A significant boon in the area of kashrus hiddurim has
been effected in the Carmel Mizrachi wineries, as a result of
the introduction of new equipment which, incidentally, places
Carmel Mizrachi among the most advanced wineries in the
world.
The modern equipment now in use at Carmel Mizrachi after an
investment of millions of dollars, has transformed wine
production there into a computerized, automatic process which
requires absolutely no human contact.
The automation greatly facilitates the stringent, well known
kashrus arrangements of Carmel Mizrachi, and as such
has aroused much interest among rabbis involved in the
kashrus of food enterprises in Israel. Upon their
visits to the winery, they examined production procedures and
were happy to note that both the grape juice and the wine are
made solely from grapes, without any addition whatsoever of
water, extracts or sugar. The rabbis therefore approved the
use of this wine in the preparation of "egg matzos" (matzo
ashira) for those who need to eat them since the liquids
are thus pure fruit juice with no water added at any
stage.
The rabbis noted further that at Carmel Mizrachi, even the
pipes and vats are rinsed only by wine, in order to prevent
any water residues.
