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As Americans drink much less wine, kosher demand stays strong

JL;DR SUMMARY As the American wine industry faces a downturn with decreasing demand, the kosher wine market remains resilient, buoyed by the ritualistic role of wine in Jewish culture. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish RitualsPassoverKosher WineBartenuraIsraeli WinesWine IndustryHerzog Wine CellarsAmerican Wine MarketRoyal WineWine Consumption Trends

Places mentioned

Oxnard, California, United States
"Herzog Wine Cellars in Oxnard, California, that resilience is apparent on the production floor."
Berkeley, California, United States
"At Covenant, a boutique kosher winery in Berkeley, California, the trend looks similar."
New Jersey, United States
"Royal Wine, the largest distributor of kosher wine in the United States, is used to seeing year-over-year growth in the double digits, according to Jay Buchsbaum, a vice president at the New Jersey-based company."
Napa Valley, California, United States
"Bottles range from $13 table wines to $300 Napa Valley releases, sourced from top vineyards across California."
California, United States
"A view of the one the many vineyards supplying Herzog Wine Cellars, the flagship winery of the Royal Wine, largest distributor of kosher wines in the United States."
Texas, United States
"In states like Texas, he said, that audience has become a meaningful and growing segment of the market."

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