New Wines for Rosh Hashanah Continue Upward Move

(New York)

The dramatic developments within the kosher wine industry in recent years has meant that there is always something to look forward to when the Jewish holidays approach, and this Rosh Hashanah will be no exception. For Bayonne, NJ-based Royal Wines, teasing the palate of the wine connoisseur has become commonplace on the eve of every Jewish holiday. This year it is Capcanes, a boutique wine that has been described as “one of the finest kosher wines I have ever tasted” by Robert Parker the guru of sophisticated wines. Winemaker Jurgen Wagner discovered Capacanes in the elevated but deserted Catalan mountains, a co-op of around 80 Spanish Catholic farmers who passed on the grapes (and profits) to a large conglomerate who in turn directed the production of a dry red table wine and its worldwide distribution. Several years ago, thanks to a family connection that pressed for a locally made kosher wine for the Jewish community, Peraj Ha’Abib was created. This Sephardic name means Early Spring Flower (Flor de Primavera in Spanish). For the farmers it heralded as a first attempt at fully producing a wine. Today, German-born Mr. Wagner, together with 2 colleagues, oversees the entire wine production at Capcanes. Peraj Ha’Abib retails in the $45.00 range.

Meanwhile, Israel continues to be the source of many new kosher wines including Carmel’s Merlot 2004, upper Galilee, Carmel’s Petit Syrah 2004, Judean Hills, Carmel’s Carignane 2004, Zichron Ya'akov, Carmel’s Sauvignon Blanc 2005, Ramat Arad, Dalton’s Chardonnay reserve 2005, Dalton’s Sauvignon Blanc reserve 2005, Binyamina’s Yogev Cabernet Sauvignon- Merlot 2005, Binyamina, Yogev, Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2005.

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