This is not the first time I have been asked to post this list, and shocker, it will have very little Israeli wine on it. So, if you want to concentrate on Israeli wines at KFWE NYC and LA, you can stop reading right now. Domaine du Castel will be on the list, as will Carmel’s Riesling, one Vitkin, one Tabor, and one Or Haganuz, and that is about it for Israeli wines on this list.

Next, yes download the app, there is an app for KFWE, at least for NYC anyway, the data for the L.A. show is not yet in the app, but it should be up soon, according to my main man in Herzog, David Whittemore, the Marketing, and Public Relations Director at Herzog Cellars Winery. Now, totally separately as a software architect that has built world-class systems around the world, this app really sucks. It is slow, illogical in how the application moves, does not keep state, has loads of wrong data (wines and vintages), and for the most part, not a very good looking application. With all the caveats aside, the tables and the wines on those tables are defined, and therefore, I will list the wines to enjoy based upon that information!

So, let us keep this simple – here are the tables and the wines I say are “cannot miss” or make sure to taste.

OVERALL Rules.

1. Skip 2013 Bordeaux wines – if any exist
2. Skip most whites, unless written here, from before 2015/2016
3. Skip all roses unless from 2018
4. Taste what you can, the list below is what I liked, but you may like other wines. Learn, explore, and enjoy!!!!
5. Finally, the app is horrible but even worse is the data. Many wines and vintages in the app are wrong. So check the wines yourself and follow the guide, in regards to vintages above.

Rothschild Table:

1. 2016 Chateau Clarke Baron Edmund de Rothschild
2. 2016 Chateau Malmaison (QPR)

Bokobsa Table:

1. 2016 Chateau Hauteville
2. 2016 Chateau Lamothe Cissac (QPR)
3. 2015 Chateau le Cailou
4. 2017 Domaine Jean-Pierre Baily Pouilly Fume (QPR)
5. 2017 Pascal Bouchard Chablis

Capcanes Table:

1. 2015 Capcanes Flor del Flor de Primavera Samso
2. 2014 Capcanes Flor del Flor de Primavera Garnacha

Carmel Winery Table:

1. 2014 Carmel Kayoumi Vineyard White Riesling (QPR)