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Kosher wine () is grape wine produced according to Judaism's religious law, specifically, Jewish dietary laws (''kashrut''). To be considered kosher, a Sabbath-observant Jew(s) must supervise and handle the entire winemaking process, from the time the grapes are crushed until the wine is bottled and any ingredients used, including finings, must be kosher.〔T. Goldberg ''"(Picking the perfect Passover wine )"'' MSNBC, April 19th, 2004.〕 Wine that is described as "kosher for Passover" must have been kept free from contact with chametz, examples being grain, bread and dough.〔 When kosher wine is produced, marketed and sold commercially, it must have the ''hechsher'' ("seal of approval") of a kosher certification agency, or of an authoritative rabbi who is preferably also a ''posek'' ("decisor" of Jewish law), or be supervised by a ''beth din'' ("Jewish religious court of law"). 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, Germany, 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. ==History== The use of wine has a long history in Judaism, dating back to biblical times. Archeological evidence shows that wine was produced throughout ancient Israel. The traditional and religious use of wine continued within the Jewish diaspora community. In the United States, kosher wines came to be associated with sweet Concord wines produced by wineries founded by Jewish immigrants to New York. Beginning in the 1980s, a trend towards producing dry, premium-quality kosher wines began with the revival of the Israeli wine industry. Today kosher wine is produced not only in Israel but throughout the world, including premium wine areas like Napa Valley and the St-Emilion region of Bordeaux.〔J. Robinson (ed) ''"The Oxford Companion to Wine"'' Third Edition pg 383 Oxford University Press 2006 ISBN 0-19-860990-6〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kosher wine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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