Wine & Wisdom: A Halachic Overview of Fine Wines and Their Brachos by Rabbi Daniel Yaakov Travis

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Torah study offers eternal bliss in both this world and the Next. The Midrash teaches that the pleasure experienced from studying Torah is comparable to that of drinking fine wine. How are we to understand the correlation between these two pleasures?

Wine is called the “King of beverages;” it is the most regal of all drinks. In line with its royal status, the laws of the blessings associated with wine are among the most intricate and complex. Readers are given a sampling of these laws, as they are applied to the world’s finest wines.