A LA CARTE : PASSOVER WINES.Byline: Larry Lipson Premium kosher wines Kosher wine (Hebrew: יין כשר, yayin kashér) is wine produced according to Judaism's religious law, specifically, the Jewish dietary laws regarding wine. for Passover are now being produced in various grape-growing regions around the world. And they're not necessarily those sweet wines of past Passovers. Here are some of those worth consideration: Abarbanel Where made: France. Varietal/type/vintage: '95s, '96s and nonvintage sparkling cremant, cabernet, merlot, syrah, chardonnay, gewurztraminer, white zinfandel white zinfandel n. A medium-sweet rosé wine made from zinfandel grapes. . Price range: $6 to $16. Where to buy: The Flask, 12914 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, (818) 761-5373; or Wally's, 2107 Westwood Blvd., West Los Angeles
Baron baron Title of nobility, ranking in modern times immediately below a viscount or a count (in countries without viscounts). The wife of a baron is a baroness. Originally, in the early Middle Ages, the term designated a tenant of whatever rank who held a tenure of barony Edmond Benjamin Rothschild Where made: France. Varietal/type/vintage: '89 Haut Medoc Bordeaux. Price range: $25. Where to buy: Wally's. Baron Herzog Where made: California. Varietal/type/vintage: '93s through '97s, chenin blanc Che·nin Blanc n. 1. A variety of grape originating in the Loire Valley. 2. A white wine made from this grape. Noun 1. , white zinfandel, gamay ga·may n. Any of several related red grapes used for making red wines, especially Beaujolais. [French, after Gamay, a village of east-central France.] , sauvignon blanc, chardonnay, merlot, cabernet reserve and regular, sparkling wine. Price range: $5.50 to $24. Where to buy: The Flask, Wally's. Bartenura Where made: Italy. Varietal/type/vintage: Barbera and Asti spumante Asti or Asti Spumante is a white sparkling wine produced in an area to the south of the town of Asti in Piedmont, Italy. Made from the Moscato Bianco grape, it is sweet and low in alcohol, and often drunk with dessert. . Price range: $9 to $11. Where to buy: Wally's. Carmel Where made: Israel. Varietal/type/vintage: '93 chardonnay and '90 cabernet. Price range: $13. Where to buy: Wally's. Chateau Giscours Where made: France. Varietal/type/vintage: '93 grand cru This article is about the wine classification. For the block cipher, see Grand Cru (cipher). Grand cru is the highest level of classification of AOC wines from Burgundy or Alsace, those that come from a single vineyard. classe Margaux. Price range: $50. Where to buy: Wally's. Chateau La Gaffeliere Where made: France. Varietal/type/vintage: '93 St. Emilion premier grand cru classe. Price range: $55. Where to buy: Wally's. Fortant de France Where made: France. Varietal/type/vintage: '95s or '96s, chardonnay and merlot. Price range: $7 to $8. Where to buy: Duke of Bourbon Duke of Bourbon (French: Duc de Bourbon) is a title in the peerage of France. It was created in the first half of the 14th century for the eldest son of Robert of France, Count of Clermont and Beatrice of Burgundy, heiress of the lordship of Bourbon. , 20908 Roscoe Blvd., Canoga Park, (818) 341-1234; or Wally's. Gamla Where made: Israel. Varietal/type/vintage: '95 cabernet. Price range: $11 to $13. Where to buy: The Flask or Wally's. Gan Eden Where made: California. Varietal/type/vintage: '93 chardonnay. Price range: $10. Where to buy: Wally's. Georges Duboeuf Georges Duboeuf (born 1933 in Crèches, France) is the founder of Les Vins Georges Duboeuf, one of the largest and best-known wine merchants in France. The company is known especially for its popularization and production of Beaujolais wines, leading to Duboeuf's nicknames of Where made: France. Varietal/type/vintage: '95 Beaujolais, '96 Macon villages. Price range: $7 to $9. Where to buy: Wally's. Golan Where made: Israel. Varietal/type/vintage: '92 sauvignon blanc, '94 chardonnay and cabernet. Price range: $8 to $15. Where to buy: Wally's. Grand Noyer Where made: France. Varietal/type/vintage: Pomerol Bordeaux. Price range: $20. Where to buy: Wally's. Hagafen Where made: California. Varietal/type/vintage: '89 through '97 riesling, white zinfandel, chardonnays (regular and reserve), cabernets (regular and reserve), pinot noir noir adj. 1. Of or relating to the film noir genre. 2. Of or relating to a genre of crime literature featuring tough, cynical characters and bleak settings. 3. Suggestive of danger or violence. . Price range: $7 to $25. Where to buy: Duke of Bourbon, the Flask, Wally's. Korbel Where made: California. Varietal/type/vintage: Methode champenoise sparkling wine. Price range: $10. Where to buy: Wally's. Mount Maroma Where made: California. Varietal/type/vintage: '93 cabernet and chardonnay. Price range: $11 to $13. Where to buy: Wally's. Weinstock Cellars Where made: California. Varietal/type/vintage: '96 chardonnay, '94 and '95 cabernets, '96 gamay. Price range: $7 to $10. Where to buy: Duke of Bourbon. Yarden Where made: Israel. Varietal/type/vintage: '95 chardonnay, '94 merlot, '94 cabernet. Price range: $10 to $20. Where to buy: Duke of Bourbon, Wally's. |
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