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This is a peak time of year for both the wine trade and Jewish wine drinkers in New York, London, Paris and in Israel. Rosh Hashanah rivals Passover as the wine buying peak of the year. Wineries are geared to sales, even whilst being frantically busy with the harvest, and supermarkets and wine stores will be cooking up attractive promotions. It is a wine buyers dream. Large family meals will be arranged. It is one of those occasions which is an opportunity to meet and get-together, as much as anything else. Wine is central. Much of the Jewish religion is celebrated around a table with your nearest and dearest and wine is used both to sanctify the festival and celebrate the occasion.