What are you opening for the Jewish New Year?

loren.grossman · September 30, 2011, 1:26am

Jay, the conservative movement considers all wine kosher unless it is specifically not so. You can read rabbi Elliot Dorf’s “On the use of all wine” which was accepted by the JTS and the CJLS as a responsum to interpretation of kashrut laws. I use kosher wines for ritual as does our shul, but otherwise plain old wine is not considered traif. Orthodoxy is another matter.

Steve_Gautier · September 30, 2011, 1:40am

loren.grossman:

J a y H a c k:

I do not go in for Kosher wines for lots of reasons, principally because I find the reasons behind them offensive, although I have drunk many of them, written about them, and have a few in my collection. So today after my entire family - My mother, three kids, three husbands and all six grandchildren, sat down with a dozen others for lunch, we opened:

2007 Guigal Gigondas; A-
2002 Termes; B
2008 Two Hands Charlie’s Patch Cabernet; A
2005(?) Ridge Nervo Zinfandel - did not taste.

Jay, the conservative movement considers all wine kosher unless it is specifically not so. You can read rabbi Elliot Dorf’s “On the use of all wine” which was accepted by the JTS and the CJLS as a responsum to interpretation of kashrut laws. I use kosher wines for ritual as does our shul, but otherwise plain old wine is not considered traif. Orthodoxy is another matter.

I am glad to hear that since I served non-Kosher wine to the President of our shul (conservative) tonight. She asked if it was kosher but she didn’t seem to mind that it wasn’t.

Ken_V · September 30, 2011, 2:45am

We had a Dalton Bordeaux blend with some PS added which was so-so.

There was an Israeli 50-50 blend of Cab and Syrah that was quite tasty. I’ll have to find out who made it.

Randy_Bowman · September 30, 2011, 2:57am

Carrie waved a Menorah over a bottle of Gamba Zinfandel I brought home for dinner last night. (What do I know, I’m a goy.) Since we’re enjoying a bottle of Sea Smoke Southing right now, I doubt we’ll be having a kosher wine with dinner tonight.

David_K_o_l_i_n · September 30, 2011, 3:27am

Only one bottle this holiday as I am recovering from surgery, a 2006 Serpico with lamb, ratatouille, green beens, green salad and some left over mac & cheese. Think I’m going to pop a geezer a day until my recovery is over to remind me what age does to living things

Corey_N · September 30, 2011, 3:37am

Get well soon.

jordan_whitehead · September 30, 2011, 6:08am

Allagash Tripel

Chimay Cinq Cents

Howard_Cooper · September 30, 2011, 6:15am

If you drink that, you will have a lot to repent for by Yom Kippur.

Ken_V · September 30, 2011, 10:29pm

Just found out it was 2008 Galil Mountain Winery Shiraz Cabernet kosher (Israel, Galilee). Quite nice for a $15 kosher wine.

G_Bienstock · October 1, 2011, 5:06am

I generally opt for Israeli Kosher wines at the low price points. While they are usually in the 85-88 point range they are cleanly made and usually out perform the French and Baron Herzog wine in the same price range.

The Kosher slection in Reno is minimal and fortunately Total Wines does at least offer the largest selection. This year I went with 2009 Yogev Sauvignon Blanc and Chardoanny blend. Unoaked and nothing special and not very complex, but not offensive either. An 86 pointer.

jordan_whitehead · October 1, 2011, 3:14pm

we drank a few Galil Mtn when we were in Israel earlier this year. Agree, not bad