Andy Meyrowitz is the beverage director and sommelier at The Wine Harvest and The Wine Harvest at Park Potomac, a profession he has enjoyed for over 10 years. He studied hospitality at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and received his First Level Sommelier certificate from the Court of Master Sommeliers. Andy thrives on connecting his professional passion to his love of Jewish tradition, culture and community. As a specialist of alcoholic beverages, he always tries to focus each drink with the right situation, connecting this to his Jewish upbringing where there was wine on the table on Friday and Saturday nights for Shabbat, Passover and in other times of celebration as well as mourning. For Andy, moderation is the key to a happy life of enjoying wine.
The holiday of Tu b’Shevat is known as the New Year for the Trees. In celebration of this holiday, it is customary for people to eat fruits and nuts from the trees and drink wines that are sweeter and fruity as well. I have picked out some wines that will pair well with fruits and…
Two great types of sparkling wines that I love are Kraemer Brut and Louis de Sacy Brut Grand Cru from Champagne, France.
With four glasses of wine at the seder, expert advice can quadruple your pleasure. Pairings of white, red, sweet and dry wines help you celebrate freedom not only from slavery, but also from the mundane.
Move over Concord grape! Our wine guru made a trip to the Kosher Food and Wine Experience in New York and came home with some palate-pleasing wines that take the four cups to tasty new heights.
It’s hard to believe that there’s a Jewish holiday that tells us to drink until you cannot tell the difference between the names of Haman (the villain) and Mordecai (the hero along with Esther), but it’s all part of celebrating Purim.
New Year’s resolutions have come in and out of people’s heads, but I have come up with one that is very easy and obtainable. This year’s you may want to consider drinking some fun and affordable wines which actually seem to have some health benefits when drunk in moderation! The wines I have showcased in…
Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, is also the Festival of Fried Foods, and finding the right wines for all that oily food is not so easy. When considering fried foods and wine, I focus on white wines because of their acidic levels and their clean fruit and mineral notes. Here are two wines that will…
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