Tasting kosher wines for Passover has become so popular that it is no longer reserved for some occasional special events. In Washington DC, the Universalist National Memorial Church, a liberal Christian group, held a kosher wine tasting where the proceeds went to an extreme leftist-oriented synagogue. Some of the wines that were showcased included the 2005 Alfasi Cabernet Sauvignon and Alfasi Merlot from Chile, Abarbanel’s Cabernet Sauvignon from France, several Barkan, Dalton and other wines from Israel, the 2005 Bartenura Moscato from Italy and the 2003 Hagafen Merlot and 2004 Hagafen Pinot Noir from the US. Wine tasting events cut across all lines in Judaism. It has become as popular in Reform temples as it is in Orthodox synagogues. Royal Wine, which held its own wine tasting in Lower Manhattan in late February, is promoting these wine tastings, profiling some of the wines that it either produces or imports, including Baron Herzog Chardonnay 2005, Baron Herzog Late Harvest Chenin Blanc 2004, Baron Herzog Old Vine Red Zinfandel 2004, Binyamina Yogev Cab-Merlot 2005, Carmel Di Moscato 2006, Carmel PC Cabernet 2004, Carmel Appellation Petit Syrah 2004, Carmel Shaal Gewürztraminer 2005, Casa da Corca Reserve 2005, Opinioni Verdetto (Umbria Rosso) 2003, Rothberg Cellars CS 2004, and Yatir Sauvignon Blanc 2005. In some synagogues the tastings are a prelude to actual wine sales while in others it has become as popular an activity as the Sunday morning breakfast and the fundraisers for Israel Bonds.
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