KOSHER WINE LIST

Kosher wine has gained popularity over the last two decades. There are a lot of wineries in the world that are completely kosher in nature and they produce only kosher wines. Basically kosher wine means wine that has been handled from the production stage to the pouring stage by members of the Jewish community only and no other. Anyone else touching the wine makes it non-kosher. However, boiling the wine makes it “mevushal” i.e. it will be kosher even if a non-Jew touches it.

Israel has some of the world’s best kosher wineries and their kosher wine list is among the best. There are other wine producing nations that have kosher wine lists available. A Kosher wine list like any other wine list is created using two guidelines. The first guideline for making a kosher wine list is by price and the second by value where the value is the best wine a particular amount of money can buy. Prices of course vary from region to region and most kosher wine lists will reflect prices based on local taxes etc.

Another aspect of a kosher wine list is based on the rating accorded to a particular bottle or year of production. The rating system is based on certain parameters that all wines have to conform to.

Now on a kosher wine list you will find regular kosher wines given, but it is very difficult to find organic kosher wines on a kosher wine list of wineries. There are a lot of wines from Europe that are totally organic in nature but they are not certified as being organic. Some of the wineries that have organic kosher wine on their kosher wine list are the California based Four Gates Winery where there are names like the Organic, Kosher and Kosher for Pesach and other varieties. Then you have the Israel-based Yarden Chardonnay Odem Organic Kosher, Kosher for Pesach which are just some of the varieties on the kosher wine list.

As part of a wine club associated with a kosher winery, members get regular updates on their kosher wine lists apart from the shipment they receive. Search the internet for a good kosher wine list belonging to different wineries. You will be able to do a comparative analysis on prices and varieties. Kosher wine lists will generally be very comprehensive in content and detail. You can get a good idea of the winery’s commitment quality and its production history through this.

Most wineries have all the varieties on their kosher wine list. It would ideally include all the varieties of red wine, all the varieties of white wine, the different sparkling wines and dessert wines and of course the assorted range of champagnes they have on offer.

Almost all Jews, even the most Orthodox Jews will drink wine during Passover. Mostly, red wine is drunk at this time.

A kosher wine list is easily available on the internet. You can search for a kosher wine list based on parameters like wines sorted by name, color, rating, price, dryness, value, country and even mevushal.