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9 Fine Kosher Wines That Work Well for Passover
F OO D
ELYSE GENDERSON | JE FEATURE
EACH PASSOVER, the list
of fine kosher wines seems
to get longer. The customary
four cups of wine during the
seder allows for variety and
sharing during the celebration.

If you’re looking to branch out
from your old standbys, here
are nine recommendations:
2016 Herzog Russian River
Chardonnay, $38.99
This bold and rich chardonnay
was fermented and aged for 15
months in a blend of French and
American oak barrels. A rich, full
texture with aromas and flavors
of vanilla and toast. The terroir of
Sonoma County’s Russian River
Valley shines through, adding
flavors of tropical fruits like
mango in addition to lemon,
acidity lifts the pronounced herbs and garrigue. Pair with a
fruit flavors. Pair with ceviche hearty steak.

apple and pear flavors. Pair it and spicy Asian dishes or enjoy
as an aperitif.

2017 Teperberg Impression
with roasted turkey.

Chardonnay, $19.99
2014 Teperberg
Essence A wonderfully full-bodied
2016 Tulip Just Cabernet,
Malbec, $34.99
chardonnay with a luxurious
$24.99 Essence
Malbec comes
from creamy
texture. Aromas and
From the Upper Galilee
fruit from
the Ayalon
Valley flavors
of ripe
red apple,
prickly in Israel this deep garnet-
which has
a high
diurnal shift
pear, lemon
rind and
toasted colored wine offers aromas of
red cherry, black pepper spice, in day to night temperature almonds. A long and decadent
blackberry and cocoa. Espresso swings. This allows the fruit finish. Pair with roasted
and blueberry flavors burst to ripen fully while retaining chicken or matzah ball soup.

from the glass. Full-bodied acidity. This bold malbec shows
with a long luxurious finish. off pronounced aromas and 2017 Terra Vega Sauvignon
Pair with slow roasted brisket. flavors of blackberry, blackcur- Blanc, $10.99
rant, violets and black pepper.

A crisp, aromatic and juicy
Chilean sauvignon blanc.

The delightfully
firm tannins
2016 Tulip White, $26.99
Bright and
tart citrus and
balance the
bold fruit.

A blend of two aromatic
tropical fruit
flavors shine. Pair
grapes, gewurztraminer and
with white
flaky fish.

2016 Teperberg
Impression sauvignon blanc, this floral
and complex white wine is just Cabernet Sauvignon, $19.99
Deep garnet in color, this 2019 Terra Vega Merlot, $9.99
stunning. Tropical fruit flavors
of lychee, pineapple and grape- full-bodied cabernet offers a
Incredible value! This fruity
fruit are balanced by white decadent bouquet of red cherries, and opulent merlot shows off the
peppercorn spice. Bright, fresh blackberries, blueberries, dried Chilean terroir. Ripe plummy
aromas and flavors of black cherry
and baking spice are balanced by
juicy acidity and soft tannins.

2014 Alexander Sandro,
$29.99 Alexander Sandro is made
at the Alexander Winery at
Moshav Beit Yitzhak in the
Hefer Valley near Netanya. The
fruit for this wine comes from
the northern Galilee region
and it is a blend of cabernet
sauvignon, merlot, with a
touch of sauvignon blanc. Very
expressive with aromas and
flavors of ripe black cherries
and red plums with supple,
silky tannins. l
Elyse Genderson is the vice
president of Schneider’s of Capitol
Hill, a wine and spirits store in
Washington, D.C. This article
was originally published by the
Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle.

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