| As a Chef or a wine lover, the very first thing | | | | reds. |
| you begin to learn about kosher wines - is how to | | | | Byblos Wine - Cabernet Sauvignon: As |
| pair them against certain foods. As with regular | | | | aforementioned, since this is a dry red wine, it's |
| Italian or French wines, each kosher wine is going | | | | going to go incredible with ANY kind of red meat |
| to have its own distinct flavors, elements and | | | | - have it be pork, beef, lamb or duck the dryness |
| tannins. The actual tannins in these kosher wines | | | | of the wine versus the darkness of the meat |
| along with the type of grapes used as well as the | | | | simply goes so well together! Red wines are also |
| barrels they are stored in all compliment the | | | | really nice with a pungent, buttery, or strong |
| kosher wines into a whirlwind of their own flavors. | | | | cheese such as Jarlesberg, Stilton or even |
| Some of the best brands of Kosher wines are | | | | something as deep as goat cheese. |
| Manischewitz wine, Kedem wine and Alfasi - all of | | | | Alfasi Wines - Special Reserve Pinot Noir: This is |
| these come in an array of reds and whites as | | | | actually one of my favorite types of wines as far |
| well as sweets and dry's. Here, listed below, are a | | | | as reds go. It's not as dry as the Cabernet, but |
| few of the fundamental attributes in each brand | | | | it's also not sweet either. This would go good with |
| of wine mentioned above, along with what foods | | | | meats that have a fair amount of fattiness like |
| they are best paired with! | | | | that of lamb or duck, but since it is such a |
| Manischewitz Wine - Malaga: This is actually a red | | | | versatile wine, it goes well with certain desserts |
| US wine, with a fairly fruity and sweet flavor. | | | | (particularly ones with cheese as an ingredient), as |
| Since this is made with Concord grapes, which are | | | | well as other cheese products, chicken, certain |
| the sweetest grapes, you can expect this to go | | | | kinds of fish like sockeye salmon, etc. Most people |
| great with either salty foods like herring, corned | | | | would say that this is the Wine Of All Wines - |
| beef, or Gefilte fish. This wine also goes well with | | | | while I think there are better wines out there, I |
| sweet things too such as after dinner desserts. If | | | | also think that this one in particular is pretty darn |
| you would serve a Manischewitz Wine with... | | | | close to being a so-called master wine. |
| something like pickled herring, the flavors just | | | | Of course all of these kosher wine pairings are |
| wouldn't mix as graciously. But again, you can try | | | | also going to depend on when the grapes were |
| different things and see which pairings you like the | | | | matured, where the grapes were located at the |
| best! | | | | time, and as mentioned above - what types of |
| Kedem Wine - Chablis: Most wine connoisseurs will | | | | barrels and elements the winery infuses into the |
| tell you to ONLY serve dry white wines with fish | | | | wine. Just like with infused vodkas or liquors, |
| and chicken, and red wines with beef. However, | | | | whatever you place into the barrel or whatever |
| the rules have changed over the last few years. | | | | wood you have the barrel made out of - is |
| Now it's a free for all for whatever YOU like and | | | | ultimately going to carry through the flavor of the |
| whatever YOU think tastes good. So if you want | | | | wine. The other really nice thing about the wines |
| to go with the old rules you can - chicken and fish | | | | above, is that not only do you NOT have to be |
| along with things like bisques and chowders would | | | | an expert on Kosher wines, but you can also |
| go great with this wine. However, if you want to | | | | save a dime as well because these are all quite |
| go with the more dated rules you would simply | | | | inexpensive as far as table wines go. Try them |
| eat this with whatever you darn well want. Eh, I | | | | out, try one, try them all - see which wines go |
| never liked rules anyway! Chablis is naturally a | | | | with what foods according to YOUR palate (not |
| very dry wine, somewhat like Cabernet in the | | | | someone else's). Enjoy! |