Over the past year or so, I have been trying to sit down and write a full article on M&M Importers in the US. Besides being the US importer for IDS wines, they also have imported a number of French kosher productions on their own. Even more impressive, they have begun contracting their own kosher … Continue reading An Evening with M & M Importers
Tasting
France Trip 2019 – Part 4 – A Visit in Roanne with the QPR Kings of France – Taieb
If you read my last post, you can guess that we wanted to waste no time getting out of that nutty hotel in Lyon. So we woke up at 5:30 and made our way to the train station by foot. The trip from Lyon to Roanne is just over 2 hours. With no coffee, I … Continue reading France Trip 2019 – Part 4 – A Visit in Roanne with the QPR Kings of France – Taieb
France Trip 2019 – Part 3 – Strasbourg & Lyon
After Koenig, we headed back to Strasbourg for a quick dinner and then to Nathan Grandjeans’s house for what was to be a mega-tasting of about 30 wines. David had pre-picked about 25 of them for Nathan to arrange, and as I mentioned – just for fun we had stopped at a local kosher grocery … Continue reading France Trip 2019 – Part 3 – Strasbourg & Lyon
France Trip 2019 – Part 2 – Alsace & Koenig
For the first part in this series see here. Next stop on our French tour was the Alsace region. To get there, David & I took a train at about 8 am to Strasbourg, which got us there at about 11 am. We then did a little shopping for yet more wine for this evening’s … Continue reading France Trip 2019 – Part 2 – Alsace & Koenig
France Trip 2019 – Part 1 – Intro + Paris & Royal Wines
After NY, I flew to France for 4 days of wine and really, nothing else. I didn’t have a chance to visit the Eiffel Tower or the Louvre or anything else for that matter. If I wasn’t travelling (to or from wine) or eating (with wine) then I was sleeping (passed out from drinking wine). … Continue reading France Trip 2019 – Part 1 – Intro + Paris & Royal Wines
The Great Experiment
Apologies for what will be a VERY long post – there was a lot to cover. Also - full disclaimer – Ya’acov Oryah is a friend. I don’t believe that impacts how I rate his wine, but it’s important for you to know that for the sake of transparency. “The true method of knowledge is … Continue reading The Great Experiment
Blind Tasting in August with a Focus on Beit El Winery
Just because I haven't been writing, it certainly doesn't mean I haven't been tasting. One of the more prolific episodes occurred near the end of August. A friend who is in the business asked if I would like to come by and blind taste a couple of wines that he was considering bringing into the … Continue reading Blind Tasting in August with a Focus on Beit El Winery
2 New French Whites + A Closer Look At Some of the 2016 Bordeaux Releases from Royal
This past week I had the privilege of attending a tasting given by Menachem Israelievitch of Royal Wine Corp. Menachem is the winemaker responsible for all of Royal's French releases since the 2014 vintage - and until then served as assistant to his predecessor Pierre Miodownick. The man is super humble giving most of the … Continue reading 2 New French Whites + A Closer Look At Some of the 2016 Bordeaux Releases from Royal
Annual Pre-Pesach White & Rosé Blind Tasting + other Rosés recently tasted
As pesach rolls around I try to taste through as many Rosés as possible as it is absolutely the beginning of Rosé season and many people ping me with questions about which are the Rosés to get each season. As it happens, over the last few years, my friend David Raccah has been here at … Continue reading Annual Pre-Pesach White & Rosé Blind Tasting + other Rosés recently tasted
Elvi Double Vertical
In the world of Kosher wine, we are currently in the absolute most exciting part of the year. From January through March, the vast majority of this year's wines are released so that they can be sold between Purim and Pesach. In order to sell these new releases to the stores and the consumers, a … Continue reading Elvi Double Vertical