This wine is kosher for Passover, but not recommended. An odd, medicinal note on the nose. The fruit is vegetal (sauerkraut?) and industrial. Yuck. There is a saying that you should never cook with a wine you wouldn't drink; this wine went into the pot, but I hesitated before doing so, which tells you something. Grade: D
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