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When I think about Jewish holidays, I think about the oil burning for eight days and the plagues descending on the Egyptians and all that. But I also think about Manischewitz matzo and their matzo ball soup mix and I think about Manischewitz wine. If you’re not familiar with it, it’s absurdly, grotesquely sweet. It is not good wine. Some people find it undrinkable. And yet for many, even those same people who find it undrinkable, a Jewish holiday just isn’t complete without a bottle of Manischewitz.
By: Jeremy Glass | Updated: Feb 3, 2021 Manischewitz wine comes in several flavors, including concord grape, cherry and blackberry. Manischewitz
You know a product has become a staple when its brand name replaces the generic term within the public s vocabulary. Popsicles, Crockpots, Q-tips and of course there s Manischewitz.
As the de facto go-to brand of kosher wine for Jews and Gentiles alike, the Manischewitz Company has led the charge on traditional Jewish foods since the late 1800s when Rabbi Dov Behr Manischewitz opened a small matzo bakery in Cincinnati. Now 130 years later, the Manischewitz Company does way more than produce the sweet, tart, low-priced wine. It s also king when it comes to kosher cookies, soups, gefilte fish and way more. But how did it get into the wine-making business?