Homemade Communion Wine

[Old_Joe]

Could a priest make his own communion wine if he had to or wanted to? As a zymurgist, this is something I've been wondering for awhile.

[cappie]

a) Altar wine must be natural wine from the fruit of the vine and not corrupt.

b) In order that wine may be valid and licit matter for consecration, it must be wine,which has been
pressed from fully ripened grapes, which has fermented, which has beenpurified of sediment or dregs, which has a vinous alcoholic content of around 12%,which has not been adulterated by the addition of any non-vinous substance which isneither growing nor grown bad by acescence or putrefaction, and which, is in a liquid state

c) The following substances are certainly invalid matter for consecration: wines made from fruits or berries other than grapes; artificial or synthetic wines, even if they have the color and taste of natural wine produced from grapes and even if they have the same chemical ingredients as natural wine; wines to which an equal or almost equal amount of water has been added; wines made from thoroughly unripened grapes; wines turned to vinegar; wines gone thoroughly bad; wines devoid of alcohol; wines to which a notable quantity of sugar in solution was added before fermentation; unfermented grape-must which has been inspissated by boiling to about one-half or one-third of its original volume; brandy; pure vinous alcohol; all non-vinous beverages

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Most dioceses have an approved list of altar wines that parishes may use. These often have dozens of choices, including some wines that are sold in supermarkets or liquor stores. Parishes are generally required to choose from among these wines, which come in all colors and degrees of dryness.
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