[Avodah] yayin mevushal

[Micha Berger]

On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 09:58:06AM +0200, Eli Turkel wrote:
: RSZA paskens that pasteurization is not enough to make wine yayin mevushal
: as it doesnt affect the taste of the wine.
: RMF says it is yayin mevushal and that is the heter these wine companies
: use.

RMF is at IM YD 2:25, 3:31.

AIUI, ROY (Yabia Omer 8 YD 15) and RSZA (Minchas Shelomo 1:25) are
arguing bedavqa because pasturization is in a sealed vat. So that not
only doesn't the taste change, but the wine vapor returns to the wine
and no volume is lost. It would seem the Shach defines mevushal by that
change of volume, not taste. RSZA mentions WRT taste that the fact that
wine connoseurs can tell the difference is insufficient. Which means that
today, with finer kosher wines and people who learned to appreciate them,
there is a question as to whether enough people became vinophiles for
RSZA's uqimta not to hold. But again, if you aren't concerned about the
Shach and volume.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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