Sacramental Wine During Prohibition

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Did you ever wonder where priests got wine for Mass during prohibition?

Mission San Antonio in California

Prohibition in the United States was in place from 1920to 1933. Basically, prohibition made the manufacture, sale, importor export of intoxicating liquors illegal.  Wikipedia has a page thatgives more details.

Dumping illegal booze during prohibition

What did the Catholic Church do about Communion wineduring prohibition? What happened to the wineries that had been flourishing inCalifornia? Both of these stories are intertwined. Sadly, during prohibition, many wineries went out ofbusiness. However, the lucky ones who got contracts with the Catholic Church to makesacramental wines survived or even flourished. You see, alcoholic beverages formedicinal and sacramental use were exempt from the ban.

Wine press

That's the story in a nutshell. To learn more go to thisarticle in the American Catholic and this one at the Straight Dope.