Shirah Wines, Featuring Shimon and Gabriel Weiss [The Jewish Drinking Show, Episode #120]
The brothers Shimon and Gabriel Weiss created the award-winning Shirah Wines over a dozen years and continue to produce quality kosher-certified wine. There are probably not too many brother winemaking teams out there in the kosher world, so it’s pretty neat to hear from them on the 120th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show share […]
Introduction to Kosher Ice Wines, featuring Rabbi Avraham Gislason [clip from episode 119 of The Jewish Drinking Show]
In this video clip from the 119th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Avraham Gislason shares about ice wines:
Tzafona Cellars IceWines & More: Tasting Notes
Accompanying the newest episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, featuring Tzafona Cellars, samples were sent for review purposes and I am happy to share tasting notes: Disclosure: Review samples of Tzafona Cellars ice wines and Nava Blanc were provided to Jewish Drinking for review purposes.
Tzafona Cellars & Kosher Ice Wines, featuring Rabbi Avraham Gislason [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #119]
Introduction Owing to the restrictions concerning the production of ice wines, there are a very small number of countries in which they can be produced. As you can imagine, there are even fewer wineries producing kosher-certified ice wines. The 119th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features the winemaker of the only consistently-producing kosher-certified ice […]
KOVAL Distillery, featuring Dr. Sonat Birnecker Hart [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode 118]
Introduction I was surprised to hear in the course of the 118th episode that there were fewer than 45 distilleries in the US just a decade and a half ago when the founders of KOVAL Distillery sought to enter into business(!). In talking with one of the co-founders, Dr. Sonat Birnecker Hart, I was impressed […]
So Much to Discuss on The Jewish Drinking Show [Clip from A Dram & a Drash Podcast]
In this clip from the third episode of A Dram & a Drash, Rabbi Drew shares about various topics he has covered and a lot more he has not even discussed yet on The Jewish Drinking Show:
Shmaltz Brewing, Featuring Jeremy Cowan & Jesse Epstein [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode #117]
When I came across a press release announcing the end of Shmaltz Brewing Company last fall (and see also articles in Brewbound and Forward), I was sad to see Shmaltz Brewing come to an end, but also knew it would be an excellent opportunity to have a conversation with the founder of the company for an episode […]
The Response to Honey in Kosher Wine in Medieval Provence [clip from episode #115]
In this clip from the 115th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Dr. Pinchas Roth discusses the harsh response for Provençal rabbis to Maimonides’ suggestion that adding honey to Jewish wine prevents it from becoming vulnerable to gentile touch, thereby rendering it unfit for Jewish consumption:
Straining Cocktails on Shabbat [Clip from Episode 114 of The Jewish Drinking Show]
In this clip from the 114th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Dan Rabinowitz shares about straining cocktails on Shabbat:
Juicing on Shabbat [Clip from Episode 114 of The Jewish Drinking Show]
In this clip from the 114th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Dan Rabinowitz shares about juicing fruits, especially lemons, on Shabbat: