Kosher

Winemaker Description 

The 2024 J. de Villebois Chenin Blanc, from the Val de Loire, offers a classic profile with orchard fruits like pear, apple, and peach, alongside citrus zest (such as key lime), floral notes, and minerality. 

It features a balanced, medium body, bright acidity, and a refreshing finish with a touch of sweetness from honeysuckle, creating a versatile wine that is both a good food wine and a pleasant sipping wine. 

Memo Pairing Suggestions

Food Pairings: Highly versatile; pairs excellently with poultry (white meats), grilled seafood, leafy salads, and soft goat cheeses. Its crisp acidity also makes it a great match for vegetarian dishes.

Winemaker Description 

The Special Reserve series curates California’s most regarded wine growing regions and small lot artisan winemaking.

Herzog Special Reserve Chenin Blanc opens with aromas of quince, baked apple, orange peel and dried chamomile. On the palate, flavors of persimmon and pear layer with hints of lemon curd and brioche in a long and pleasing finish.

Estate grown from old vines and left to ripen late into the season, where low yields and botrytis bring about complex and concentrated flavors. This wine was barrel fermented with native yeast and aged for twelve months on 41% New French oak and 59% neutral French oak. Fined and Filtered.

Memo Summary Suggestions

Food Pairings: Complements rich seafood (lobster or scallops), roasted poultry, creamy pasta dishes, or spicy Oriental cuisine.

Producer Description 

Maraska Maraschino Original is a renowned Croatian liqueur crafted from the exquisite marasca cherry, a fruit native to the region.

Produced by Maraska, a historic distillery located in Zadar, Croatia, this liqueur is a true reflection of the area's rich liqueur-making tradition.

Maraska Maraschino Original is made using authentic recipes and cherries sourced from the distillery's own grove of over 100,000 cherry trees, ensuring the highest quality.

Producer Description

Aged for a minimum of four years in our federally bonded warehouse, bottled at precisely 100 proof. Ideal for those who like plenty of spice, and a single, unmalted grain expression. Not shying away from a complex flavor profile, grain-forward spiciness nuanced by cinnamon and ginger give a nice kick to the entire drinking experience.

Producer Description

Luxardo Amaro Abano originated in 1952. Amaro means “bitter,” and Abano is an old Roman spa in the Veneto region that has been active for the last 500 years. The label depicts the spa around the year 1600. The herbs in this amaro grow wild and are infused along with cardamom, cinnamon and bitter orange peel. Luxardo Amaro Abano is a medium bitter, extremely popular in Italy, and especially in the Veneto region, drunk straight after a meal with or without ice to help digestion. Producer Description.

Expert Review

91 Points Wine Enthusiast | Take a cue from the deep, dark-brown hue and viscous texture: This is a palate-coating liqueur with deep, dark flavors of espresso, bitter chocolate, dark gingerbread, toffee and dried fig, cut with a mild bitter-orange note and cardamom spice. Best Buy.

 

Producer Description 

Depending on the time of the year, the master distiller acquires the special variety of Pear Williams fruit from three continents. Then, using the same methods of production handed-down over four generations, the results are a product of such exquisite aroma and taste that Jelinek has been delighting legions of customers around the world for many years.

Winemaker Description 

Enjoy the perfect pairing of tradition and quality with 1848 Winery's 2nd Generation Chardonnay Kosher.

This Kosher wine from Israel boasts a rich, authentic taste, making it the perfect choice for any occasion. Discover the true essence of Kosher winemaking in every sip.

Winemaker Description

Dassai "23" is the sake that defines Dassai. It is made with rice that has been milled so that only 23% of the original size of the grains remains, this is the highest degree of milling of any sake in the world. Going to this extreme allows us to create a sake like no other, a sake that is the pinnacle of refined elegance, subtlety, and delicate flavors and aromas.

To craft the ultimate Junmai-Daiginjo sake, we polished down Yamada-Nishiki rice to 23%. Delivering delicate floral aromas with a palate reminiscent of honey and an elegant lasting finish. We will be donating a portion of the sales of the Dassai Beyond and Dassai 23 series to medical professionals. Winemaker Description. 

Winemaker Description

Covenant's latest vintage of Sauvignon Blanc comes from a region in Northern California where Sauvignon Blanc is considered the king of white wines. This single vineyard Sauvignon Blanc comes from a small parcel north of Napa in Lake County.

The wine is classic Lake County —redolent of grapefruit, passion fruit and herbs. It’s crisp, clean and refreshing on the palate and will pair beautifully with lighter-styled dishes ranging from seafood to poultry.

Bright acidity and a sleekly styled, mineral-like structure.

Expert Review

Kosher for Passover. 

50% Xarello , 30% Macabeo, 20% Parellada - Methode traditionnelle. The grapes are picked by hand and all winery work (from pressing and fermenting the grapes with “Kosher for Passover” yeasts, to filtering, cold stabilization, fining and bottling, are carried out by a rabbi. A harmonious Cava with good body. Notes of exotic fruits, small and delicate bubbles and a long and delicious lingering finish.

Kosher for Passover.

Winemaker Description

This lightly effervescent wine has a moderate crimson reflection with delicate floral fragrance of honeysuckle and raspberry aromas.

Bottled by V.E.C.A.M. (Vecchia Cantina di Montepulciano).

The sweet palate of strawberries and melon make this a wonderful wine for desserts and fruits or simply for enjoying it on its own.

Aromatic sweet sparkling wine. Estate bottled. Product of Italy.

Winemaker Description 

C Blanc du Castel is a white wine made purely of Chardonnay grapes (100%).
Using French oak barrels, the wine is fermented and then set to mature in its residual sugars for about a year, Bourgogne style.

‘C’ Blanc du Castel is known for its rich and buttery bouquet and refreshing acidity; it bears a full round flavor, with a touch of citrus, tropical fruit and roasted almonds.

This is a well-balanced wine with a fine long finish. It reaches its peak about 4 years after its harvest, and the recommended serving temperature is 12-14 degrees Celsius.

Winemaker Description

Lightly touched by wood aging, this ripe wine is both crisp and rich. Its briskness brings in a mineral edge while the ripeness produces the rich apple and apricot fruits. This full wine is ready to drink. Matured on fine lees with regular stirring, this wine amazing body and smooth richness that is so important to its balance. 

This Chardonnay Vieilles Vignes (old vines) possesses the cardinal qualities of Burgundy’s best white wines. The grapes selected for this wine come from vines on the Cote d’Or that are more than 20 years old. The predominant white flower and citrus nose leads to notes of honey and dried fruit. The palate is very well balanced, skillfully blending vivacity and roundness.

Winemaker Description 

The grapes that produced this liquid Jewel were hand harvested from our finest plots of our highest quality vineyards in the Judean Hills. The nose displays lifted and rich fruit, is well integrated, and perfectly balanced with both French and Hungarian oak barrels. This liquid Jewel was aged for 24 months in 300L oak barrels, creating a liquid perfume of rich, elegant and caressing complexity.

Winemaker Description 

The Elvi Encina White (Blanco) is bright and transparent in color. Pleasant nose, citrus fruits, stone fruits, spring fragrances. In the mouth: airy and fresh, delicately perfumed, from which we appreciate the roundness and the elegant crunchiness. Everything is in its place. Delicious with any fish.

Winemaker Description

Canaan is an easy drinking medium bodied red wine with sweet fruit, with notes of black pepper, cherries and plums, low tannins and soft vanilla tones. This is a wine with very few pretensions and is made for immediate consumption.

The Canaan wines were made with the Israeli climate and cuisine in mind so they particularly suitable for Mediterranean cuisine. Red Canaan is a good accompaniment to pasta, pizza, poultry, and mixed grills, it is also an excellent party wine.

This wine is Kosher for Passover. Israel.

Winemaker Description

100% Tempranillo. D.O. Penedes. Fermented on the skins for 15 days, this wine is then barrel aged for 12 months before bottling. Medium bodied with a smooth palate, aromas of red fruits and a touch of toast from the oak.

The Kosher winemaking process: the stainless steel fermentation tanks are filled with water, emptied and re-filled every 24 hours over a 3 day period. Each tank is sealed and stamped twice with a “Kosher” emblem. The grapes are picked by hand and all winery work (from pressing and fermenting the grapes with “Kosher for Passover” yeasts, to filtering, cold stabilization, fining and bottling, are carried out by a rabbi.

The Taanug wines (“Taanug” means “pleasure” in Hebrew) are made by Bodegas Pinord – the name means “Pine from the North”. The winery has over a hundred years of winemaking experience in the Penedès region of north-eastern Spain. Combining traditional methods inherited from their ancestors and state-of-the-art technology, the Tetas family produces wines and cavas that are recognized for their quality. They own 60 hectares of vineyards in Penedes, and also buy grapes from their cousins. During the last few years, they started to make wines in other appellations of Spain.

Farming/vinification practices: the grapes are grown organically. The wines are vegan.

Expert Review

2018 Jacques Capsouto Cuvee Marco, Grand Vin Rouge – Score: 90 Points |
This wine is a blend of 40% Grenache, 40% Mourvedre, and 20% Syrah. The nose on this wine starts ripe, it is riper than its younger 2019 brother, the Cuvee Samuel. The blend is different as well, and there is much more oak on the Marco. The nose on this wine is ripe, it feels like a Cali Rhone wine more than how the 19 Samuel felt, with black and blue fruit, sweet oak, soy sauce, ripe plum, floral notes, dark and brooding, with roasted animal, and loam. The mouth on this full-bodied wine is ripe, balanced, with good acidity, blackcurrant, blackberry, boysenberry, nice draping tannin, sweet oak, loam, and black tea. The finish on this wine is ripe, with dense black fruit, loam, mushroom, graphite, milk chocolate, and nice smoke. 

40% Grenache Noir 30% Mourvedre 30% Syrah)- Aged in 3-4 yr old barrels for 12 months-

Meet Tubi 60, Israel’s best unkept secret you’ve probably never heard of. A cult favorite among those who have been to Israel, Tubi was little known outside the Holy Land. But the brand recently announced that they would begin selling in the U.S., which is excellent news for those in the know and those who are about to get their first sip of the stuff.

The mysterious liquor is an entity unto its own, a cloudy, yellow beverage with a citrusy bite and herbal undertones. Its logo is “Pure Happiness,” and there are few fans who would argue with that. For the small handful of Americans who’ve tried Tubi, its recent arrival in the States is a dream come true. The liquor’s sharp, pungent aroma is a portal to hazy Thursday nights downing shots of Tubi in a grungy hipster Tel Aviv club that smells like cigarettes and sounds like Berlin house beats.
The distinctive liquor was invented in 2012 by two brothers, Hilal and Yanai Tubi, who worked out of their parents’ apartment in the northern Israeli city of Haifa. They say the idea was to create an alcohol that was “superior” to any other in terms of ingredients, taste, effect, and versatility. By 2013, the success of the brand and growing demand meant the brothers had to move from their parents’ home into their first factory in Haifa, and their continued success found them struggling to keep up with the liquor’s growth demand. By 2014, they were distributing Tubi around the entire country, and by 2015, they’d moved into an even bigger factory.

The spirit is 40 percent alcohol and made from lemons, herbs, flower, and tree extracts. It’s “specifically formulated to provide an uplifting and positive effect,” according to its website. Tubi’s vague herbal blend leaves much to the imagination, but the drink is approved both by the Israeli Health Ministry and now by the FDA.

Producer Description 

This expression uses the same high-quality grains as Buffalo Trace Bourbon Whiskey and was created in partnership with the Chicago Rabbinical Council.

A smooth yet complex Kosher rye recipe bourbon from Buffalo Trace distillery, made in partnership with the Chicago Rabbinical Council, this whiskey has been aged in specifically designated Kosher barrels.

Producer Description 

Gold Slivovitz is a superb brandy produced from the best assortment of late-harvested plums. The triple distillation and patient aging process gives a gentle taste to this brandy.

This typically Czech product has been produced in the same traditional way for more than a hundred years in the Vizovice region of Bohemia. Winemaker Description.

Producer Description 

Tequila Clase Azul Plata unites seven basic elements that make it an exclusive product:

When Arturo Lomeli created Clase Azul Plata Tequila, it automatically gained instant success and world wide recognition. Arturo new Clase Azul was amazing from the first time he tasted it.

Organic agaves that have matured for at least nine years, slow cooking of the agave hearts in traditional ovens, fermentation using the company's secret combination of yeasts, careful distillation to ensure the highest quality possible, water refined in a five steps process and triple tequila filtration to ensure superior quality.

Clase Azul is bottled in unique decanters that are hand-made by artisians in local communities. Its exceptional smoothness makes it ideal for sipping and creates a sublime sensory experience rivaling the finest tequilas ever produced.

Winemaker Description

Sparkling Moscato at it's finest! It has a lovely sweetness that is balanced by fine bubbles and fresh acidity. Drink it chilled, on its own, or with whatever you're cooking for dinner!
  

Producer Description 

Casa Del Sol is a luxury sipping Tequila, inspired by the magic of golden hour and the legend of the Aztec goddess of agave, Mayahuel. Casa Del Sol is the product of generations of knowledge and decades of tradition, creating an entirely new spirit that is masterfully built on bringing together the best of two worlds.

"It is always my mission to uplift the voices of women and celebrate my Mexican heritage, so that others may be inspired by the limitless genius and artistry that is rich in our communities." Eva Longeria, Co-Founder

Tasting Notes: Reposado rests for a minimum of four months in Select French Oak and Cognac barrels handcrafted with French Limousin Oak. The woody aroma evokes soft vanilla with hints of raisin and sweet tobacco. To taste, it has notes of wild honey, raisin, and butterscotch. 

Winemaker Description 

The Judean Hills Blanc reflects the character and quality of the vineyards, located in the ancient region of Judean Hills. The color on this wine is a light gold, its not a deep color but its a pretty light gold.

The aromas are really nice, citrusy, melony, gooseberries, but also some yellow pear and green apple. There are lots going on fruit wise on the nose which makes it a really nice, medium to full bodied wine.

The acid comes on in the mid palate with more citrus in the mouth and a big acid on the finish. This wine is still going strong. It has a fairly long finish for a white wine, with some nice residual acid and melon flavor on the back.

The wine is super enjoyable with its fairly big white wine flavors. It drinks beautifully today and will keep developing in the bottle during the next 2-3 years.

Winemaker Description 

Bright fruit aromas of sour cherry and strawberry, along with attractive notes of flower and spice. With light-to medium body, this wonderfully drinkable Pinot Noir displays classic varietal character.

Winemaker Description 

Judean Hills 2023 represents the local Terroir of our estate vineyards in the Judean Hills. This wine is made from selected plots of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Petit Verdot, and Merlot grown on old terraces with top-soil of limestone rich in minerals.

Aged for 12 months in French oak barrels, this wine has wonderful texture and complex aromatic profile of black fruit and hint of earthiness.

The finish is fine and fairly long. Judean Hills 2023 is ready to drink now and will keep improving in the bottle over the next five years.

Winemaker Description 

This winery is the proud result of a long history of winemaking continuity beginning in 1848, through generations of the Shor family, and was founded by the 8th generation of the family.

The quality wines produced combine the knowledge and experience gathered by the family through 163 years of winemaking with determination, knowledge, professionalism, and desire to explore new and exceptional classic wines.

Producer Description 

Dreamlike mist in a glass graced with aromas of white flower, pear, and anise. Silky texture with a citrus fruitiness heightened by a delicate effervescence.

Winemaker Description

Israel. 100% Petite Verdot Produced from grapes grown on old vines in the Carmel region. After fermentation and soaking on the skins, the wine aged in French oak barrels for 15 months.

The wine has a deep purple hue and aromas of blackberries, blueberries, licorice and leather. It is full bodied and has a long and well-balanced finish. Pair with lamb based casseroles, and pasta dishes with a mushroom or meat broth base.

Kosher for Passover.