Q&A: Visiting a Winery
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Visiting a Winery
Question
Hello Rabbi.
Visiting a winery where all the workers are Jewish but there is no kashrut certificate — is that okay or not okay? I mean going there for tastings and so on.
Answer
Okay in what sense? There’s no problem with visiting, but tasting is a problem. If there is no kashrut certificate, there may be issues of tithes, orlah, (or handling by Jews who desecrate the Sabbath), etc.