New York Rabbi Teams Up With Winemaker

Through a member of his congregation at the Chabad of the Tri-Valley, CA Rabbi Resnick hooked-up with Livermore Valley winemaker Mitchell Katz, whose winery turns out some of the valley's esteemed vintages. Though Katz isn't Jewish, he was open to something new. Katz decided to throw in the grapes, the machinery and the know-how to the fledgling winemaker, with the understanding all the sweat and elbow grease would be handled by Rabbi Resnick.

The pair hopes to turn-out about seventy cases of kosher cabernet in time for the 2013 Rosh Hashanah. Resnick is holding a contest to let his congregation choose a name for the wine, which he claims will be the first kosher wine produced in Livermore.