Transcription-Based Article: Celebrating Tu B'Shvat with Wine from Around the World

As we gather virtually to celebrate Tu B'Shvat, also known as the "New Year of Trees," I'm excited to share this special holiday with you. Gabe and I are here, donning our social distancing masks, ready to embark on a culinary journey through some exquisite wines from around the world.

First up, we have the Ramón Cordova Albariño from Spain, a wine that defies conventional wisdom. Most wineries claim that selecting grapes at dawn is key to producing exceptional wine. However, this particular Albariño was picked at sunset, resulting in an interesting yellow, slight gold hue. With herbaceous and grassy notes, it also exhibits citrusy flavors, making for a truly unique taste experience.

As we prepare for Tu B'Shvat ahead, our next wine selection is from France's Cote d'Or region, specifically from the Ron Valley. This Château Cénac-Prieur San is a blend of 70% Grenache and 30% Syrah, aged without oak barrels to preserve its natural fruitiness. What makes this wine particularly special is that it falls under the "heritage swirl" category, one of the seven species traditionally eaten during Tu B'Shvat celebrations in Israel. As a fruity wine with creaminess on both the nose and palate, it's a perfect match for those looking to indulge in some stone fruit flavors.

Now, we're moving on to our Israeli wine selection, which wouldn't be complete without featuring a flagship from one of Israel's top wineries – Shiloh Privé. This affordable yet high-quality wine boasts lively cherry dark fruit flavors and an unexpected note of tannin, making it a standout in its price range. With a retail value of around $20-$25, this wine is perfect for gatherings large or small, offering something for everyone.

A lesser-known gem from Israel's winemaking scene is the Murad Fruit Wine series. Murad Winery specializes in creating wines using fruits that are not grapes, such as lychee and passion fruit. These unique flavors are sure to intrigue even the most discerning palates. As part of our efforts to bring people together through food and wine, we're excited to feature these Israel-made wines, representing a connection between the Jewish communities across different countries.

Last but certainly not least, we have something truly special – Herzog Wine Cellars' Field Blend from their own vineyards at Prince Vineyard in Clarksburg. This unique blend comprises over a dozen grape varieties, carefully crafted by winemaker Jor Hurley to create an enchanting experience for the senses. The moment it hits your glass, you're enveloped in aromas of cream and fruit, earthy undertones, and exotic red fruits – a true symphony on the palate.

As we close this special episode of celebrating Tu B'Shvat with wine from around the world, I want to reiterate our core goal: bringing people together through shared moments like these. As we enjoy these exceptional wines, let's take a moment to appreciate the beauty and diversity that they represent – not just in their individual flavors but also in the stories behind them, reflecting the rich tapestry of cultures worldwide.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enmy jay books now i'm here with my social distancing mask and uh gabe and i are going to do another delicious swirl for you right before tu b'shvat gabe so we have some great wines for uh tu bishwat uh wines from all over the world we want to bring people together uh even if it's only virtually uh the the the holiday of tubishvat is something very very special and very meaningful and the wine has a lot to do with it we're going to start with the ramon cordova albarino which is a really really special wine from spain most wineries will tell you that if they want to really do it right they pick the grapes right before dawn the albarino is just the opposite they're actually picking the wine at sunset it's got an interesting yellow slight gold to it herbaceous grassy and at the same time citrusy i gotta make fun of you herbaceous i did it for you all right thank you thank you thank you so much all right so the next one we're going to taste uh ahead of tuberculat we're gonna go with a french wine chateau ceniac priyosan it's from cote d'ion the ron valley in france over here 70 grenache 30 syrah this wine was not aged in oak barrels so you get all the fruit fruit fruit fruit grapes are one of the seven species of heritage swirl which most people have the minhack the custom to eat on tubiswet and we say bury pragefen and i like to choose you know a fruity wine on top of that to uh to enjoy it also has a creaminess to the nose and in the mouth it has that stone fruit flavor that you get from those dried fruits and the nuts there's a nuttiness even in this that is like perfect i think it would be like you know how people match wine and food this is a great match for some wine in those nuts and maybe that stone fruit that you get on on tu b'shvat the next wine we must have a wine from here at israel you do a show for tu b'shvat and you don't have israeli wine come on so this is the shiloh privilege and this is great value wine retails for around 20 to 25 dollars it's also a bushel so if you have a large group and you know you have a large hopefully so you know soon or even if you're it's your own nuclear family that is a larger group and i like the lively cherry dark fruit flavors that you get from this you also get for an inexpensive wine you also get those tannins even though it's uh relatively inexpensive uh the least expensive wine from shiloh it's usually one of my favorites wow you know what's interesting you know we we got a bunch of wines here but wait a minute i know there's a group of fruit wines from israel that we're not showing we have discussed the murad wines in the past murad winery in israel specializes in uh wines that are made from fruits which are not grapes they do lychee they do passion fruit but they're all shahakal correct they're all shihaka and you've got to make a prayer guffin and they're all from israel and one of the main themes that we're trying to put together today especially in these times is bringing the world together and there are jews in spain and there are jews in france and there are certainly lots of jews in israel and last but not least is the last one which i'm going to introduce if it's okay with you gabe and that's our choreograph from the herzog's own very special vineyard this is wine that's made from at least a dozen different grapes it's what we call let me pour for you it's what we call a field blend it's made from herzog's own estate vineyards prince vineyard in clarksburg and there's like so many different types of grapes in there oh my gosh and there's so many different types of smells going on i get some cream and i get some fruit and i get some earth and i get some oh my gosh red fruit exotic fruit and the concept of bringing everybody together when he makes this wine jor hurley man the winemaker is like a conductor of his orchestra and you have like so many different instruments and bringing it together you know beautifully you get a beautiful melody and this is the image that corresponds perfectly to this wine and everybody bring your fruits together bring all the disparate uh different flavors together and mainly let's bring us all together for a great tube ishvat whether it's on zoom or in person and uh stay safe and stay healthy high and happy to be sweat\n"