Does HaTov VeHaMeitiv require that new wine and old wine be treated differently (i.e., does a change from new to old or old to new matter)?
Synopsis
A dispute in the Yerushalmi suggests the blessing may require specifically old-to-new wine change; the Rema rules there is no distinction, following Tosafot and the Tur.
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When a second wine is brought during a meal, must one recite Borei Pri HaGafen again?
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