TOP RED WINES UNDER $25

Rank		Wine	Mevushal?
1		Welner Winery, Porto Quevedo, Ruby Port	n
2		Golan Heights Winery, Gilgal, Syrah, 2010	n
3	tie	Ella Valley Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2007	n
3	tie	Weinstock, Cellar Select, Zinfandel, Lodi, 2010	y
4		Dalton, Estate, Shiraz, 2010	n
5	tie	Binyamina, Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2010	y
5	tie	Recanati, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2011	n
6	tie	Chateau Le Bourdieu, Bordeaux, Haut Medoc, 2009	n
6	tie	Ella Valley Vineyards, Syrah, 2007	n
6	tie	Gamla, Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2009	n
7	tie	Don Ernesto, Crescendo!, 2010	y
7	tie	Dovev, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2011	y
7	tie	Jerusalem Winery, Ugav, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2011	n
7	tie	Lanzur, Reserve, Malbec, Chile, 2011	y
8		Carmel, Appellation, Cabernet Sauvignon-Shiraz, 2009	n
9	tie	Tabor, Adama- Terra Rossa, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2010	n
9	tie	Tabor, Adama -Terra Rossa, Shiraz, 2010	n
9	tie	Dalton, Estate, Merlot, 2010	n
9	tie	Hevron Heights Winery, Judean Heights, Cabernet Sauvignon-Shiraz, 2007	n
9	tie	Weinstock, Cellar Select, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, 2009	y

JEWISH WEEK’S TOP 18 KOSHER WINES COMPETITON

The judges used a 100-point scoring system; tallies were made after each of three rounds of tastings. The tastings took place over a two-week period in January and were held at The Jewish Week. The judges tasted 301 bottles of wine submitted by wineries from all over the world.

JUDGES:

Michael Dorf, Chair, City Winery • Orr Reches, Sommelier, Veritas • Aron Ritter, Kosher Wine Society • Miriam Morgenstern, Wine Spectator • Yanky Drew, Kosher Wine Maker, City Winery • Alison Nathan, Abigael’s • Yossie Horwitz, Kosher Wine List • Margo Bader, Winemaker Apprentice & Cellar Master, City Winery

Please note, "N" refers to non Mevushhal wine and "Y" refers to Mevushal wine