Richard Shaffer of Israeli Wine Direct, July 2, 2007:
Most of you have heard that kosher wines are inherently bad and cough-syrupy (which our readers know just isn't true)...but probably even most of us would argue that Mevushal wines (those flash pasteurized so observant Jews can drink them after having been served by non-Jews) often have a sort of burned taste and are much less likely to be high-quality....
Ernie Weir is the winemaker-gentleman of Hagafen Cellars. If you're in the area you need to visit. The tasting room is located near the southern end of the Silverado Trail so they're easy to get to.
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Ernie's good wines put to shame anyone who argues that Mevushal = Monstrous.
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