Although new kosher wines are released throughout the year, the main season for the launches is Passover. This year a record number of new wines are being released.
The Royal Wine Corporation, which has been in the forefront of winemaking and importing wines for more than six decades from some of the best winemaking regions in the world, leads with many new wines. From California: Herzog Lineage Rosé 2019; Herzog Lineage Pinot Noir 2018; Herzog Special Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley 2017; Herzog Special Reserve Albariño Edna Valley 2018; Herzog Special Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Lake County 2017; Herzog Special Edition Cabernet Sauvignon Warnecke Vineyard Chalk Hill 2017; Herzog Clone #6 Cabernet Sauvignon Warnecke Vineyard Chalk Hill 2017; Herzog Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Calistoga 2016; Herzog Generation VIII Cabernet Sauvignon Padis Vineyard Oak Knoll 2016; Covenant Red C Sauvignon Blanc 2019; Covenant Red C Rosé 2019; Covenant Blanc de Blancs Brut NV.
From Israel: Segal Wild Fermentation Chardonnay 2019; Segal Wild Fermentation Cabernet Sauvignon 2017; Flam Rosé 2019, Flam Noble 2016; Domaine du Castel Rosé 2019; Teperberg Providence 2014; Teperberg Inspire Famitage 2018, Shiloh Secret Reserve Petit Verdot 2017;
Shiloh Rosé 2019; Netofa Latour White 2018; Netofa Latour Red 2017; Or Haganuz Amuka Light Cabernet Sauvignon 9% alcohol 2019; Tzuba Teresa 2017; Tabor Adama Roussanne 2019; Jezreel Valley Gewürztraminer 2019.
From France: Château Genlaire Bordeaux Supérieur 2018; Château Giscours Margaux 2017;
Chevalier de Lascombes Margaux 2017; Château Gazin Rocquencourt Blanc Pessac-Léognan 2018; Les Marronniers Chablis 1er Cru 2018.
From Italy: Terra di Seta Assai Gran Selezione Chianti Classico 2015; Bartenura Moscato Cans;
Bartenura Sparkling Red Wine Magenta.
From Spain: Clos Mesorah 2016
From Chile: Alfasi Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2018.
Allied Importers, USA, Ltd. introduces the following for 2020: Dalton Galilo 2017: wine sourced from the finest estate-grown fruit from select vineyards in the heart of the Galilee; Dalton Pink Moscato 2019, Dalton Pet Nat Sparkling 2019, Tabernacle Betzalel Cabernet Sauv 2017: sourced from the winery’s best cabernet sauvignon vineyards in the Golan Heights and the Upper Galilee; Tabernacle Betzalel Ketoret 2017, Tabernacle Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2017, Tabernacle Reserve Levite 2017, Cantina Giuliano in Campagna 2018: wine for instant pleasure. Juicy, aromatic and fruity; Cantina Giuliano Amano Cabernet Sauvignon 2016, 100% cabernet sauvignon from 30-year-old vineyards of loam and clay located in the very South of Tuscany.
Morad Winery, (Royal Wine Distributors): Morad Passion Fruit; Morad Pomegranate Wine; Morad Wild Berries Wine; Morad Lychee Wine; Morad Double Espresso Liqueur.
Hagafen Cellars, a small California winery located in Napa Valley founded in 1979, is introduces: 2015 Prix Late Disgorged Brut Cuvée, 70% pinot noir, 30% chardonnay; 2018 Oh! Bordeaux Red Blend; 2019 Don Ernesto’s Beret Rosé, Rosé of Syrah; 2019 Hagafen Lake County Riesling Robledo Ranch.
Abarbanel introduces: Abarbanel Lemminade Gewurztraminer 2015; Abarbanel Lemminade Gewurztraminer 2016; Abarbanel Beaujolais Villages.
Eda Kram is the new products showcase editor for Kosher Today.