## Kitzur Shulchan Arukh Siman 49

###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 49:1
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עַל הַיַּיִן מְבָרְכִין בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן, וּלְאַחֲרָיו עַל הַגֶּפֶן וְכוּ'. וְאַיִן חִלּוּק בְּיַיִן, אֲפִלּוּ הוּא עֲדַיִן תּוֹסֵס, וַאֲפִלּו זָב מֵעַצְמוֹ, וַאֲפִלּוּ יַיִן מְבֻשָּׁל אוֹ קוֹנְדִּיטִין, דְּהַיְנוּ שֶׁנָּתְנוּ לְתוֹכוֹ דְּבַשׁ וּבְשָׂמִים אוֹ לַעֲנָה שֶׁהוּא מַר, אֲפִלּוּ הַיַּיִן מֵרִיחַ כַּחֹמֶץ, כֵּיוָן שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ טַעַם יַיִן הֲוֵי יַיִן לְעִנְיַן בְּרָכָה. אֲבָל אִם נִתְחַמֵּץ בְּעִנְיָן שֶׁיֵּשׁ בְּנֵי אָדָם שֶׁנִּמְנָעִין לִשְׁתֹּתוֹ מִפְּנֵי חֲמִיצוּתוֹ, יֵשׁ סָפֵק בְּבִרְכָתוֹ (וְאַף שֶׁיָּכוֹל לְבָרֵךְ בִּתְחִלָּתוֹ שֶׁהַכֹּל, עֲדַיִן יֵשׁ סָפֵק בִּבְרָכָה אַחֲרוֹנָה). וְלָכֵן אֵין לִשְׁתֹּתוֹ אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן יְבָרֵךְ תְּחִלָּה עַל יַיִן טוֹב (דִּין יֵין צִמּוּקִים עַיֵּן לְקַמָּן סוֹף סִימָן נ"ג).

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
Just as bread has, because of its importance, been given a special berachah, *Hamotzi*, rather than *Boray minei mezonos*—the berachah on all foods made of the five species of grain; so has wine been honored with its own berachah—*Borey pri hagafen*.This is so because wine not only satiates, but, also gladdens the heart (Ps. 104) (*Maseches Berachos* 35). Additionally, wine has other qualities as evidenced by the requirement that the *kiddush* and *havdallah*, as well as *sheva berachos*, are said over wine. In addition, wine was also assigned its own after-berachah, i.e. *Al Ha'gefen*.This chapter deals with determining at what point in the process of wine preparation does it achieve the status of "wine," and at what point of its deterioration does it turn into "vinegar," losing the status of "wine."
The berachah on wine is *Borei peri hagafen* and after [drinking it] *Al hagefen*, etc. It makes no difference whether the wine is still bubbling¹ [or not]. Even if [the wine] is flowing of its own accord,² even cooked wine or *konditin*, that is [wine] into which were added honey and/or spices or wormwood which is bitter. Even if the wine smells like vinegar,³ as long as it has the taste of wine, it is considered wine as far as its berachah is concerned. But, if it has turned vinegary, to the extent that some people refrain from drinking it because of its sour taste, then the berachah is in question. (And although you can say the berachah, *Shehakol*, before drinking it, there is still a question about the after-berachah.)⁴ Therefore, you should not drink it unless you first make a berachah over good wine [and drink it.]⁵

footnotes:
¹ It is still fermenting and not yet in its “full-wine stage.”
² The grapes have not been pressed but are releasing their juice on their own.
³ Before the days of pasteurization, wine often soured and turned into vinegar.
⁴ A short explanation is in order: wine loses its status as “wine” when it reaches the point where the “average person” will not drink it because of its sour taste. The question (and this question always arises when reference is made to “the average man”) is: What is “the average man”, i.e. at what point can it be rightfully stated that “people” generally would not drink this wine.
⁵ Then you may drink the questionable wine without a pre-berachah and have no doubts about the after-berachah.


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 49:2
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הַחַרְצַנִּים שֶׁהוֹצִיאוּ מֵהֶם הַיַּיִן רַק עַל יְדֵי דְּרִיכָה וְלֹא נֶעֶצְרוּ בְּבֵית הַבַּד, אִם נָתְנוּ עֲלֵיהֶם מַיִם, אֲפִלּוּ לֹא מָצְאוּ יוֹתֵר מִמַּה שֶּׁנָּתְנוּ, אוֹ אֲפִלּוּ מָצְאוּ פָּחוֹת, מִכָּל מָקוֹם אִם טָעְמוֹ יַיִן מְבָרְכִין עָלָיו בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן. אֲבָל אִם נֶעְצְרוּ הַחַרְצַנִּים בְּבֵית הַבַּד וְאַחַר כָּךְ נָתְנוּ עֲלֵיהֶם מַיִם אוֹ שֶׁנָּתְנוּ מַיִם עַל שִׁמְרֵי יַיִן, אֵינוֹ אֶלָּא כַּמָּיִם.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
Concerning grape seeds from which wine was extracted only by means of trampling, but which were not pressed in a [heavy duty] wine press, the following should be noted: if water was poured upon them, even if they recovered no more [water] than they poured [on them],⁶. More so, the author states, even if the volume of liquid poured was equal to or even greater than the amount recovered, the berachah would still be *Borei peri hagafen*, provided that the recovered liquid has the *taste* of wine. or even if they recovered less, nevertheless, if it has the taste of wine, the berachah is *Borei peri hagafen*. But, if the seeds were pressed in a [heavy duty] wine press and *then* the water was poured on them or they poured water upon the residue [in the vat from which all the seeds were removed],⁷ it is considered as water.⁸—yeast, a fermentation agent.

footnotes:
⁶ If the recovered liquid would be greater than the amount poured in, this could indicate that there was wine still absorbed in the seeds which was released with this new pressing. The berachah would obviously be Borei peri hagafen
⁷ This is known as “wine lees”—a yeasty substance which, when mixed with water, produces a tangy tart drink.
⁸ It is assumed that all the wine remaining in the seeds has been removed by the heavy-duty press. Wine lees is considered shemarim


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 49:3
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יַיִן שֶׁנִּתְעָרֵב בְּמַיִם, אִם אֵין בַּיַּיִן אֶלָּא אֶחָד מִשִּׁשָּׁה חֲלָקִים שֶׁבַּמַּיִם, וַדַּאי בָּטֵל הַיַּיִן וְאֵינוֹ רַק כַּמָּיִם. וְאִם יֵשׁ בּוֹ יַיִן יוֹתֵר, אִם דֶּרֶךְ אַנְשֵׁי הַמָּקוֹם לִמְזֹג אוֹתוֹ כָּל כָּךְ וְלִשְׁתֹּתוֹ בִּמְקוֹם יַיִן, מְבָרֵךְ עָלָיו בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן וּלְאַחֲרָיו עַל הַגֶּפֶן. וְאִם לֹא, בְּטֵלָה דַּעְתּוֹ (ר"ד).

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
If wine was diluted with water, and the wine is only one sixth of the mixture [i.e., five parts water to one part wine,]⁹ states that a mixture less than three parts water to one part wine is not considered wine, the *poskim* explain that this applied only to wine made at the time of the *Mishnah* when the wine was so strong that it could not be drunk “raw”, i.e. undiluted. However, that sort of wine making is a lost art and we now no longer produce such strong wines and we judge each mixture according to its time and place. But, in *all* cases, a mixture exceeding five parts water to one part wine is no longer wine. the wine is definitely nullified, and it is considered as water. But, if it has more wine [than one sixth], and it is the custom of the people of that area to dilute it to that degree and to drink it as wine, the berachah over it is *Borei peri hagafen* and afterwards *Al hagefen*. However if the people of that area do *not* drink it as wine, the individual's opinion does not count [and the berachah is *Shehakol*].

footnotes:
⁹ Though the Gemara


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 49:4
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כְּשֵׁם שֶׁהַפַּת אִם קָבַע עָלָיו פּוֹטֵר כָּל מִינֵי מַאֲכָל, כָּךְ הַיַּיִן אִם קוֹבֵעַ עַצְמוֹ לִשְׁתֹּת יַיִן, פּוֹטֵר שְׁאָר מַשְׁקִין מִבְּרָכָה רִאשׁוֹנָה וּמִבְּרָכָה אַחֲרוֹנָה. וְדַוְקָא אִם הַמַּשְׁקִין הָיוּ עוֹמְדִין לְפָנָיו בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁבֵּרַךְ עַל הַיַּיִן אוֹ שֶׁהָיָה עַל כָּל פָּנִים בְּדַעְתּוֹ לִשְׁתּוֹת אוֹתָן מַשְׁקִים. אֲבָל אִם לֹא הָיָה לְפָנָיו וְלֹא הָיְתָה דַּעְתּוֹ עֲלֵיהֶן, הֲוֵי סָפֵק אִם צָרִיךְ לְבָרֵךְ עֲלֵיהֶן אוֹ לֹא. עַל כֵּן, יִמְנַע אֶת עַצְמוֹ מֵהֶם עַד לְאַחַר שֶׁיְבָרֵךְ בְּרָכָה אַחֲרוֹנָה עַל הַיַּיִן, אוֹ שֶׁיְבָרֵךְ עַל אֵיזֶה דְּבַר מַאֲכָל שֶׁהַכֹּל וִיכַוֵּן לִפְטוֹר גַּם אֶת הַמַּשְׁקִין.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
Just as bread, if eaten as part of a meal, exempts all sorts of food [from a berachah], so does wine, when it is part of a wine repast,¹⁰, however, agree that even wine drunk in a casual manner exempts other beverages from a berachah. (See *Mishnah Berurah* 174:4(6)) exempt other beverages from a pre-berachah and from an after-berachah. This is so only if the beverages were before you at the time you said the berachah over the wine or at the very least it was your intention to drink those beverages. But, if they were not before you, and it was not your intention to drink them, it is an unresolved question [among the *poskim*] if you must say a berachah on them or not. Therefore, you should refrain from drinking them [i.e., those beverages] until after you recite the after-berachah on the wine, or you may make the berachah, *Shehakol*, on some food and keep in mind to include those [late arriving] beverages.

footnotes:
¹⁰ It was customary to have a repast of wine not related to a meal. The poskim


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 49:5
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אִם לֹא קָבַע אֶת עַצְמוֹ לִשְׁתֹּת יַיִן, אֶלָּא שָׁתָה דֶּרֶךְ אֲרַעי, וְגַם לֹא הָיְתָה דַּעְתּוֹ לִשְׁתּוֹת מַשְׁקִים אֲחֵרִים, אָז וַדַּאי צָרִיךְ לְבָרֵךְ בְּרָכָה רִאשׁוֹנָה עַל מַשְׁקִים אֲחֵרִים, אֶלָּא דְּאַכַּתִּי אִכָּא סָפֵק בִּבְרָכָה אַחֲרוֹנָה אִם נִפְטְרָה בְּבִרְכַּת עַל הַגֶּפֶן שֶׁיְבָרֵךְ עַל הַיַּיִן אוֹ לֹא. עַל כֵּן יֵשׁ לֶאֱכוֹל אֵיזֶה פְּרִי שֶׁיְבָרֵךְ אַחֲרָיו בּוֹרֵא נְפָשׁוֹת רַבּוֹת לִפְטוֹר גַּם אֶת הַמַּשְׁקִין.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
If you did not "sit down to a repast of wine," but drank in a casual manner and you also did not intend to drink other beverages, you are certainly required to make the pre-berachah on the other beverages. However, there is still a question about the after-berachah—whether [the other beverages are] exempt by the berachah *Al hagefen* that you say on the wine. Therefore, you should eat any fruit¹¹, but *Al ha’eitz*. (See Chap. 31, parag. 1,7) whose after-berachah is *Borei nafashos rabos* [in order] to exempt the [other] beverages.

footnotes:
¹¹ Fruit is only an example. You may eat any solid food—e.g. candy bar, hard cheese, eggs, fish, etc. Grapes, figs and dates would not help resolve this problem since their after-berachah is not Borei nefashos


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 49:6
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הַמְקַדֵּשׁ עַל הַיַיִן וְדַעְתּוֹ לִשְׁתּוֹת יַיִן שָׂרָף אוֹ קַאפֶע, יֵשׁ סָפֵק אִם נפְטְרוּ בַּבְּרָכָה שֶׁעַל הַיַּיִן אוֹ לֹא. עַל כֵּן יֵשׁ לוֹ לְכַוֵּן שֶׁלֹּא לְפָטְרָם. וְאַף עַל פִּי כֵן יְבָרֵךְ עַל מְעַט סֻכָּר שֶׁהַכֹּל לִפְטוֹר גַּם אֶת הַמַּשְׁקִין.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
If you recite *kiddush* over wine and intend to drink whiskey or coffee afterwards, there is a question if they were exempted by the berachah [made] over the wine. Therefore, you should have in mind not to exempt them [while saying *Borei peri hagafen*]. Still [in order to satisfy all sides of the question], you should say the berachah, *Shehakol*, over a bit of sugar [candy, or the like], [and have in mind] to exempt also the beverages [whiskey, coffee, etc.]


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 49:7
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כְּשֶׁמְבָרֵךְ עַל הַיַּיִן בְּתוֹךְ הַסְּעוּדָּה, וְיֵשׁ שָׁם גַּם אֲנָשִׁים אֲחֵרִים, יֹאמַר: סַבְרִי רַבּוֹתַי, רְצוֹנוֹ לוֹמַר, תְּנוּ דַּעַתְּכֶם לִשְׁמֹעַ, כְּדֵי שֶׁיַפְסִיקוּ מֵאֲכִילָתָן לִשְׁמֹעַ הַבְּרָכָה.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
When you say a berachah over wine during the meal and there are other people present, you should [first] say: *Savri Rabbosai*, meaning: "Pay attention to hear me," so that they will stop eating and listen to the berachah.¹² and all at the table listen to every word; the *Baal toke’a* says the berachah before blowing *shofar* and everyone fulfills their obligation.

footnotes:
¹² A person can exempt another person with a berachah that he recites for himself and the berachah applies for both. Examples: one person says the kiddush


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 49:8
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שָׁתוּ מִיַּיִן אֶחָד, בֵּין בְּתוֹךְ הַסְּעוּדָּה בֵּין שֶׁלֹּא בְּתוֹךְ הַסְּעוּדָּה וְהֵבִיאוּ לָהֶם יַיִן אַחֵר, אֵינוֹ מְבָרֵךְ עָלָיו בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן, כֵּיוָן שֶׁלֹּא נִמְלַךְ וְלֹא אַסַּח דַּעְתֵּהּ מִיַּיִן, אֲבָל מְבָרֵךְ עָלָיו הַטּוֹב וְהַמֵּטִיב. וְכֵן אִם הֵבִיאוּ לָהֶם עוֹד יַיִן שְׁלִישִׁי, מְבָרְכִין גַּם כֵּן עָלָיו הַטּוֹב וְהַמֵּטִיב. וְכֵן עַל הַרְבֵּה (מֵעֻבְדָּא דְּרַבִּי עַל כָּל חָבִית וְחָבִית שֶׁהָיָה פּוֹתֵחַ הָיָה מְבָרֵךְ הַטּוֹב וְהַמֵּטִיב) (יְרוּשַׁלְמִי ברכות סוֹף פרק כיצד מברכין).

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
If a group was drinking one kind of wine, whether during the meal or not during the meal, and another kind of wine was brought, they need not say *Borei peri hagafen* over the new wine, since they did not "reconsider" ¹³. nor "remove their thought" from the wine, but they do say over the new wine the berachah, *Hatov vehameitiv*. Likewise, if they brought a third kind of wine, they also say over it: *Hatov vehameitiv*. The same [applies] to [as] many [wines] that are brought out. (We learn this from the conduct of *Rebbe* who, over every new jug of wine that was opened would say the berachah, *Hatov vehameitiv*.)

footnotes:
¹³ I.e., since they intended to drink more wine, the new wine is considered a continuation of the wine they were drinking up to now and was included in the original Borei peri hagafen


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 49:9
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וְאִם הָיָה נִמְלַךְ מַמָּשׁ בְּאֹפֶן שֶׁצָּרִיךְ לְבָרֵךְ שֵׁנִית בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן (עַיֵן לְקַמָּן סִימָן נ"ז), מְבָרֵךְ תְּחִלָּה הַטּוֹב וְהַמֵּטִיב וְאַחַר כָּךְ בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
If they actually "reconsidered" in the manner that requires them to say the berachah *Borei peri hagafen* a second time, they should first say the berachah, *Hatov vehameitiv*, and afterwards the berachah, *Borei peri hagafen*.


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 49:10
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הָא דִּמְבַרְכִין הַטּוֹב וְהַמֵּטִיב, דַּוְקָא בִּסְתָם, שֶׁאֵינוֹ יָדוּעַ שֶׁהַשֵּׁנִי גָּרוּעַ מִן הָרִאשׁוֹן, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֵינוֹ יָדוּעַ אִם מְשֻׁבָּח מִן הָרִאשׁוֹן. אֲבָל אִם יָדוּעַ שֶׁהוּא גָּרוּעַ מִן הָרִאשׁוֹן, אֵין מְבָרְכִין עָלָיו. אַךְ כְּשֶׁהוּא בָּרִיא לַגּוּף יוֹתֵר מִן הָרִאשׁוֹן, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהוּא גָּרוּעַ בַּטַעַם, מְבָרְכִין עָלָיו הַטּוֹב וְהַמֵּטִיב.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
The berachah *Hatov vehameitiv* is [said] only when [the quality of the second wine] is unknown, [that is,] you are not certain that the second [wine] is of a lesser quality than the first; though you do not know if it is a better quality than the first wine. But, if it is known to be of a lesser quality than the first [of wine], the berachah is not said over it. However, if it is more healthful for the body than the first [wine], though it is inferior in taste, we do say the berachah *Hatov vehameitiv* over it.


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 49:11
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אֲפִלּוּ הָיָה לָהֶם מִתְּחִלָּה שְׁתֵּי יֵינוֹת, אֶלָּא שֶׁלֹּא הָיָה לִפְנָיו יַחַד כְּשֶׁבֵּרַךְ בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן, מְבָרֵךְ עַל הַשֵּׁנִי הַמְשֻׁבָּח הַטוֹב וְהַמֵּטִיב. אֲבָל אִם הָיוּ שְׁנֵיהֶן לְפָנָיו עַל הַשֻּׁלְחָן, אֵינוֹ מְבָרֵךְ הַטּוֹב וְהַמֵּטִיב, אֶלָּא בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן מְבָרֵךְ עַל הַמְשֻׁבָּח לִפְטוֹר גַּם אֶת הַגָּרוּעַ.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
Even if you had both wines, but they were not before you, when you said the berachah *Borei peri hagafen*, you should say the berachah, *Hatov vehameitiv*, over the superior second wine. But, if they were both before you on the table, you do not say the berachah *Hatov vehameitiv*. You then say *Borei peri hagafen* over the better wine and it will exempt the poorer quality [wine].


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 49:12
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אֵין מְבָרְכִין הַטּוֹב וְהַמֵּטִיב אֶלָּא אִם יֵשׁ עוֹד מִן הַיַּיִן הָרִאשׁוֹן וְרוֹצִים לִשְׁתּוֹת אֶת הַשֵּׁנִי מִשּׁוּם שִׁנּוּי יָיִן. אֲבָל אִם מֵחֲמַת שֶׁהַיַּיִן הָרִאשׁוֹן כָּלָה מְבִיאִין אֶת הַשֵּׁנִי, אֵין מְבָרְכִין עָלָיו.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
The berachah, *Hatov vehameitiv*, is said only if there is still some of the original wine [on the table] and you want to drink the second wine in order to have variety. But, if they are now bringing the second wine [to the table] because the first wine has been consumed, the berachah [*Hatov vehameitiv*] is not said over it.


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 49:13
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אֵין מְבָרְכִין הַטּוֹב וְהַמֵּטִיב אֶלָּא כְּשֶׁיֵּשׁ אַחֵר עִמּוֹ שֶׁהוּא שׁוֹתֶה גַּם כֵּן מִשְּׁתֵּי הַיֵּינוֹת. דְּהָכִי מַשְׁמַע, הַטּוֹב לוֹ וְהַמֵּטִיב, לַחֲבֵרוֹ. וְהוּא הַדִּין אִם אִשְׁתּוֹ וּבָנָיו עִמּוֹ. אֲבָל אִם הוּא יְחִידִי, אֵינוֹ מְבָרֵךְ.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
The berachah *Hatov vehameitiv* is said only when there is another person with you who is also drinking from both wines, for that is implied [in the text of the berachah] "He is good"—to the person "and he is benevolent"—to his companion; and the same law applies if your wife and children are with you. But, if you are alone, you do not say [*Hatov vehameitiv*] over it (the second wine).


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 49:14
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הָאוֹרֵחַ שֶׁמֵּסֵב אֵצֶל בַּעַל הַבַּיִת, אִם בַּעַל הַבַּיִת נוֹתֵן אֶת הַקַּנְקַן עַל הַשֻּׁלְחָן שֶׁיִּשְׁתֶּה מִי שֶׁיִּרְצֶה, כְּמוֹ שֶׁעוֹשִׂין בִּסְעוּדּוֹת גְּדוֹלוֹת, אִם כֵּן, הַיַּיִן הוּא כְּמוֹ בְּשֻׁתָּפוֹת וּמְבָרְכִין הַטּוֹב וְהַמֵּטִיב. אֲבָל אִם הַבַּעַל הַבַּיִת נוֹתֵן לְכָל אֶחָד כּוֹסוֹ, אֵין מְבָרְכִין הַטּוֹב וְהַמֵּטִיב, כֵּיוָן שֶׁאֵין לָהֶם שֻׁתָּפוּת בְּיָיִן. וַאֲפִלּוּ הַבַּעַל הַבַּיִת אֵינוֹ מְבָרֵךְ (קע"ה).

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
When a guest eats at the table of his host, and the host places the wine bottle on the table so that whoever wishes may drink, as is done at lavish feasts, then the wine is considered as communal property, and the berachah *Hatov vehameitiv* is said. But if the host doles out a cup of wine to each guest, *Hatov vehameitiv* is not said, since they have no "proprietorship" in the wine and [therefore] even the host does not say [*Hatov vehameitiv*].


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 49:15
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אֶחָד יָכוֹל לְבָרֵךְ לְהוֹצִיא אֶת כֻּלָּם, וְיֹאמַר תְּחִלָּה: סַבְרִי וְכוּ' שֶׁיִּתְּנוּ לֵב לִשְׁמֹעַ וְיַעֲנוּ אָמֵן שֶׁיֵּצְאוּ בְּבִרְכָתוֹ. וְדַוְקָא כְּשֶׁיֵּשׁ לְכָל אֶחָד כּוֹסוֹ לְפָנָיו שֶׁיִּטְעֹם מִיָּד, שֶׁלֹּא יְהֵא הֶפְסֵק בֵּין הַבְּרָכָה לַשְּׁתִיָּה.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
One [of the group] may say the berachah to exempt the entire group, [but] he should first say: *Savri*…¹⁴ ("Attention…); so that they pay attention to hear [every word of the berachah]; and they should reply: "Amen" so that they be exempt through his *berachah*. But, only [is the above applicable] if each one has his glass [of wine] before him to taste at once, so that there will be no interruption between the berachah and the drinking [of the wine].

footnotes:
¹⁴ See paragraph 7 of this chapter.


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 49:16
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אִם מְבָרֵךְ בִּרְכַּת הַמָּזוֹן עַל כּוֹס יַיִן אַחֵר, אֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ לְבָרֵךְ עָלָיו הַטּוֹב וְהַמֵטִיב, שֶׁהוּא יוֹצֵא בְּמַה שֶּׁאָמַר בְּבִרְכַּת הַמָּזוֹן הַטּוֹב וְהַמֵּטִיב (קע"ה).

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
If you are saying *Birkas hamazon*¹⁵ over a glass of different wine, you need not say the berachah of *Hatov vehameitiv* over it because you will have fulfilled your obligation with the *Hatov vehameitiv* said in *Birkas hamazon*.¹⁶, we find the words *Hatov vehameitiv lakol*, etc.

footnotes:
¹⁵ See Chapter 45.
¹⁶ Although it is said there in a different context. In the fourth berachah of Birkas Hamazon