Fruits and wine – doubt about being from abroad?
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Question
Shalom,
A person who recites the Me’ein Shalosh blessing over wine or over a pomegranate sold in a supermarket in Israel, such as Netiv HaChesed products, may he assume that they were grown in Eretz Yisrael and say “al peiroteha/gefena” in the Me’ein Shalosh blessing?
Answer
Shalom u’vracha
Regarding wines – the kashrut certifications indicate if the wine is from produce of abroad. And if it is not marked, it is from the Land of Israel.
Regarding fruits that are grown in the country, one may rely on the assumption that they grew in Israel.
There are fruits that are known to be from abroad, such as apples of certain varieties (Pink Lady and others), kiwis of certain varieties (such as the yellow variety).
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