Kosher Wine
Kosher Wine questions and answers
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Q: good kosher wine to go with brisket at passover?
simple question, I hope:
what's a good kosher wine to go with brisket (and matzo ball soup!) at passover? I am looking for something under 30, probably a red (although I am open) and rather widely available, please.
A: Mogan David
Q: Does wine used over Passover have to be Kosher for Passover?
Or is it all regular kosher wine without need for K for P?
A: Yes!!! It's marked on Label (various) Kashrut symbol and "P" for Pesach. i'm not expert but i suspect process is ensured without Kitniyot or other Chametz beside naturally fermented (without additional yeast) grapes.
Q: How long does kosher wine last?
A: L'Chaium!
Hopefully this helps, and allows you to enjoy your delicious Kosher wine, and with some wonderful food, company, and moments!
Kosher wine, like non Kosher wine, will last well if stored properly and turn into very sacred and blessed, "sour vinegar," if stored poorly. Therefore you want to make sure that your unopened bottle of wine is kept away from heat and light (if you haven't a cellar, that's fine, simply lay it down in a dark closet that isn't directly next to a heating system etc.). You can put a phone book under it's neck to raise it to the proper angle for best storage. (This slight raise will also assure that any sediment in the wine flows downward toward the indented bottom of the bottle, and gathers there, versus flowing throughout your whole beverage, as in the case when the bottle is completely flat).
You should be able to enjoy that wine this evening or on an evening next year, if that's your desire! So enjoy!
And once that wine is open, just like any other wine, it is best savored that day, and if need be, the next day. Preserving open wines for longer than that, regardless of whih tools and toys you have, isn't doing justice to you or to the wine. Life, and this delectable gift, (wine) dictates that you enjoy it fully and in the best way possible! So here is a glass raised to that!
Cheers!
Q: Should you really drink kosher wine when getting drunk or is that wrong?
A: do crack it works better
Q: Do I have to use Kosher wine for Shabbat?
I am wondering cause Shabbat is something I have to study up on, so please answer my questions, give me some advice if you will and give me some sites.
I prefer a sweet wine
A: Yes, and here's a really good site with several articles on Shabbat:
http://www.aish.com/search/aish_search.asp?SearchString=shabbat
Q: what makes kosher wine kosher?
A: I would say the cultivation process of the grape...
But...there is a much longer history...
In general, kashrut deals with avoiding specific forbidden foods, none of which are normally used in winemaking, so it might seem that all wines are automatically "kosher". However, because of wine's special role in many non-Jewish religions, the kashrut laws specify that wine cannot be considered kosher if it might have been used for "idolatry".
Some of these concepts include:
Yayin Nesekh (Wine that has been poured to an idol, or with idolatry in mind.)
Stam Yainom (Wine that may have been touched by someone who might believe in idolatry, but wouldn't have had it in mind at the time of contact.)
When kosher wine is mevushal ("cooked" or "boiled"), it thereby becomes unfit for idolatrous use and will keep the status of kosher wine even if subsequently touched by an idolator. See section below for more details.
Intermingling - There are prohibitions on several foods, including wine, in order to prevent intermingling amongst non-Jews in order to reduce the chances of intermarriage.
In recent times, there has been an increased demand for kosher wines and a number of wine producing countries now produce a wide variety of sophisticated kosher wines under strict rabbinical supervision, particularly in Israel, the United States, France, Italy and South Africa. Two of the world's largest producers and importers of kosher wines, Kedem and Manischewitz, are both based in the northeast of the USA.
Q: Good Kosher wine readily available????
I would Manawitz (sp?) but I understand it is cheap, but only thing I found kosher at the one store I was at, Maybe Kedem's grap juice as well?
A: You could use Kedem's grape juice if you like, but I LOVE Manischewitz. They have a Cream Red Concord (it comes in a different bottle than the regular Manischewitz). It has a little more *kick* to it also! Mmmm... I love kosher wine! (cheap and delicious...)
L'Chaim!
Q: Can an Atheist make Kosher Wine?
Or work within its production?
A: Anyone can make kosher wine.
Just don't add any sugar or sweetener, for that's where the alcohol content comes from.
"Peace be always with you."
Q: are jews allowed to drink alcoholic drinks or can they only drink kosher wine?
A: Alcoholic beverages are parve because they come from plants and so kosher isn't a matter for it. There is only a need for kosher in an alcoholic drink say if they were drinking eggnog, or something else dairy. But beer doesn't need to be kosher, or can any other drink I can think of...and yes we are allowed to drink alcoholic drinks, as long as we don't cause other people harm by doing it. We're also not supposed to get drunk or drink so much as to hurt our bodies.
Q: have you ever had kosher wine?
wow, i think that stuff could knock me out pretty easily
eatonwrite-i hope you realise that kosher is a jewish thing, so not all wine is kosher.
A: Only the very sweet kosher wines, like Manischewitz. The dry wines will not affect a person as much. There are literally dozens of brands and types of kosher wines...
Q: Is there any decent Kosher wine?
That stuff in the screwtop bottle with the rabbi on it that gets trotted out at Passover is no way to honor the Fruit of the Vine.
A: Reduxioli now , huh? come to Greece with me and have some of the good stuff!
we know back home what the nectar of Gods made of!
only the finest for my Solly!
Q: What is a kosher wine?
A: According to Orthodox Judaism
In general, kashrut deals with avoiding specific forbidden foods, none of which are normally used in winemaking, so it might seem that all wines are automatically "kosher". However, because of wine's special role in many non-Jewish religions, the kashrut laws specify that wine cannot be considered kosher if it might have been used for "idolatry".
Some of these concepts include:
Yayin Nesekh (Wine that has been poured to an idol, or with idolatry in mind.)
Stam Yainom (Wine that may have been touched by someone who might believe in idolatry, but wouldn't have had it in mind at the time of contact.)
When kosher wine is mevushal ("cooked" or "boiled"), it thereby becomes unfit for idolatrous use and will keep the status of kosher wine even if subsequently touched by an idolator. See section below for more details.
Intermingling - There are prohibitions on several foods, including wine, in order to prevent intermingling amongst non-Jews in order to reduce the chances of intermarriage.
In recent times, there has been an increased demand for kosher wines and a number of wine producing countries now produce a wide variety of sophisticated kosher wines under strict rabbinical supervision, particularly in Israel, the United States, France, Italy, South Africa, and Australia. Two of the world's largest producers and importers of kosher wines, Kedem and Manischewitz, are both based in the Northeastern United States.
Procedure for production of "Mevushal" wines
As mentioned above, when kosher wine is mevushal ("cooked" or "boiled"), it thereby becomes unfit for idolatrous use and will keep the status of kosher wine even if subsequently touched by an idolator.
Traditionally, this edict was followed literally. The boiling process killed most of the fine mold or "must" on the grapes, and greatly altered the tannins and flavours of the wine. The result was typically a weak, insipid wine. Rather than being full red in colour, it often displayed an opaque, permanganate-coloured tone.
Later, the process was modified to require only that wine be heated to 90 degrees Celsius. (At this temperature, the wine is not bubbling, but it is cooking, in the sense that it will evaporate much more quickly than usual.) This managed to reduce some of the damage done to the wine, but still had a substantial effect on flavour.
Recently, a process called "flash pasteurization" has come of vogue. This method avoids causing the juice of the grapes to simmer or boil, and is said to have a minimal effect on flavour, at least to the casual wine drinker. Indeed, the non-kosher winery Château Beaucastel flash pasteurizes and its wines are considered among the world's finest, although few others have copied this technique. Ironically, relatively flavourful flash pasteurized wines faced resistance in the market as observant Jews had come to associate kosher wine with the traditional pinkish, tea-colored wines.
In most territories, the bulk of kosher wine is supplied by wineries producing both kosher wine and wine for the general market. However, irrespective of the method, the pasteurization process must be overseen by Jewish clerics to ensure the kosher status of the wine. Generally, a team of rabbis will attend the winery to physically tip the fruit into the crush, and operate the pasteurisation equipment. Once the wine emerges from the process, it can be handled and aged in the normal fashion.
Q: Is communion bread and wine Kosher?
A: In the original last supper, yes. It was a Passover Seder. As practiced by modern Christians, not likely.To Orthodox Jews it is my understanding that the touch of a non Jew would defile the bread and wine, therefore no longer Kosher,
Q: Is Yellow Tail wine Kosher?
A: thats what the tv commercial says
Q: Why wine has to be "kosher" and what makes it so?
A: I'm no expert, but my husband used to work in a winery and he would work closely with Rabbis from New York at certain times of the year (I'm in California). He said he was told once by a Rabbi that the only thing that made a wine kosher was that a Rabbi would oversee the production of the wine. It was made with the same ingredients as non-kosher wines, although I've read that all wine made in the U.S. could be considered kosher if just ingredients are taken into consideration. My husband would be the one who did most of the work that went into making the wine. In the words of the Rabbi, “It means that a Rabbi turned on the switch” of the machinery that was used to process the wine. I’m not sure if this is how it works in all wineries, but that’s how it was with my husband’s winery.
As for why it has to be kosher, I think it's because the wine is used for Jewish holidays and rituals.
Edit: One more thing. The Rabbis would also make sure that the wine tanks were thoroughly cleaned before the wine was put into them. The water used to clean the tanks had to be at least 120 degrees Fahrenheit. With non-kosher wines the water temperature doesn't need to be as hot.