Communion wine?

[frogman80]

Side note about sulfites… all wines contain them, as it is produced from the yeast during fermentation. In the US wines that contain more than 10 mg/liter get a label that says “Contains Sulfites.” This does not necessarily mean that sulfites have been added.

waterhouse.ucdavis.edu/winecomp/so2.htm

Those who make wine… check the yest data sheets… many of them mention amounts of SO2 typically produced.

 

[Br.Rich_SFO]

Phemie;3038507:

We use red wine and the woman who washes our altar linens would kiss the ground if we switched to white. QUOTE]



We use red, but I’ve seen white used.

Does anyone know what type might have been used at the instution of the Eucharist by Jesus? I’m woefully ignorant of the holy land types of grapes.

Most likely Red, they would not have gone through the step of removing the red skins which most wine grapes have. Just a guess

 

[johnnykins]

Newbie2;3040182:

Most likely Red, they would not have gone through the step of removing the red skins which most wine grapes have. Just a guess

Certainly it was most probably red. However, the skins are not “removed” as such to make white wine. With white wines the grapes are pressed so that the juice is extracted, and the skins are thereby separated. This requires a press - some sort of sieve that allows the juice to flow out while the skins, pips and stalks stay behind. The more ancient, and easier method, is where the grapes are crushed (stomped, crushed with a stick, etc.) meaning the skins, pips, etc., are all are left in contact with the juice thereby imparting the color and tannins typical of reds.