Comments on: Pinot Noir

By: carioca

carioca — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 14:08:13 +0000

There is also a very reasonable pinot noir from goose bay new zealand its fermented in self mixing bags very interesting no barrel aging.

There will be a new central coast pinot coming out of california soon.

Ella Valley will be releasing a Pinot sometime in the near future but I doubt it will make it to the states. They have had to overcome some some difficulties with heat in the vineyard by covering them with a mesh netting to provide shade.

Currently there is no exceptional kosher Pinot Noir most of it is pretty ordinary. Has anyone tried Roberto Cohens ridiculously priced burgundy?

By: Gavriel

Gavriel — Sun, 21 May 2006 05:16:13 +0000

Hagafen is excellent, Gamla is very good, and if you’d like to try an excellent french version of Pinot Noir try Roberto Cohen’s. It’s not only execellen but at about $17 a bottle it’s pretty cheap too!

By: Steve M.

Steve M. — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 21:51:25 +0000

Have recently had the Gamla, which tasted quite good to me.

In #4, the question was asked why one would wish to purchase Israeli pinot noir, as it is a notoriously difficult grape and allegedly the Israeli versions are expensive. Well-first, the prices of the Israeli versions as noted above appear to be cheaper than other kosher versions. Second, they are from Israel, and it is important to support Israeli products.

By: menahem

menahem — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 04:35:45 +0000

Have never had the Hagafen, but presume it is a typically expensive fruit bomb. I recently had the Tishbi Pinot Noir, which was fine – at least it tasted like Pinot Noir. Why anyone would want to spend on expensive Israeli wines of a notoriously difficult grape is beyond me.

By: Craig Winchell

Craig Winchell — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 16:48:55 +0000

BS”D

Well, Sol should know, especially about the mevushal stuff. I was very displeased when Levana was required to use only mevushal wine (didn’t stop me from eating there, though). I was surprised when Box Tree sold nonmevushal, but that didn’t last long either. Won’t someone come up with a workable and somewhat fool-proof protocol for serving nonmevushal wine in restaurants?

By: elf

elf — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 14:48:05 +0000

Thanks! (As usual, the most expensive wine wins…)

By: Sol Kirschenbaum

Sol Kirschenbaum — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 01:50:30 +0000

Love the Hagafen…Yarden is good but not great…Barkan Pinotage ia a much better wine than theur Pinot Noir….Gamla seems a tad thin to me…Haven’t tried or seen the French one anywhere.