In continuing with our previous theme of unexpected wine regions, and since Hanukkah is around the corner, I decided to look into producers of kosher wines in Israel.
To most of us, kosher means to just not mix milk and meat products. But kashrut [kosher] laws are concerned not with the content of the wine; after all, grapes, sugar, acidity, etc are kosher. They are concerned with who produces the wine and how it is produced. Did you know that a Sabbath observant rabbi must be involved in the entire process from planting and harvesting through bottling, in order for a wine to be considered kosher!
Merlot and Sirah are the specialties of biblical Israel, a fertile region with an increasing number of vineyards.
Israel Vineyards
To those of you that celebrate the festival of lights, Happy Hanukkah/Chanukah!
-Rocio
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