home made wine
Question
Shalom, Last summer I bought some grapes and made some wine. The first step in the process is to de-stem the grapes and lightly crush the fruit. I did this with the use of a machine at a local brew shop. Someone suggested to me that the wine may not be kosher since a goy "turned on" the machine. The machine was clean of all grapes and stems (from other people {not Jewish} using the same machine) and only I touched the grapes/juice/wine from the time they were put into the machine until I bottled it a few months later. I would like to make wine again this fall and I would appreciate your thought on my existing wine and any suggestions for the future. Thank you and Tizqu LeShanim Rabot. Sam
Answer
Answered by Chaim Yisrael AbadiAs long as he didn't drink or pour or open a spigot for the wine, you're ok. Next time turn it on yourself. CYA