Commentary for Berakhot 70:15
ונבריך עליה בורא פרי עץ זית אלא אמר מר זוטרא חמרא זיין משחא לא זיין
Then let him say "...Who createst the fruit of the olive-tree." But said Mar Zotra : Wine nourishes, oil does not.
Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
This point remaining unanswered, the Gemara proceeds to discover other reasons why wine should have a special benediction.
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