[Avodah] Yayin mevushal

[Zev Sero]

On 16/01/2011 2:25 PM, martin brody wrote:
>>>  As I understand it, according to many authorities, if a non-Jew
>>>  handles yayin mevushal this does not render it non-Kosher.

>>  That is according to all authorities.
  
> This is not quite correct. There is an opinion(and I'll try to find the
> source) that that if the cooking process does not actually affect the
> wine/grape juice, making it noticeably inferior, it cannot be touched
> by a non-Jew.

How is that in any way relevant?  How does it make what I wrote "not quite
correct"?   I stand by my words: There are *no* authorities who forbid
yayin mevushal that has been handled by a nochri.  How to determine when
wine is mevushal is a completely different matter.

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