[Avodah] Ta'aroves of yayn mevushal

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

Rabbi Rich Wolpoe asked:
> I open a bottle of nonmevushal wine. Q: in order to avoid
> contamination by a non-Jew may I mix in mevushal wine? Or
> must I mevashel the original wine by itself?

Rabbi Binyomin Forst's "The Laws of Kashrus" (ArtScroll) writes (pg 63): "Yayin nesech, due to its association with avodah zarah, cannot become batel in any amount of wine. It can become batel, however with other foods in a sixty to one ratio - batel b'shishim. (Rambam [Maachalos Asuros] 15:6)"

Unfortunately for your question, he does not say whether or not this would also apply to stam yaynam.

Akiva Miller

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