Responsa for Niddah 115:36
על בשרה ספק טמא ספק טהור טמא
regarded as the inner, or as the outer side? — Come and hear what R. Kattina learnt: As far as the place of the hebek, and the hebek itself is regarded as the inner side. R. Hiyya son of R. Iwya taught this<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The ruling that was just given in the form of a question and answer. ');"><sup>32</sup></span>
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. A Gentile woman poured wine without touching it into a bottle or glass, thinking it was whiskey.
A. Since she did not touch the wine and did not know that it was wine, we assume that she did not discover its true nature by its odor. For our wines are clear and weak in comparison with the wines of the talmudic period. Therefore, the use of the wine, even the wine she poured into the bottle, is permitted.
SOURCES: B. p. 296 no. 390; Mordecai Hagadol p. 118b.
A. Since she did not touch the wine and did not know that it was wine, we assume that she did not discover its true nature by its odor. For our wines are clear and weak in comparison with the wines of the talmudic period. Therefore, the use of the wine, even the wine she poured into the bottle, is permitted.
SOURCES: B. p. 296 no. 390; Mordecai Hagadol p. 118b.
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