[Avodah] What does mevushal mean?

[Prof. Levine]

 From http://www.royalwine.com/frequently-asked-questions#5

Mevushal is perhaps the most misunderstood term in the kosher wine tradition.

In Hebrew, mevushal means literally boiled. 
However, mevushal wines are not heated to a 
boiling temperature. Thanks to modern-day 
technology, mevushal wines are flash-pasteurized 
to a temperature that meets the requirements of 
an overseeing rabbi. The technique does not 
noticeably harm the wine. In fact, 
flash-pasteurization is used at a number of very 
well known non-kosher wineries, where it is 
thought to improve certain aromatics.

For Jews, however, the technique simply alters 
the spiritual quality of a kosher wine, making it 
less susceptible to ritual proscription. That 
means anyone­whether kosher or not­can open a 
bottle of mevushal wine and have it retain its 
kosher status. Non-mevushal, wines are more 
sensitive to religious constraints and must be 
opened and poured only by Sabbath-observant Jews.

Note the statements "The technique does not 
noticeably harm the wine. In fact, 
flash-pasteurization is used at a number of very 
well known non-kosher wineries, where it is 
thought to improve certain aromatics."

YL

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