Wine for Thanksgiving? No problem

Scratching your head on which Israeli or Kosher wine to choose for Thanksgiving? Scratch no further! The Jewish Voice has checked in with some of Providence’s wine merchants for recommendations.

Elliott Fishbein at Town Wine & Spirits stocks an extensive selection of wines. If you’re into whites you can pick up the Italian Bartenura Moscato, a light and peachy choice. Or if you’re interested in a fusion, there is Segal’s Fusion Chardonnay/Colombard from Galilee Heights, Israel, a white that also happens to be Meshuval. You can expect aromas of melon and tropical fruits from the fusion – yum!

Bottles on Pitman Street included a couple of French wines in their recommendations, including the medium-bodied Domaine La Ferrage Cotes de Brouilly from Beaujolais, France.  With notes of violet, cherry and blackberry, Eric Taylor notes that this one particularly is great with turkey! Taylor also included a bottle from Galilee: the Hai “Moshe” Cabernet Sauvignon from Galilee, Israel. He notes that this is a crowd-pleaser with flavors of currants, cherries and light vanilla. This could be perfect especially for those who have lots of mouths to feed and palates to please.

Richard Backer over at East Side Prescriptions recommended almost solely Israeli wines, with only one bottle coming from Italy (which also happens to be the Bartenura Moscato mentioned by Fishbein). A couple of the wines even had mint listed as an ingredient, such as the Carmel Cabernet Sauvignon from Israel. A full-bodied wine with blackberries, plum and mint, it goes well with full-flavored dishes. Also from Israel is the Hai Emerald Riesling, a white wine with pineapple, green apple and lime fruits, which has “a flowery character and a slightly spicy finish.” Perhaps that pineapple will help you to forget the impending cold that is upon us!

ARIEL BROTHMAN is a freelance writer who lives in Wrentham, Mass. She was the summer intern at The Jewish Voice in 2012.