A Vinous Seder

I attended my 2nd ever Passover Seder on Sunday, and it may have been the most progressive and uncommon Seder ever held. But what less could one expect when the host is a Master of Wine? The 7-hour Brooklyn, NY event was attended by 20 people, mostly from the wine trade, only 4 of whom were Jewish. Woven in between an acoustic guitar folk song session, a reading of Dr ML King’s famous March on Washington speech, and the singing of a humorously-novel song about the 10 Plagues of Egypt set to the tune of The 12 Days of Christmas, was a feast like none other. In addition to gefilte fish that tasted like it was served at a Michelin restaurant, and Matzoh ball soup that had Italians begging for the recipe, there was a lineup of knockout, non-kosher wines that some people would have paid to just taste. Feel free to let me know if anyone’s Seder featured 2001 Armand Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin 1er Les Cazetiers, 1997 LeClerc Gevrey-Chambertin 1er La Combe aux Moines, 1996 Giacoma Conterno Barolo, 2004 Argentiera di Bolgheri, 1994 Pesquera Reserva, and 1992 Vintage Niepoort, not to mention 15 other 750ml thrillers. I’m glad I took the train! Thanks, Lisa and Sandy for the generosity, hard work and good humor. –Michael Koehler – http://www.suburbanwines.com/