The Herzog family, making wine for generations, trace their winemaking origins back to Philip Herzog. He made wine in Slovakia for the Austro-Hungarian court more than a century ago. Philip’s wines were so appreciated by Emperor Franz-Josef, that the emperor made Philip a baron. Baron Philip made both kosher and non-kosher wines. The kosher wines were made in a separate cellar and tasted like his non-kosher wines. The wines were made in the same basic manner. However, the kosher wines required a Jewish, Sabbath-observant cellar crew.