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And needless to say, one may not intermingle new produce with old produce, in the event that the old produce is superior, as with grains, since intermingling lowers its value.
Actually, they said: With regard to wine, they permitted one to mix strong wine with weak wine, because one thereby enhances it. One may not intentionally mix wine sediment with the wine, but one may give the buyer wine with its sediment; the seller is not required to filter the wine.
One who had water mix with his wine may not sell it in the store, unless he informs the buyer that it contains water. And he may not sell it to a merchant, even if he informs him of the mixture, as, although he is aware that there is water mixed with the wine, it will be used for nothing other than
The prohibition against mixing different types of produce applies only to an individual selling the produce of his field. By contrast, a merchant may take grain from 5 threshing floors belonging to different people, and place the produce in one warehouse. He may also take wine from 5 winepresses an
Talmud: A baraita states: Needless to say, if the price of the new produce is 4 se’a for a sela and the price of the old produce is 3 se’a for a sela, one may not intermingle them together. That is full-fledged deceit, as one is selling inexpensive produce at the price of expensive produce. Rather