On May 21st, the day after Shavuot, I found myself driving the winding hills of Highway 17, that lead me to the even more bewildering roads of the Santa Cruz Mountains, to go see Benyamin Cantz and Alice Feiring at the Four Gates Winery. Alice was in the area, and called up Benyamin to ask if [...]
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Wine Tasting Crasher – Alice Feiring style at Four Gates Winery
Posted in Food and drink, Kosher Red Wine, Kosher White Wine, Wine, Winery Visit, tagged Alice Feiring, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Four Gates Winery, Pinot Noir on July 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Hagafen Winery Visit
Posted in Kosher Red Wine, Kosher Rose Wine, Kosher White Wine, Wine, Wine Tasting, Winery Visit, tagged Cabernet Franc, Crescendo!, Don Ernesto, Hagafen Winery, Napa Valley, Pinot Noir, Prix Mélange, Prix Reserve, Rose, Sauvignon Blanc, Vin Gris on February 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The day started out as a lovely and sunny Sunday, the last one of 2009. We took a long and enjoyable last look at massive Clear Lake, which our hotel wrapped around, and headed south on CA-20. As we closed into Lower Lake, we were supposed to continue south on CA-29, but plans are just [...]
Ella Valley Winery Visit and Wine Tasting
Posted in Kosher Red Wine, Kosher Rose Wine, Wine, Winery Visit, tagged Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Ella Valley Winery, Merlot, UnOaked Chardonnay, Vineyard Choice on December 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On a lovely Friday in August 2009, a friend and I were weaving through route 395 as it winds through the lush Judean Hills, and then descends into the valley of Route 38, which junctions into Route 375. After driving Route 375 for a few miles, we find the turn off for Netiv HaLamed-Heh, where [...]
Tzuba Winery Visit and Wine Tasting
Posted in Kosher Red Wine, Kosher White Wine, Wine, Winery Visit, tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, Mametzudah, Pinot Noir, Shiraz, Tzuba Winery on November 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
On Friday in early August, my friend and I, drove around the winding roads of Route 3965 (Sderot Hahotsvim) up from Highway 1, past the Sataf junction, and on and up Route 395 to Kibbutz Tzuba. At the entrance of the kibbutz, drive past the gate and take the second left and follow the sign [...]
International Food & Wine Festival at Herzog Wine Cellars 2009 Results
Posted in Food and drink, Kosher Red Wine, Kosher Rose Wine, Wine, Wine Tasting, Winery Visit, tagged Herzog Winery on February 17, 2009 | 4 Comments »
This past week saw Benyamin and I going to Los Angeles to visit the Herzog Winery’s showcase event of the year. The winery threw this event last year, and it was a major success. This year I arrived a bit earlier for the press tasting and stayed on for the public one as well. I [...]
International Food & Wine Festival at Herzog Wine Cellars 2009
Posted in Food and drink, Wine Tasting, Winery Visit, tagged Herzog Winery on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the words of our illustrious Governator – “I’ll be back” and here, the “I” is the International Food & Wine Festival at Herzog Wine Cellars that I covered in person last year. This year the winery is once again throwing the biggest kosher wine party of the year, and it is once again bicoastal, [...]
Four Gates Winery
Posted in Kosher Red Wine, Kosher White Wine, Winery Visit, tagged Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Four Gates Winery, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Wine Tasting at Winery on August 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It was a beautiful Sunday morning that had us driving up to the Four Gates Winery which is on top of a hill in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The drive up the hill to the winery used to be a dirt road long ago, and with all the switch backs and the almost vertical climbs, [...]
Tanya Winery
Posted in Food and drink, Kosher Red Wine, Kosher White Wine, Wine, Winery Visit, tagged Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Halel, Jerba, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Samll Cask, Tanya Winery, Wine Tasting at Winery, Yoram Cohen on March 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On a clear and cool winter day we meet up with Chaim Feder – one of the investors in the Tanya Winery. The winery is tucked away in Ofra where the wonderful and eccentric wine maker Yoram Cohen lives. When we first met Yoram he was hard at work building a barrel. Yes, he was [...]
Tzora Winery
Posted in Food and drink, Kosher Red Wine, Kosher White Wine, Wine, Winery Visit, tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, Gewurztraminer, Givat Hachalukim, ice wine, Judean Hills, Merlot, Or, Shoresh, Tzora Winery, Wine Tasting at Winery on March 2, 2008 | 4 Comments »
We made an unplanned stop at the Tzora Winery on a cold winters day and we are so happy we did. We arrived in the late afternoon and there was quite a party going on. A bunch of kids from America had arrived and they were making the most of the winery’s insanely kind hospitality. [...]
Mony Wine
Posted in Food and drink, Kosher Red Wine, Kosher White Wine, Wine, Winery Visit, tagged Chardonnay, Mony Winery, Reserve, Shiraz on March 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We recently tasted some Mony wines that we liked so we thought we would share them with you. Mony Chardonnay 2005 – Score: A- This golden straw colored wine has a nose of apples, lychee, and oak. The mouth of this medium bodied wine is balanced with just enough oak and abundant fruit. The apple, [...]
