History

• Bessarabia: Jews and the wine trade The Jews of Bessarabia did not merely trade in wine; they owned vineyards, contrary to a common assumption.
• Odesa: a grain port, not a wine port Why the Odesa hub, contrary to expectation, had little to do with wine, and what that means for the region's history.
• Kosher wine in the twentieth century: from sweet to dry Why kosher wine was associated with sweetness for generations, and what changed from the 1980s.
• How a kosher run works The model by which kosher wine is produced at ordinary European wineries.