Commentary for Avodah Zarah 59:6
אמתיה דרבי חייא איגלויי לה ההוא חמרא מבשלא אתיא לקמיה דר' חייא אמר לה הרי אמרו יין מבושל אין בו משום גילוי שמעיה דרב אדא בר אהבה איגלי ליה חמרא מזיגא א"ל הרי אמרו יין מזוג אין בו משום גילוי
R. Hiyya's maid-servant found that some boiled wine had been left uncovered. She came [to ask about it] in front of R. Hiyya. He told her: Behold they said that boiled wine is not rendered unfit by being left uncovered. The servant of R. Adda b. Ahavah found some diluted wine had been left uncovered. He said to him: Behold they said that diluted wine is not rendered unfit by being left uncovered.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
Diluted wine is wine mixed with water. Wine was generally diluted right before it was drunk. Evidently they said that snakes do not drink diluted wine. Snakes—they take it straight up.
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