8 posts – too many. If I do this again I’m going to have to condense these into something more manageable.

Before I get to my overall impressions of the shows as a whole. I wanted to wait until after all of the KFWE’s to write about the wines – as there is of course a tremendous amount of overlap. If you aren’t travelling the world over to get an advance peek at at releases, the period between Sommelier in Israel through KFWE – and maybe up until mid-March when Israeli wineries for the most part have released Rosés and whites gives you a pretty comprehensive picture of where we are at for the next year. So here are my impressions of where we are at in the world of Kosher wine through the lens of KFWE 2019:

First and foremost 2016 was a rockstar year for top tier Bordeaux reds. Really there were some beautiful wines produced. And quite frankly it’s hard to limit the write up to just a couple, because there were just so many superstars at the higher tier. Having said that – they are all expensive – even more so in Israel. So with no disrespect to the Chateau Clarke, Lascombes, Tetre, Giscours, Le Crock and Pavillion De Leoville Poyferre – all of which were great – I’ll highlight just 2. And they really represent the best of what 2016 Bordeaux is all about