Kosher L'Pesach wines

Reuven Subar (SUBAR@ohr.israel.net)
Sun, 18 Aug 1996 17:19:46 -0200

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mbester@interlog.com (Meir Bester) wrote:
> How can wine be kosher for passover, since the
> essence of wine-making involves the use of yeast (to ferment the
> grapes). Isn't this leaven?

The only leavened products (chametz) forbidden on Passover are
leavened products made from the following five grains: Wheat,
Oats, Barley, Rye, and Spelt (have I spelt that right?).
[Maimonides, Yad HaChazaka ch. 5] Yeast is typically cultured from
fruit fungus, often grapes, and is permitted on passover.

Reuven Subar
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