#223 – August 10, 2012 For this week’s topic I wanted to introduce a wine that is enjoying a recent resurgence, especially among Israeli winemakers –the flamboyant Gewürztraminer. Besides being fun to pronounce (guh-verts-trah-mee-ner) and difficult to spell correctly (even without the delightfully sounding umlaut over the “ü”), the wine has a polarizing personality with […]
Week of July 23rd – July 29th Lettie Teague discusses a problem close to my heart – which wine to bring as a house guest (a problem I suffer from as host, not guest)? A new wine tasting panel system introduced by Decanter prompts some analysis from Mike Veseth (a/k/a the Wine Economist). As Robert […]
Week of June 25th – July 1st Some detailed information on the Domaine Ponsot Clos Saint-Denis that was the begining of the end for Rudy Kurniawan. Not resting on its laurels as Australia’s best-known winery, Penfold‘s creates the world’s most expensive [and funky looking] bottle of wine. Chris Kassel takes offense. For all their perceived […]
#218 – June 13, 2010 Although kosher wine consumers are becoming increasingly sophisticated (fueled at least in part by the ever-increasing quality and quantity of the kosher offerings available), we are faced with a multitude of facts, tips and other information about the wines and what we are supposed to do in order to enjoy […]
#220 – July 5, 2012 I hope everyone stateside had a great Fourth of July and managed to spend some of it outdoors despite the wretched heat wave currently baking the Northeast. As grilling season has officially started and is now in full swing, check out my Grillin’ & Chillin’ article on BBQing and wine […]
Week of May 21st – May 27th Meg Maker posted a well-written and very informative article on tasting wine. You can also check out my handy resource on “How to Taste Wine“. With Moscato gaining popularity (also here and here) (Gamliel Kronemer recently reviewed some good Israeli Moscato wines (all better than the blue-bottled abomination), […]
As promised, I am happy to announce that the Leket Wine Club has finally launched and is fully operational. Please check it out at www.leketwineclub.com and sign-up early as there is a special bonus for signing up by August 20th (which will also guarantee delivery of your first shipment in time for Rosh Hashanah). While […]
#136 – July 25, 2010 Anyone who has ever bought a gift for someone else knows the difficulty and amount of thought required to procuring an appropriate gift that will not be met by BSD (a term coined by Mark Oldman which stands for the “Barely Concealed Displeasure” expressed by a gift recipient when presented […]
As I have often mentioned, while most wines are meant to be consumed early and don’t benefit from any additional time in the bottle, a few years of cellaring can make magic happen for a small percentage of quality wines (usually the most exciting ones). The additional time in the bottle gives the tannins, acid, […]
The weeks leading up to Pesach are among the busiest for the US kosher wine industry with more wine sold during this time than the rest of the year combined. As the popularity of quality kosher wine continues to increase, the choices available to the kosher wine consumer are truly astounding and are continuously on […]