As a kosher wine lover, maybe you're shied away from harder alcohol for various reasons. You weren't sure if it was kosher, for one, and for another, maybe you like your drinks a little bit on the sweet side.

(Actually, kosher wine has come so far and gotten so good, it's been a long time since the term instantly brought to mind the sweet kosher wines of yesteryear--but I digress. Sweets for the sweet, is all I mean.)

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In the U.S. wine events are everywhere, bringing enthusiasts together to sip and sample quality vintages while enjoying each other’s company. Being that wine is an integral part of Jewish communal life, the founders of Kosher Wine Society found it odd that opportunities for members of the Jewish community to enjoy similar social, wine centered events really didn’t exist.That led to the start of KWS.
Founded in 2005, The Kosher Wine Society is a membership-based organization comprised of kosher wine enthusiasts from varying backgrounds, lifestyles and age-groups That all changed when KWS formed and they strive to create the best wine-centered social events. At KWS it’s all about tasting, comparing and discussing. 

Sake has been around for nearly 2,000 years and up until about 20 years ago, was produced solely in Japan. Nowadays, you can find in around the corner from the kosher wine at the liquor store, as sake is immensely popular. As tradition, Sake is generally served as an aperitif before a meal. When serving sake as an aperitif, it is customary to use a serving set consisting of a small pitcher, and several small cups that look like little bowls.

Another fun fact about serving sake is that it’s traditional to serve others, you never serve yourself. The server holds the pitcher with both hands while the person receiving the sake holds their cup up with one hand and supports the bottom of the cup with the other hand. In many social settings, this tradition is observed in the first round of drinks. If you are drinking your sake warm, it’s customary to serve it in a ceramic set while if you’re drinking it chilled, you should serve it in a wooden set. In addition to drinking sake the traditional way, you can use it to craft delicious cocktails. Here’s a quick recipe:

Tokyo Rose
•        1 oz. sake
•        1 oz. vodka
•        1 oz. melon liqeur
•        1 cherry

Combine ingredients into a shaker with ice cubes and mix well. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a cherry.


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If you’re looking for the perfect gift for a kosher wine snob, or anyone who loves a nice glass of kosher wine, you should most definitely look into getting a wine Soirée. Most wine drinkers are familiar with wine decanters. They are a way to aerate your wine before serving to bring out maximum flavor and aroma. When wine is in the bottle it is hibernating in a sense and it needs oxygen to interact with the molecules and make the notes, flavors and aromas more pronounced and easy to detect.

However, a standard decanter just doesn’t compare to the Soirée in terms of maximizing aeration and enhancing your wine’s attributes. When you use a regular decanter, you have to wait 45 minutes for the wine to really open and oxidize, not to mention they are a little difficult to pour. Thanks to the unique design of the Soirée’s aeration chamber, the wine begins oxidizing as soon as you start to pour. No waiting necessary!  And the best part is, it fits securely into the bottle so pouring is a snap.

Decanting is actually a classical term that refers to removing sediment from wine. Thanks to modern wine, the sediment get’s filtered off, so in reality, the decanter isn’t specifically for aeration purposes. However, the Soirée was crafted specifically for oxidization and aeration.

So what are you waiting for? Head to OnlyKosherWine.com, pick up a nice bottle of Cabernet and a Soirée for maximum aeration!