I keep writing posts about the new wines made by The Wine Doctor, Ralph Madeb, president and CEO of M&M Importers. Yet more wines keep coming in, and I am writing another post, featuring 19 new wines and vintages.

Where can you find the wines?

Let us get the obvious out of the way first: tracking what M&M Imports and where they are sold is challenging. The big news is that most of his wines are now available on kosherwine.com, which is a HUGE win for those of us outside of the East Coast! I really hope this helps to spread the good word about the work that Ralph and his team do! More information on M&M Importers can be found here. The store with the biggest selection of M&M wines in NYC has to be Idrinkkosher.com (IDK). They are solid, both in terms of pricing and in what they purchase. However, knowing what is actually available at IDK is almost impossible unless you visit the store. I have visited the store a few times, and they offer great prices and good storage. The issue is that it’s unclear what is for sale, as the website hasn’t been updated. Calling hasn’t helped much either, but this post is here to shed more light on the matter. I know Ralph is working very hard on this matter, and I hope we get more news on this soon. My friend Zev Steinberg is working there now, and things have been much better! If you need any help, call the store and ask for John or Zev! By the way, Zev is also doing wine tours in France. If you are looking for a great wine tour, Zev is a great choice.

However, the best news is probably that you can now purchase many of the SKUs directly from elkwine.com! Elchonon Hellinger is a dear friend, and as always, I make NOTHING from your purchases. However, if you live or are visiting the Miami area, please look him up! If you cannot find what you need on the site, please text him on WhatsApp at 17867501019. He is adding more SKUs as fast as he can!

Portfolio

If anyone wants to get a bird’s-eye view of Ralph Madeb, they should listen to the great podcast series from Simon Jacobs – The Kosher Terroir. The episode that focuses on Dr. Ralph Madeb and M&M Importers is this one.

From a Fifty-Thousand-Mile view, Ralph began his adventure by importing IDS wines and creating his own. Even when he was bringing in some IDS wines, it was not all of them, and access to them was almost impossible.

Since then, things have grown by leaps and bounds, and now they produce or import more than 90 wines. You can read more about the entire portfolio over here, in one of my previous posts!