Does HaTov VeHaMeitiv require another person to be present drinking the same wine?
Synopsis
The Shulchan Aruch requires the presence of another person who drinks the wine for HaTov VeHaMeitiv. One's wife and children qualify. If drinking alone, the blessing is not recited.
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When a second wine is brought during a meal, must one recite Borei Pri HaGafen again?
4 opinions across 3 eras
Does HaTov VeHaMeitiv require the second wine to be objectively superior to the first?
6 opinions across 3 eras
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)?
3 opinions
Does drinking from a wine within thirty days of a prior drink of the same wine affect whether HaTov VeHaMeitiv is recited?
2 opinions
If one switches from red wine to white wine that is of lower quality, is HaTov VeHaMeitiv recited?
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If both a good wine and a bad wine are present from the start of the meal, what is the correct procedure for blessings?
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When many people are eating together, does each person recite HaTov VeHaMeitiv individually or does one person recite it for all?
2 opinions
If wine from the same grape harvest was divided into two barrels, is HaTov VeHaMeitiv recited when switching between them?
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