Notes From the Sacristy: Communion Wine

by Nancy Zabel, Sacriston

This Californian vineyard has a long tradition of making the finest sacramental wines on the market. All wines are prepared in accordance with Canon Law. Vineyards have ecclesiastical praises by the Bishops in their respective dioceses. The Eucharistic wine is traditionally red to symbolize the blood of Christ, which was shed for the forgiveness of sins. The use of red wine helps to visually, and symbolically represent the blood of the new Covenant, as mentioned in the words during the Eucharist.