Kosher Crafts

When most people think the best winemakers in the world, France is usually the first place that comes to mind. But if you were to go a little deeper into history, you find that the wine growers Jews 5,000 years ago when the ancient Gauls - who lived in the region of France and Belgium - have more water drinking with their meals. The Jews may have the longest running relationship with wine in recorded history.

Throughout the year kosher wines have acquired a reputation for being sweet and syrupy, mainly because of the abundance of grapes found in Concord Jewish immigrants arriving in America. However, in recent years, kosher wines have become much more varied and dynamic than the Jewish winemakers have used a variety of vinifera grapes. Vinifera grapes are the Mediterranean that produce these popular wines like Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. Today, it is quite common to find as many dry wines and kosher varieties up to the current standards of quality wines secular.

Here is a list of five exotic kosher wines from around the world who defy the traditional sweet wine, sweet concord

- 2004 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Special Segal (Israel)

Made from grapes grown in the Galilee region, this fruity, yet dry red wine is kosher persistent rich with a hint of cassis and shows the notes of tobacco. Segal is owned by Barkan, Israel, as a producer of great wine, but it still shows own unique qualities that distinguish it.

- 2007 Herzog Late Harvest Chenin Blanc Clarksburg (California)

This lovely white has been quite popular among enthusiasts of kosher wine for years, and for good reason. It is a double-face flavor at a slightly sweet, and the next sec curiously makes almost waver on the palate. It has a delicious grapes and honey scent and flavor. It is lightweight and has relatively low (9 percent) alcohol content.

- Flechas de los Andes Gran Malbec 2007 (Argentina)

This dark ruby wine offers a complete kosher, earthy flavor. This kosher wine offers sensual notes of raspberry, chocolate and black licorice with a soft oak and low tannin. It is produced in the province of Mendoza in Argentina.

- Goose Bay 2007 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand)

The 2007 displays a signature flavor of kosher wine has a grassy and long finish. Sauvignon Blanc is generally known for balance of sweet and dry, Marlborough and this is no exception. The bold, delicious flavor had the right amount zippy acidity to make the perfect complement to chicken or salmon.

- Gonzalez Byass Tio Pepe Palomino Fino (Spain)

This widens the kosher sherry wine with its modern Jewish rabbis supervised, dry fino further with woody flavors like olive. Gonzalez Byass is a renowned winery in the region of Jerez Andalusia. In Spain, tapas and fino are a classic combination. If you are looking for a drink to pair with a try smoked fish with fennel and arugula salad. Fino This could also work for chicken and fish, and works well when used for kiddush.