Communion question

[MoNiCa4316]

hi, this is just a 'curiosity' sort of question
in your church...do they use red wine or white wine for Communion?
(yea that's a pretty random question)

thanks!

 

[Davidnic]

Red

 

[MoNiCa4316]

thanks

 

[Davidnic]

White is allowed, And I have seen it a few times but normally I see a red one. I have also seen blushes (rose) in America. Blushes/Roses are slightly pink and sweet. It is a style rather than a type of wine. The blush/rose due to it's cost, availability and sweetness is becoming more common because it is palatable to many people, even those not used to wine.

 

[Epiphanygirl]

Red......I've never seen white used.

 

[MoNiCa4316]

In all the parishes I've visited they used red wine, except one where they used white. So I was just wondering if that's done in other places, or allowed... I like the idea of red wine myself

 

[Davidnic]

White is allowed. Actually some older liturgical texts prefer (but do not mandate) white due to staining issues on the cruets. But red became far more common. And the staining issue is not applicable today.

 

[epiclesis]

my church uses red

i've seen white wine before but i've visited a lot of churches in a lot of areas.

 

[Globalnomad]

Funny, I've always seen white, or sometimes rosé, used (not in the US). But it's a rich, sweet white, much darker in colour than the average white wine.

AFAIK, there is no rule or even recommendation about it. Only that it should be pure grape, no additives, so it is generally a special "Mass wine" specially produced.

 

[AMDG]

In all the different parishes I have been to across the country I have seen both red wine and also white wine used. (I have even seen a parish change using red wine to using white wine.) Have never seen blush used, but I suppose the idea of being more palatable would be a factor.

 

[krstlros]

It depends on the Pastor.

My current one uses red.
My former used white.
The Cathedral uses a kind of blush.

However, it all has to adhere to standards put forth by the Vatican. Made from natural grape with no preservative and with no less than a specific alcohol content.

 

[ZooMom]

I wonder if a muscadine grape wine would be acceptable...? Hmmm. We have a lovely winery close to here that is famous locally for their muscadine wines. Can't get much more 'natural' than that.

 

[Davidnic]

I wonder if a muscadine grape wine would be acceptable...? Hmmm. We have a lovely winery close to here that is famous locally for their muscadine wines. Can't get much more 'natural' than that.

Duplin winery? And muscadine wines are allowed.

 

[krstlros]

What's "muscadine" wine?

 

[Credo]

What's "muscadine" wine?

I think it's like "muscrat love"

 

[Davidnic]

What's "muscadine" wine?

A usually sweet wine (though it can be dry). Made from the muscadine grape native the the southern US. The grape is actually one of the healthier ones to make wines from. It is one of the oldest US wine making grapes. It is a very old traditional US wine style. It can be made more simply than some other wines and was likely the first US wine made.

 

[krstlros]

I think it's like "muscrat love"

 

[krstlros]

A usually sweet wine (though it can be dry). Made from the muscadine grape native the the southern US. The grape is actually one of the healthier ones to make wines from. It is one of the oldest US wine making grapes. It is a very old traditional US wine style.

Got any names of wineries that make such wine I can buy in the store?

 

[Davidnic]

Got any names of wineries that make such wine I can buy in the store?

Depending on where you are Duplin Winery from North Carolina. We have that whenever we visit my wifes aunt.

I can personally recommend that one.

 

[krstlros]

Eeehh......Hawaii isn't exactly "Wine Country Of The World", much less anywhere in the U.S.

Believe it or not, we can't even order wine online. Strange as that may sound.