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2022 Herman Story Chardonnay Witness Protection, USA, California, Santa Maria Valley, Wine Review
NV Psagot Dessert Wine, Israel, Wine Review
2023 Herzog Cabernet Sauvignon Lineage North Coast, USA, California, Wine Review
This is a Kosher for Passover wine from California. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has cassis, black cherries, slight tobacco and slight spice. Full bodied. Light to medium tannins. On the palate, this is dry with flavors of black cherries, cassis, spice and char. Good finish. This was served as part of our Passover Seder meal and worked very well with hearty foods. Drink over the next five years.
2023 Odem Mountain Winery Forest White Blend, Israel, Galilee, Wine Review
This is a blend of 60% Viognier and 40% Chardonnay from Israel. Pale golden in color, clear and bright. The nose has lemons, pears, slight tropical fruit notes and some minerality. Medium bodied. Good acidity. On the palate, this is dry with flavors of lemons and pears. Moderate finish. This is Kosher for Passover and made a nice white with the Seder meal. It went well with a dairy meal. Drink over the next three to five years.
2023 Tishbi Brut Sparkling Wine, Israel, Shomron, Wine Review
This is 100% French Colombard. Light golden in color with a bit of green hues. Clear and bright with a mousse of smallish bubbles. The nose is interesting with limes, slight peach and a hint of steel. Medium bodied. On the palate, this is nice. Not a lot of fruit but some lime. Moderate finish. It is Kosher for Passover and was served at a Seder where it worked well. Worked nicely with "Mock" Chopped Liver. Drink now.
2023 Darom by Yatir Cabernet Sauvignon, Israel, Judea, Wine Review
This is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petite Sirah, and 5% Syrah from the Judean Hills in Israel. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has plums, black cherries and spice. Medium to full bodied. Light to medium tannins. On the palate, flavors of plums and black cherries. Moderate finish. This is Kosher for Passover and makes a nice Seder wine. It is easy to drink with no hard edges. it worked well with Seder foods. Drink over the next two to three years.
2010 Kapcsándy Family Winery Rapszodia, USA, Napa, Yountville, State Lane Vineyard, Wine Review
2022 Egervin Eger Egri Bikavér Bulls Blood, Hungary, Eger, Wine Review













