The Jewish holiday of Passover begins at sundown on April 12 and ends at nightfall on April 20. The 8-day holiday is celebrated with festive meals in which no leavened bread can be consumed, substituted with matzah. Part of the celebration includes the Seder, a dinner at which the story of Passover told, commemorating the slavery of the Israelites in Egypt and their ultimate exodus to freedom. During the Seder meal, adults consume four cups of wine — pouring out a portion of wine to symbolize the Ten Plagues that befell Egypt during the time of the Exodus. In many homes today, wine is the star of the Passover show. And with a wide selection of award-winning kosher wines available from the best wine-producing regions of the world, there’s a great Passover wine for every palate and budget. And that’s where Royal Wine Corp comes in.
As the largest producer, importer and exporter of kosher wines and spirits, each year Royal Wine Corp sets the trends for Passover at their annual Kosher Food & Wine Experience, the most coveted ticket in the kosher wine industry, and where thousands of bottles of kosher wine and spirits are poured, sipped and savored by retail buyers, caterers, restaurateurs and other industry experts. (The show was launched in 2006 and quickly exploded each year in terms of attendance, exhibitors, venues, and the sheer variety of products showcased.) Gabe Geller, Royal Wine’s director of Public Relations, points to three recent food and wine trends: “the phenomenal growth of foodie culture, the unprecedented mainstreaming of kosher food into the American market, and the burgeoning production of premium kosher wines from around the world.”