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Perfi?Ot INi no For
The Few Cups
Jay Buchsbaum
I Special to the Jewish News
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n my home, thank God, we
often have loads of company on
Shabbat. Pesach will be no dif-
ferent.
We will have the connoisseur who
fancies fine wine and the novice who
want its sweet and approachable.
Pesach is upon us, so it's the perfect
time to talk about wines that can be
enjoyed by both.
The First Kos
You can begin the seder with a
lighter selection of wines, not only
in alcohol content but also in rich-
ness. The second kos (cup)
brings us into the meal, so
we'll move to richer wines
later on.
Kedem Concord Kal
is a light red wine with
a great kosher certifi-
cation. This wine is
similar to the regular
Kedem Concord, but
while that has 11.5 to
12.5 percent alcohol,
this wine only has 3.5
percent, making it
perfect for someone
who wants to finish
the entire kos without
ingesting too much alco-
hol. It's available in mevushal (an
extra level of kashrut) in a 750-mil-
liliter bottle ($4-$5) and non-mev-
ushal in a 1.5-liter bottle ($9-$10).
It's important to note here that all
Kedem-branded wines available in a
1.5-liter bottle size are not mevushal
in that size only.
Goose Bay
Pinot Noir
For the more serious
drinker, I recommend the
Goose Bay Pinot Noir
($19-$22). It comes
from New Zealand and
is a softer, lighter red
wine, but is still quite
complex and delicious.
Winemakers often
consider Pinot Noir
the most elegant grape
that's made into wine.
That's because the
skins are very thin, and because the
skin is what gives wine its color, the
thin skins make this wine a lighter
red in color, as well as lighter in the
mouth. It's rich but not heavy. It's
also relatively new, so you can renew
your yom tov with this new wine.
The Second Kos
Shiloh Legend is an Israeli wine
that is completely dry
( jli
and contains more than
14 percent alcohol ($35-
$39). It's far richer and
thicker and is particularly
complex because it's made
from a combination of
four different grapes:
the Shiraz, which gives
it a spicy, peppery
taste; Petite Syrah,
which gives the wine a
,/' vegetable pepper taste;
Petite Verdot, which
has a sweet-sour cher-
ry flavor that gives the
wine sweetness but also
some liveliness and puckering; and
finally, Merlot, which has a round,
smooth, sweet nuance.
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The Third Kos
Jeunesse from California is a red
wine that's semi-dry or
semi-sweet, depending on
how you look at things,
but is still a serious wine
($11-$13). Its alcohol, at
13 percent, makes it not
too heavy. This is a
fairly straightforward,
not complex, wine,
but has a full, rich,
singular flavor that
comes from being 100
percent Cabernet. The
flavor exhibits some
cherry, blackberry and
black cherry. Because
the wine isn't dry, you
can taste some of the
sweetness that comes
from the original grape juice.
Even though the Jeunesse is a red
wine, it should be served slightly
chilled.
Herzog Reserve Alexander
Valley Cabernet
For those who like dryer wines,
this is one of my personal favorites.