Tu B’Shevat Seder – Wines for the Four Cups

It is the custom of many to have a Seder on Tu B’Shvat complete with many traditional foods as well as four cups of wine.

One of the fun ways to integrate the four cups into the Seder is by having four cups of four different wines in four different categories or colors.

Listed below are some quick recommendations for the four cups in each of the following four colors (categories) – White, Rose, Red and either Dark Red (Port) or Golden (Dessert Wine). I have included some wines in differing price ranges but all are great.

Take a look around the site for plenty more suggestions and detailed notes on all these wines:

White:
Covenant, Red C, Sauvignon Blanc, 2010
Flam, Blanc, 2011
Golan Heights Winery, Yarden, Odem Chardonnay, 2010
Yatir, Viognier, 2010

Rose:
Adir, Blush Port, 2010
Castel, Rose, 2011
Ella Valley Vineyards, Rose, 2011
Flam, Rose, 2011
Recanati, Rose, 2011

Red:
Castel, Petit Castel, 2010
Golan Heights Winery, Yarden, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2009
Recanati, Reserve, Petit-Sirah, Zinfandel, 2010

Dark Red (Port):
Adir, Port, 2010
Carmel, Vintage, Petit Sirah, 2007 (or n.v.)
Porto Cordovero, Ruby Port, n.v.
Porto Quevedo, Ruby Port, n.v.

Golden (Dessert Wine):
Chateau Guiraud, Sauternes, 2001
Yarden, Noble Semillon, 2007
Carmel, Single Vineyard, Late Harvest Gewurztraminer, 2007

Enjoy and Chag Samaech,
Yossie