Kestenbaum & Company, New York’s premier Auction House of Rare and Antique Judaica, is pleased to present the first ever Auction of Fine and Rare Vintage Kosher Wines.
The Auction will be conducted along with Skyview Wine & Spirits of Riverdale New York. The sale will take place on Thursday, September 22nd at 7pm in the Penthouse Solarium and Terrace of the Roger Smith Hotel located at 501 Lexington Avenue in New York City.
From the dawn of the revolution in premium-quality kosher wines in Israel some decades ago, today there is an ever-increasing surge in fine kosher wine production from wine-producing regions such as Spain, France and California. Kestenbaum’s inaugural auction will reflect this trend by offering an excellent representation of fine kosher wines by the inclusion of rare vintages from across the globe.
Selections from the Kestenbaum Auction include Vintage Capcanes – the Flor de Primavera – from this vineyard-turned-winery in Spain. Capcanes is one of the oldest growers of grapes from the famed Montsant region of Spain and began producing kosher wines in the mid-1990’s with the urging of the Jewish community in Barcelona (pre-auction estimates range from $250-350 per bottle up to $3,000-4,000 per case.)
Several lots in the auction will feature wines produced by Jeff Morgan’s Covenant Winery of Napa Valley, such as a vertical of all Covenant vintages including the 2009 not scheduled to be released until the Fall of 2011 (estimate $1,000-1,500. Lot 55) Also included is a Magnum of Covenant Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Solomon Lot 70, one of only six produced (estimate $900-1,200. Lot 54) The Covenant Winery has received the highest scores ever awarded to a kosher wine from renowned experts such as the Wine Advocate’s Robert Parker.
The auction will also offer a bottle of the historic 1976 Carmel Cabernet Sauvignon. This vintage was the very first fine varietal kosher wine ever produced and was the recipient of numerous awards as the best vintage of the decade (estimate $2,500-3,000. Lot 16.)
Another rarity in the auction is a Imperiale of the 2002 Domaine du Castel Grand Vin signed by the esteemed winemaker Eli Ben-Zaken (estimate $3,000-4,000. Lot 1) During the 2002 harvest, the Castel Winery received kosher certification and has since received great international acclaim from the Wine Advocate, the Wine Spectator, Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book and others.
Additional auction offerings include double-magnum of the Golan Heights Winery’s Yarden Katzrin wine from the years 1990, 1993 and 2000 (estimates average $2,000-3,000.) The Golan Heights Winery is considered by many to have led the fine kosher wine revolution on a grand scale.
As the pioneer auction house of this exciting field, Kestenbaum & Company eagerly anticipates a terrific reaction from the broader public to this very first Auction of Fine & Rare Vintage Kosher Wine. Interest is palpable across the world of wine connoisseurship, and wine-blogs are abuzz with much enthusiastic talk about this new and innovative venture.
A detailed illustrated auction catalog is available three weeks prior to the auction date.
For further information about bidding in the auction or related inquiries, please contact our Director of Marketing, Abby Meyer at (212) 366-1197 or via e-mail: [email protected]
Or on the web www.kestenbaum.net
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