Responsa for Avodah Zarah 61:7
א"ר חייא בריה דרבי חייא בר נחמני א"ר חסדא אמר רב ואמרי לה אמר רב חסדא אמר זעירי ואמרי לה א"ר חסדא אמר לי אבא בר חמא הכי אמר זעירי הלכה כר"א
R. Hiyya the son of R. Hiyya b. Nahmani said in the name of R. Hisda [who said it] in the name of Rav (and some say that R. Hisda said it in the name of R. Ze'iri, while others say that R. Hisda said, I was told by Aba b. Harina that Ze'iri said it: The halakhah follows R. Eliezer.
Teshuvot Maharam
The wine of a (Jewish) infidel or of a Karaite, who does not trust the teachings of the Rabbis, is yayin nesek (forbidden wine), for, although they are not idolators themselves, they do not guard their wine from being handled by Gentiles.
SOURCES: L. 231.
SOURCES: L. 231.
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