What makes a wine kosher?
It must be made without preservatives or artificial coloring, and any products used in processing must themselves be certified kosher. Moreover, kosher wines are subject to a strict filtration procedure, in which agents such as gelatin, rice or milk products may not be used.The equipment and machinery must be used exclusively for the production of kosher wines, and only Sabbath-observant Jews may physically handle the grapes, production equipment and wine. According to the teachings of the Midrash, the “forbidden fruit” that Eve ate and which she gave to Adam was the grape from which wine is derived. Kosher wine (Hebrew: יין כשר, yayin kashèr) results only when wine is produced according to Judaism’s religious law, specifically, the Jewish dietary laws of (kashrut, Hebrew: כשרות), and then is known as “kosher wine”. 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, be
