Jeff Morgan, co-founder of Covenant Wines, gave up jazz and the tenor sax for kosher winemaking. Now he’s combining his two loves with an outdoor music series.
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Want to go wine tasting? You can try more wine on a day trip to Berkeley than to Napa or Sonoma
There are now eight wineries in a two-block area in West Berkeley, with four others just a few hundred feet away.
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Bites: The Half Orange is closing, Umami Mart’s Matsuri Festival, La Marcha wines
Find out the latest food news, updates and events happening in the East Bay.
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Event: Jewish winemaker talk at JCC East Bay Jan. 19
Nosh’s Alix Wall will lead a discussion and wine tasting with three Bay Area winemakers Jan. 19.
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Photos: It’s harvest time at Berkeley’s wineries
Crush season means taking delivery of grapes, de-stemming and crushing them, by foot or machine, and getting the fermentation started.
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Joyce Goldstein dinner launches ‘Illuminoshi’ group
At a dinner at Berkeley’s Covenant Wines, a new group of Jewish food professionals called the “Illuminoshi” sampled recipes from Joyce Goldstein’s new cookbook — they were impressed.
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Winemakers pick Valentine’s sips and food pairings
East Bay winemakers’ choices for Valentine’s Day imbibing run the gamut from bubbly to deep Zins, and to eat: anything from oysters to Girl Scout cookies!
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New cookbook heralds renaissance in Jewish dining
Jodie and Jeff Morgan, owners of Berkeley’s Covenant Winery, have published a kosher cookbook with the added bonus of suggested wine pairings.
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A kosher harvest at Covenant Winery in Berkeley
Covenant is making its first wine in Berkeley after moving from Napa — kosher, but not just for Jews says co-owner Jeff Morgan.
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Kosher Covenant Wines leaves Napa for Berkeley
There aren’t many kosher wine makers, and Jeff Morgan’s Covenant, which is moving from Napa to Berkeley, is considered one of the best.