With the shadow of Passover looming on the horizon, it’s time to discuss alcoholic beverage options. more

Long before French viticulture made its attempt to assert itself as the epicenter of wine making, the absolute best wine makers in the world were all located in the hills of Judea. While it is true what these vineyards were producing was not anything that we would consider palatable by today’s standards, it nonetheless laid down the groundwork for the development of modern day winemaking. more

As the temperature reached one 100F last Friday, my air conditioning was working overtime to keep my apartment at a livable 76F. In order to avoid straining the machine, my wife Chaia decided it would be best to utilize only the toaster oven and the outdoor grill to make our Shabbat meal. more

Forty-eight hours before the Kosher Food and Wine Experience (KFWE) began, disaster struck. I fell victim to a horrific stomach virus that I feared would keep me from attending. Determined not to miss the crowning event of the kosher culinary year, I healed myself through positive thoughts and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals. more

When scholars gather to discuss Jewish history there is always a certain reverence paid to the Al Andalus, or Golden Age, that existed in Spanish Jewish culture between 711 and 1492 C.E. During this … more

Once of the greatest culinary accidents in history occurred when the Champenoos wine makers in northern France discovered that the cold weather in their region caused a delayed fermentation in wine. … more

Adam’s Pesach Picks 2010 by Adam Neustadter Issue of March 26, 2010/ 11 Nissan 5770 As Pesach approaches more and more people are offering their opinions on great wines for the chag. I … more

Is the wine worth the money? by Adam Neustadter Issue of March 19, 2010/ 4 Nissan 5770 Eli Ben Zaken, owner of Domaine du Castel winery, inspects grapes in the vineyard. Zaken, is … more

Is the wine worth the money? Issue of March 5, 2010/ 20 Adar 5770 by Adam Neustadter Every so often I am handed a sample of wine from an aspiring wine maker, which is how I came upon the … more

By Rabbi Yakov Horowitz Issue of February 26, 2010/ 12 Adar 5770 “It is an Aveirah to get drunk on Purim.” This is a direct quote from Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetzky shlit’a, reported in The … more