Celebrate Passover with These 14 Kosher Wines Up to 92 Points

At sundown on April 22, Jewish people all over the world will begin celebrating Passover. The seder (meaning "order" in Hebrew) is a ceremonial dinner that tells the story of the Jewish people’s journey to freedom from slavery through prayers, food and, yes, wine. In fact, wine is such an integral part of the Passover seder that drinking four full glasses is explicitly written into the ceremony. But for a holiday that embraces food and wine so wholeheartedly, there is still confusion around what wines are appropriate to serve.

Today, producers are making more high-quality kosher wines than ever before, so there's much more available than the traditional bottle of Manischewitz (a sweet red wine produced from the Concord grape and associated with Jewish religious celebrations). Star producers throughout Israel’s diverse regions, like Tzora in the Judean Hills and Golan Heights Winery in Galilee, push quality higher every year, even in times of extreme turmoil. Supporting Israeli winemakers by purchasing their wines today does not mean sacrificing quality; their best bottlings are on the same level as top wines made anywhere.

This lineup includes the Domaine du Castel Grand Vin Haute-Judée 2020, one of the top scorers, which is sleek with mineral, red fruit, black plum and cedar notes. Read on to get our score and full tasting note for this wine and 13 others!

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