Comments on: This Ol’ Life

By: Ari Haviv

Ari Haviv — Wed, 22 Sep 2004 19:40:08 +0000

I wish the intermarriage issue was outdated…unfortunately it’s more an issue now than it was then

By: nonmevushalmarc

nonmevushalmarc — Sat, 07 Aug 2004 23:10:53 +0000

Ben Noach, To avoid a repeat of a discussion that we’ve already hashed out on this blog, I direct you to the "Kosher Wine in the ‘Mainstream’" thread under the Kosher Wine category. This isn’t to say that I don’t sympathize (and largely agree) with your position, but I’m not sure that it’s worth the blog space.

By: CT Kosher Ben Noach

CT Kosher Ben Noach — Sat, 07 Aug 2004 23:02:27 +0000

Concerns about mevushal wines: this is the kind of stuff that "Modern Orthodox" scholars should be wiping off the halachic map. What an outdated embarrassment, based on a concern that was questionable at the start (that wine "blessed"/handled by xtians/heretics/"non-observant"-Jews somehow becomes an "issue")…!

By: Avi Feldblum

Avi Feldblum — Thu, 05 Aug 2004 23:29:10 +0000

As to the comment about Herzog (I am assuming you mean the Baron Herzog line, as opposed to the Herzog Selection line), while it is correct that the majority of their wines are mevushal, the Napa Valley, Alexander Valley and Chalk Hill Cabernet’s are not mevushal (although kosherwine.com lists the Alexander Valley 2000 as mevushal. I am not at home now, so cannot check what vintages I have laid down to see). The Syrah Reserve is also not mevushal, although the Russian River Chardonney is listed as mevushal.

By: Avi Feldblum

Avi Feldblum — Thu, 05 Aug 2004 23:21:05 +0000

While it is true that most of the Rashi line is mevushal (and is what I tend to call soda-wine), there is one fine wine that is not mevusal: Rashi Barolo 1999. It retails for about $30/bottle and here is a description from one of the kosher wine web sites:Barolo, the most aristocratic of the great red wines of Piedmont, is intense and full-bodied. Made from 100% Nebbiolo grapes, cultivated in the Langhe hills surrounding the town of Barolo, this wine only comes to its full completion after two years of aging in Slavonian oak casks and a third year in the bottle. For complete truthfullness, there is a second - the Rashi Asti Sparkling Wine at a mere $10/bottle. However, the rest of the Rashi wines (typically at $3.50 to about $8 per bottle) are Mevushal.

By: meredith

meredith — Mon, 02 Aug 2004 13:32:46 +0000

Given the fuss my friend made over not having the bartender open our bottle, I presumed that it wasnt mevushal. However, one of Kosherblogs merry band of misfits (you know who you are, wink-wink nudge-nudge) informed me last night that the entire Herzog line is, he believes, mevushal. Its only Rashis high-high end stuff that isnt.So now I, myself, am a little confused as to the entire proceeding. If the wine *was* mevushal, why bring it back to the bottle to open ourselves? Particularly since neither of us knew how to work a corkscrew.

By: Zev Sero

Zev Sero — Sun, 01 Aug 2004 23:45:33 +0000

Rashi makes a non-mevushal wine?

By: meredith

meredith — Fri, 30 Jul 2004 12:16:01 +0000

http://www.jpost.com/servle...

By: meredith

meredith — Fri, 30 Jul 2004 12:15:20 +0000

… but this trumps: http://www.jpost.com/servle...