By ELIZABETH DOWNER, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

QUEBEC CITY, Quebec -- It should be no surprise that this quaint city on the St. Lawrence River is a food lover's paradise. It is, after all, the cradle of French culture in North America, and everyone knows the French practically invented gastronomy.

It is no secret that today's kosher wines can be the equal of any fine wine and can come from vineyards anywhere wine is made. And indeed, frequently they are made from grapes grown in the same vineyards as their non-kosher kin and the two are virtual twins. Each year at this time, I taste an assortment of kosher wines and each year, there is a perceptible improvement in quality.