[Avodah] Ta'aroves of yayn mevushal

[Zev Sero]

Madjsolomon at aol.com wrote:
> In answer to Rabbi Wolpe's question it is important to recognise that no 
> issur has been made. However, there is a question of whether bittul 
> occurs in Heter b'heter (as noted by Shach 22 on YD 99). In that case 
> the milk 'fell' into the water (Lashon Bedieved, but Lechatchila this is 
> assur as noted by the Beit Meir) and that later on, the problem is only 
> a question of ta'am. However, in his first comment on YD 299, the Shach 
> makes it clear that where concerns exist other than ta'am, then bittul 
> of heter b'heter does not work. As such I presume that you may not mix 
> in mevushal wine. However, I would be keen to learn if this is not the 
> case.

This is not at all on topic.  Lav hanidon domeh lara'ayah.  The question
here is not one of bitul at all.  RRW is not seeking to be mevatel the
non-mevushal wine in the mevushal, which would require *at least* a rov.
Rather, he is trying to render the non-mevushal wine unfit for nisuch.
It is certainly permitted to do so, lechatchilah; after all, that is
exactly what we do when we create yayin mevushal.  RRW's question is
whether there is a less drastic way to do it, by adding mevushal wine
to the non-mevushal.  Is there some proportion of mevushal wine,
presumably *less* than a rov, that renders the entire wine unfit for
nisuch?  I don't know the answer, but it's a legitimate question.


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