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| Binah Blanc de Blancs sparkling wine, a fine pairing with any potato latke. (Courtesy of Jules Polonetsky) |
Chanukah is a sommelier's playground, since the holiday menu is built on salt, fat and sugar. My December column pairs kosher wines with the big three of the Chanukah table: latkes, doughnuts and chocolate gelt.
Team Sour Cream and Team Applesauce get different answers, and I make the case for Riesling, the misunderstood hero of kosher wine, whose balance of sweetness and acidity handles applesauce and fried potato at once. I also tackle the tricky jelly doughnut and finish with a wine that embraces milk chocolate rather than fighting it.
Read the full column in Washington Jewish Week: 8 Nights, 4 Pairings: Wine for Chanukah
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