Jewish Question for the Braintrust -- 9 Days

[gnomi]

Can one drink wine during the Nine Days?

(not being a wine drinker, I never bothered to find out. But I was asked, so I'm asking.)

Comments

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

Jewfaq.org (Judaism 101) said essentially the same thing. I'm still not clear on the cooking part of it, though it seems like it would be OK to use it in cooking.

[sorek.livejournal.com]

A followup. While checking out http://www.chaiodom.org/ I found this:

"Laws of the Nine Days
...
14. To use wine in cooking or baking seems to be permissible."

Of course, the right answer is, as before, "Ask the Rabbi".

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Cool, thanks. I'll pass along the information.

[estherchaya.livejournal.com]

oddly, I was told to avoid using wine for cooking, as it is preferable to avoid grape products all together, or so I'm told.