. Some of my favorites (that I don’t represent) are the Castel wines, Tishbi wines, and the new kosher wines from Capcanes, Spain. I also represent some fantastic french Rhone, Bordeaux and Burgundy wines that I would love for you to try.
Thank you for standing up for kosher wines!

Great show! Keep in mind that wines from Israel are not necessarily kosher…in fact, some of the best are not. We’re about to import 800 cases of (mostly) non-kosher Israeli wine. Stay tuned!

Richard

Gary.

QOTD: No. Never. None. Nope.

I have had zero kosher wine, sorry GV.

I don’t belive either were Intercontinetal champs…

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PJ.. YOUR COMMENTARY IS RIGHT ON AND AWESOME!

Dr. J

QOTD: I have not tried a kosher wine.

I am happy you did a tasting of them, however, it would have been great if you had explained what makes a wine kosher. I actually hit up Wikipedia to check out their pretty informative article on kosher wines. But…not being Jewish, I didn’t really understand what is different about the process. Is it just that kosher wines are made by Jews?

Anyway, great ep. I’m sure you’ll answer that question for me some day!

nope i have not