Wine is one of the most popular products sold for Passover. Indeed holiday sales account for a quarter of the industry’s annual sales. In addition or maybe because of the prominent place wine plays during the festive Seder meal, with its 4 cups and the additional traditional cup poured in anticipation of the arrival of [...]

For many, Passover is a time of joy and togetherness. Often times many like to enjoy a nice glass of wine during this festive occasion. Favorite wines to celebrate this popular holiday are kosher wines from Israel. These types of wines are made based on the rules of “halacha”which states that an orthodox Jew must [...]

You were invited to dinner and you want to bring a bottle of wine. Where do you start?
You have several options:  You can:
1. purchase your wine at a local grocery store;
2. visit your neighborhood supermarket and check out the “specials”;
3. shop at a wine store, taste the different options and then make your choice.
Let [...]

Red wine helps prevent certain types of cancer, mental decline and dementia, and it is associated with a longer and healthier life span. Conversely, red wine contains metals, it can damage the liver and is associated with increased incidence of breast cancer. With these conflicting claims and attributes- is red wine healthy or not?

Red wine may be much more potent than was thought in extending human lifespan, researchers say in a new report that is likely to give impetus to the rapidly growing search for longevity drugs.
The study is based on dosing mice with resveratrol, an ingredient of some red wines. Some scientists are already taking resveratrol in [...]

ITALY’S Agricultre Ministry announced this month that some wines that receive the government’s quality assurance label may now be sold in boxes. That’s right, Italian wine is going green, and for some connoisseurs, the sky might as well be falling.
But the sky isn’t falling. Wine in a box makes sense environmentally and economically. Indeed, vintners [...]