About the Wine: There are different levels of Kosher wine. Basic Kosher is acceptable to most people who keep Kosher at any time other than Passover. Kosher for Passover is acceptable on Passover. Mevushal is a distinction for wine that has been intentionally cooked as a form of ritual purification and it the only wine that Hasidic (Chasidic? Hassidic?) Jews will drink. Assessments of mevushal wines range from "No difference in taste," to "Undrinkable." We will see what the case is with this wine.
About THIS Wine: The wine is purple in the glass with strong notes of tomato, cooking spice, and green pepper on the nose. Green pepper and red fruit make up the palate. The finish is flat and kind of unpleasant, perhaps as a result of the cooking.
Drinking This Wine: This is definitely steak wine. The finish is too harsh for sipping.
Overall Impression: This is not a great bottle but neither is it terrible and the price is certainly right. For anyone buying for religious reasons it is a good value. For the rest of us it is reasonable for the price.
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