Monday, April 18, 2011

Gulpon's short guide to Passover drinking...

For Passover, in addition to your 'every day' Kosher, there are pretty strict special holiday rules in place where all food and wine must be certified as Kosher for Passover, meaning they contain no leavened food or grains.
A famous department store kosher kingpin Manischewitz brand of sugared juice wine became synonymous with traditional Jewish holiday drinking. And while that blockbuster Manischewitz drink is as hard to call wine as it is to pronounce, it works perfectly well for all your ceremonial needs. For all gentiles we recommend to try this beverage at least once, preferably under a supervision of a more experienced  Jewish friend -  Go ahead, live a little! - pick up a $4.99 bottle of their famous Blackberry variety - it will look very traditional and will be an absolute treat for anyone over 70 and younger then 18 at your Passover table. but please remember that old school Manischewitz is not your only option!
Any wino marked 'Kosher for Passover' should work, and if you are invited to a Passover Seder (a high calorie/cholesterol traditional Jewish Passover dinner)  - make sure you bring a good kosher bottle, you can enjoy like an adult. Some of your favorite wineries will produce a special Passover batch, for example I am writing this and sampling a great bottle of Chateau Labegorce Margaux 2005 from our local vine shop...btw, I've researched my purchase using www.kosherwine.com and reviews turned out to be very accurate.
Here at Gulpon we are very big fans of the hard liqueur, and we are confident, you are going to be okay if you can pick up a bottle of a grain free vodka distilled from from potato or grape or a nice bottle of European casket Scotch... or... You can send a virtual drink to all your friends using our new Gulpon's virtual drink app!
Have a Kosher Passover!

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