Commentary for Avodah Zarah 63:5
מיתיבי הדרדורין והרוקבאות של עובדי כוכבים יין של ישראל כנוס בהן אסור בשתיה ומותר בהנאה העיד שמעון בן גודא לפני בנו של ר"ג על ר"ג ששתה ממנו בעכו ולא הודו לו
An objection was raised: Barrels or leather bottles belonging to non-Jews: Jewish wine kept in them is forbidden for drinking but permitted for deriving benefit. Shimon b. Gudda testified in the presence of R. Gamaliel's son that R. Gamaliel drank of such wine in Acco, but they did not agree to this practice.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
The end of this baraita is a difficulty on the amora who said that as long as the Jew uses the object for some other purpose, besides benefiting from the wine in it, the act is permitted. In this case, the Jew wanted to use it only to cover his donkey. He did not care about the wine, and nevertheless it is prohibited.
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