## Bava Batra Daf 97b

###### Bava Batra 97b:1
[Bava Batra 97b:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/97b:1)

דְּאָמַר רָבָא: סוֹחֵט אָדָם אֶשְׁכּוֹל שֶׁל עֲנָבִים, וְאוֹמֵר עָלָיו קִידּוּשׁ הַיּוֹם!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**As Rava says: A person may squeeze** the juice from **a cluster of grapes and** then **recite the sanctification of the** Shabbat **day over it.**


###### Bava Batra 97b:2
[Bava Batra 97b:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/97b:2)

וְאֶלָּא לְמַעוֹטֵי מִפִּיהָ וּמִשּׁוּלֶיהָ? וְהָא תָּנֵי רַבִּי חִיָּיא: מִפִּיהָ וּמִשּׁוּלֶיהָ לֹא יָבִיא, וְאִם הֵבִיא – כָּשֵׁר!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rather,** Rav’s statement is **to exclude** wine that is taken **from** the **mouth of** the barrel, which has scum floating in it, **and** wine taken **from** the **bottom of** the barrel, which contains the pomace. The Gemara challenges this: **But didn’t Rabbi Ḥiyya teach: One may not bring** wine that is taken **from** the **mouth of** the barrel **or from** the **bottom of** the barrel as a libation *ab initio*, **but if one brought** it as a libation **it is valid** after the fact? Accordingly, it should be fit for use for the sanctification of the Shabbat day.


###### Bava Batra 97b:3
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וְאֶלָּא לְמַעוֹטֵי יַיִן כּוּשִׁי; בּוֹרֵק; הֵילִיסְטוֹן; שֶׁל מַרְתֵּף; שֶׁל צִמּוּקִים? וְהָא תַּנְיָא: בְּכוּלָּן לֹא יָבִיא, וְאִם הֵבִיא – כָּשֵׁר!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rather,** Rav’s statement is **to exclude black wine, *borek*** wine, **sweet wine [*heiliston*],** wine **from** the **cellar,** and wine made **from raisins.** The Gemara challenges: **But isn’t it taught** in a *baraita*: **With regard to all of** these types of wine, **one may not bring** them as a libation *ab initio*, **but if one brought** one of them as a libation **it is valid** after the fact. Accordingly, it should be fit for use for the sanctification of the Shabbat day.


###### Bava Batra 97b:4
[Bava Batra 97b:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/97b:4)

וְאֶלָּא לְמַעוֹטֵי יַיִן קוֹסֵס; מָזוּג; מְגוּלֶּה; וְשֶׁל שְׁמָרִים; וְשֶׁרֵיחוֹ רַע – דְּתַנְיָא: בְּכוּלָּן לֹא יָבִיא, וְאִם הֵבִיא – פָּסוּל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rather,** Rav’s statement serves **to exclude souring wine, diluted** wine, wine that has been left **uncovered,** as there is a concern that a snake may have injected its venom into it, **and** wine made **from** grape **pomace, and** wine that has a **foul odor. As it is taught** in a *baraita*: **With regard to all of** these types of wine, **one may not bring** them as a libation, **and if one brought** one of them as a libation, **it is disqualified.**


###### Bava Batra 97b:5
[Bava Batra 97b:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/97b:5)

לְמַעוֹטֵי מַאי? אִי לְמַעוֹטֵי קוֹסֵס, פְּלוּגְתָּא דְּרַבִּי יוֹחָנָן וְרַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן לֵוִי הִיא!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks again: Rav’s statement serves **to exclude which** of these types of wine? **If** one suggests Rav intended **to exclude souring** wine, that cannot be, as the status of wine that tastes like wine but has the odor of vinegar **is the** subject of a **dispute between Rabbi Yoḥanan and Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi** (96a).


###### Bava Batra 97b:6
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אִי לְמַעוֹטֵי מָזוּג, עַלּוֹיֵי עַלְּיֵיהּ – דְּאָמַר רַבִּי יוֹסֵי בְּרַבִּי חֲנִינָא: מוֹדִים חֲכָמִים לְרַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר בְּכוֹס שֶׁל בְּרָכָה, שֶׁאֵין מְבָרְכִין עָלָיו עַד שֶׁיִּתֵּן לְתוֹכוֹ מַיִם!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**If** one suggests that Rav’s statement serves **to exclude diluted** wine, why would such wine be disqualified for the sanctification of the Shabbat day? Diluting wine **is an improvement of it, as Rabbi Yosei, son of Rabbi Ḥanina, says:** Even though the Rabbis disagree with Rabbi Eliezer and hold that over undiluted wine one recites the blessing: Who created the fruit of the vine, nevertheless the **Rabbis concede to Rabbi Eliezer with regard to a cup** used **for a blessing,** such as the cup of wine over which Grace after Meals is recited, **that one does not recite** the **blessing over it until he adds water to it** to make it palatable.


###### Bava Batra 97b:7
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אִי לְמַעוֹטֵי מְגוּלֶּה, סַכָּנָה הִיא!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**If** one suggests that Rav’s statement serves **to exclude** wine that has been left **uncovered,** it would be unnecessary for Rav to teach this, because such wine, which **is dangerous** to drink, as a snake may have injected its venom into it, is already forbidden.


###### Bava Batra 97b:8
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אִי לְמַעוֹטֵי שֶׁל שְׁמָרִים, הֵיכִי דָמֵי? אִי דִּרְמָא תְּלָתָא וַאֲתָא אַרְבְּעָה, חַמְרָא מְעַלְּיָא הוּא! אִי דִּרְמָא תְּלָתָא וַאֲתָא תְּלָתָא וּפַלְגָא, פְּלוּגְתָּא דְּרַבָּנַן וַאֲחֵרִים הִיא!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**If** one suggests that Rav’s statement serves **to exclude** wine made **from pomace, what are the circumstances? If** it is referring to a case **where one poured three** jugs of water over the pomace **and** the volume of the resulting beverage **came to four** jugs, that **is** considered **full-fledged wine,** which may certainly be used for the sanctification of the Shabbat day. **If** it is referring to **where one poured three** jugs of water over the pomace, **and** the resulting beverage **came to three and a half** jugs, this **is the** subject of a **dispute** between **the Rabbis and *Aḥerim*,** and the *halakha* is in accordance with the opinion of the Rabbis, who rule that it is not regarded as wine.


###### Bava Batra 97b:9
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אֶלָּא לְמַעוֹטֵי שֶׁרֵיחוֹ רַע. וְאִיבָּעֵית אֵימָא: לְעוֹלָם לְמַעוֹטֵי מְגוּלֶּה – וְאַף עַל גַּב דְּעַבְּרֵיהּ בִּמְסַנֶּנֶת כְּרַבִּי נְחֶמְיָה, אֲפִילּוּ הָכִי – ״הַקְרִיבֵהוּ נָא לְפֶחָתֶךָ הֲיִרְצְךָ אוֹ הֲיִשָּׂא פָנֶיךָ״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rather,** Rav’s statement serves **to exclude** wine **that** has **a foul odor. And if you wish, say** that **actually** his statement serves **to exclude** wine that has been left **uncovered, and** it teaches the novelty that **even though one passes it through a sieve, in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabbi Neḥemya** (see *Terumot* 8:7), **nevertheless,** it still may not be used for the sanctification of the Shabbat day. This is because it is disrespectful to use inferior wine for a mitzva, as derived from the verse in which God rebukes the Jewish people for offering lame animals as offerings: **“Present it now unto your governor; will he be pleased with you or will he accept your person?** says the Lord of hosts” (Malachi 1:8).


###### Bava Batra 97b:10
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בְּעָא מִינֵּיהּ רַב כָּהֲנָא חֲמוּהּ דְּרַב מְשַׁרְשְׁיָא מֵרָבָא: חֲמַר חִוַּורְיָין, מַהוּ? אֲמַר לֵיהּ: ״אַל תֵּרֶא יַיִן כִּי יִתְאַדָּם״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Kahana, father-in-law of Rav Mesharshiyya, asked Rava:** With regard to using **white wine** for libations and for the sanctification of the Shabbat day, **what is** the *halakha*? **He said to him** in response that the verse states: **“Do not look upon the wine when it is red,** when it gives its color in the cup, when it glides down smoothly” (Proverbs 23:31), which indicates that red wine is considered to be of a superior quality.


###### Bava Batra 97b:11
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קַנְקַנִּים בַּשָּׁרוֹן וְכוּ׳. תָּאנָא: פִּיטָסוֹת נָאוֹת וּמְגוּפָּרוֹת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The mishna teaches: When purchasing **jugs** of wine **in the Sharon** region, he accepts upon himself that up to ten inferior-quality jugs may be present in each hundred jugs purchased. **It was taught** in a *baraita*: The buyer must accept ten inferior-quality jugs in one hundred only when even those ten **inferior-quality jugs** are **beautiful and sealed with pitch** to strengthen them.


###### Bava Batra 97b:12
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**מַתְנִי׳** הַמּוֹכֵר יַיִן לַחֲבֵירוֹ, וְהֶחְמִיץ – אֵינוֹ חַיָּיב בְּאַחְרָיוּתוֹ. וְאִם יָדוּעַ שֶׁיֵּינוֹ מַחְמִיץ – הֲרֵי זֶה מִקָּח טָעוּת. וְאִם אָמַר לוֹ: ״יַיִן

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** If one **sells wine to another and** then **it sours,** the seller **does not bear** financial **responsibility for its** loss. **But if it is known** of this seller **that his wine** always **sours, then this** sale **is a mistaken transaction,** i.e., one based upon false assumptions, as the buyer intended to purchase wine that would maintain its quality; therefore, the seller must reimburse the buyer. **And if** the seller **said to** the buyer: It is **wine**