On a cool Winter’s night, my friend and I drove up to Herzog Winery in Oxnard, CA for a kosher wine tasting and food event. The first thing that struck me was the number of Rabbi’s that were at the event. I had heard that because of the large amount of non-mevushal wine that Royal [...]
Archive for February, 2008
International Food & Wine Festival – 2008
Posted in Food and drink, Kosher Red Wine, Kosher White Wine, Wine, Winery Visit, tagged Herzog Winery, Kosher Wine, Wine Tasting at Winery on February 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »
International Food & Wine Festival
Posted in Food and drink, Wine, Winery Visit, tagged Herzog Winery on February 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just got back from the International Food & Wine Festival at Herzog’s Oxnard winery. To use a single word (or a few single words) – Stupendous, Vibrant, Electric, or Fun. Everyone from the Herzog family down to the people cleaning the floors (yeah I stayed late ) - were just great. I went there with friend [...]
Bashan Winery in the Upper Galilee
Posted in Kosher Red Wine, Wine, Winery Visit, tagged Bashan Winery, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon Eitan, Odem Vineyard, Ogranic Wine, Organic Food, Sulfites, Upper Galilee, Yarden Winery on February 5, 2008 | 4 Comments »
This small and new winery in the Upper Galilee has been the talk of the Upper Galilee since its inaugural 2004 release. Why you may ask? Well like all these small wineries popping up across the beautiful expanse of Israel’s landscape – this winery is a boutique winery that produces Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Port [...]
This past Friday Night’s wine…
Posted in Food and drink, Kosher Red Wine, Wine, tagged Four Gates Winery, La Rochelle, Merlot on February 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This week we had no guests – so fewer bottles Again a light Shabbos so lighter wine was in order. Four Gates Merlot La Rochelle 2001 – Score: A- The Merlot has a vibrant and almost shimmering purple color – quite lovely to look at. The nose is filled with cherry, raspberry, and strawberries [...]
