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Kosher Wines

Seeing double after toasting? Just wait for the hangover that's coming, thanks in part to those bubbles in sparkling wine.
Chris Nickels for NPR
Seeing double after toasting? Just wait for the hangover that's coming, thanks in part to those bubbles in sparkling wine.

An essential component of any Jewish High Holy Day dinners, kosher wines have taken off in quality lately.

Price key: $=less than $20 $$= $20-40 $$$=$40-60 $$$$=above $60

Quality key: * = decent wine ** = very good wine *** = superb wine ****= elite

VALUE = exceptional quality for the money

Zufini Prosecco, Mevushal NV $ **1/2 WINE OF THE WEEK #1

(A stunning sparkler with fresh aromas and taste, delicate structure)

Gilgal Chardonnay, Galilee '21 ** $

(A restrained chardonnay with subtle oak influence, classic flavors)

Gilgal Merlot, Galilee '20 **1/2 $ VALUE

(A well-rounded, soft, fruity merlot with good lingering finish)

Gilgal Cabernet Sauvignon, Galilee '20 **1/2 $$ WINE OF THE WEEK #2

(Notable varietal correctness, great value at the price)

All of these wines can be purchased at Kenilworth Wine and Spirits.

Al Spoler, well known to WYPR listeners as the wine-loving co-host of "Cellar Notes" has had a long-standing parallel interest in cooking as well. Al has said, the moment he started getting serious about Sunday night dinners was the same moment he started getting serious about wine. Over the years, he has benefited greatly from being a member of the Cork and Fork Society of Baltimore, a gentlemen's dining club that serves black tie meals cooked by the members themselves who are some of Baltimore's most accomplished amateur cooks.
As General Partner of Clipper City Brewing Company, L.P., Hugh J. Sisson is among Baltimore's premier authorities on craft brewing and a former manager of the state's first pub brewery, Sissons, located in Federal Hill. A fifth generation Baltimorean, Hugh has been involved in all aspects of craft brewing.