When I first made the decision to bump my visits to France to twice a year, I expected to have less wine to taste per trip. These trips to France are always with my friend David Raccah of Kosher Wine Musings, and he has been doing this twice a year since the start. When I … Continue reading France, January 2025 – Part 1 – Royal
Chateau Léoville Poyferré
KFWE London 2023
To wrap up KFWE season, Royal Wines hosted its annual London event last week. As I have mentioned previously, the show in London is perhaps my favorite. It really has nothing to do with the wines – the vast majority of which I had tasted before. It more has to do with the Chevra. First … Continue reading KFWE London 2023
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
RCC Israel # 30 – Sivan 5779
After a 2 month hiatus, we finally held another RCC Israel - and we came back with a vengeance. Not only was this one of our better lineups on paper - when it came time to drink, there were very few disappointments. On top of that, from a food perspective, Uri put out his best … Continue reading RCC Israel # 30 – Sivan 5779
RCC Israel #19
This was a very interesting night with one of our best wine lists ever. We ended up with a very international list (minus any American entries) - and each region showed beautifully. The food of course was excellent. Bracha and Uri continue to put out inventive and tasty dishes month after month. While Uri rarely … Continue reading RCC Israel #19
KFWE-Israel 2018
Editor’s Note: Unfortunately, work took me to Barcelona at a most inopportune time - causing me to miss the annual Zur/KFWE-Israel event. Adding insult to injury, Elvi’s inclusion in the Zur/Royal portfolio also meant that a trip out to visit any of the Elvi properties was out of the question. As a consolation, Dr. Moises … Continue reading KFWE-Israel 2018
RCC Israel #9
So for a first, our Chef's decided to go Chalavi - which made everyone nervous considering the stellar wine list - but to everyone's surprise, the food worked incerdibly well with the wine - including a most unique pairing of blue cheese and the 2000 Leoville! My notes were sparse as the conversation around the … Continue reading RCC Israel #9