Sweet white Mass Wine Cenaculum by HOLYART

Sweet white Holyart Sacramental Wine Cenaculum. Holyart Sacramental Wine, produced by a Sicilian winery in Marsala in a 1-litre bottle.

This Sacramental Wine for the Holy Mass is characterised by its ancient golden yellow colour with amber reflections and a sweet, soft, and full-bodied taste, ensuring high quality and absolute genuineness.

Produced, bottled, and sealed according to the precepts of Canon Law, which in Chapter 1, Article 3, Canon 924 establishes: ''Vinum debet esse naturale ex genimine vitis et non corruptum'', meaning that the wine must be natural, obtained from the fruit of the vine, and unaltered.

For this reason, Mass wine must meet specific requirements:

• Natural: it must contain only grapes, without additives that would compromise its validity in the Sacrament.
• From the fruit of the vine: it must come solely from the clusters produced by the vine, without the addition of other substances.
• Unaltered: it must be in perfect condition, free from defects such as cork taint, acetone smell, or mold.

To ensure this authenticity, the wine intended for the Eucharistic celebration undergoes periodic examinations on selected samples by the Liturgical Office Director of the Diocese of Mazara del Vallo, who certifies its genuineness and suitability for sacramental use, ensuring compliance with all canonical provisions. 

Authorisations and Certificates:

Certificate of commercialisation of wine for the Holy Mass issued by the Diocese of Mazara del Vallo only to companies that meet the required criteria. This certificate has an annual validity and renewal is subject to new checks by the Diocese. 

Customs Agency authorisation for alcoholic product marks: Cenaculum Wine bears the typical "band" State mark, issued by the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca of Italy. 

Cenaculum Wine is produced with selected Sicilian grapes chosen to guarantee a high alcohol content that ensures stability over time, even after opening the bottle. This feature allows better resistance to long journeys and climatic variations. Its high alcohol content, combined with the intensity of flavours, recalls the type of wine produced in the time of Christ, notably fuller-bodied.

Grape varieties: Blend of indigenous white grapes

Production area: Agro marsalese

Training system : Espalier with Guyot pruning

Harvest period: September

Winemaking : In temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks (16/18°C); after the first 5-6° of alcohol during alcoholic fermentation, ethanol of winemaking origin is added up to about 16° to stop the fermentation process and thus preserve a good part of the sugars and aromas of the starting must

Colour : Ancient golden yellow with amber reflections

Scent: Intense, persistent, with typical hints of ripe white fruit

Taste : Sweet, soft, and full-bodied

Alcohol content: 16% vol.

Residual sugar : 120 grams/litre

Wood aging : None

Bottle aging: Minimum 1 month

Bottle size : 1000 ml

Contains sulfites

Cenaculum Wine can only reach the altar after a rigorous and meticulously controlled production process from winemaking to bottling. The oenologist carefully monitors every phase of production, ensuring the product's high quality. The Liturgical Office of the Diocese of Mazara del Vallo oversees the final control: at the end of the production cycle, the large wine vats are sealed by the Curia. Each bottling batch is opened in the presence of the Liturgical Office Director, who is the only one authorised to remove the seal and oversee the wine pouring, bottle filling, and final sealing. Cenaculum Wine scrupulously complies with all prescriptions of Canon Law in full coherence with the Church's provisions.

During the Last Supper, Jesus institutes the sacrament of the Eucharist and, taking the chalice, pronounces these words: ''Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins'' (Mt 26:27-28). The same gesture of Jesus is repeated by the priest on the altar during the Mass, and once consecrated, the wine becomes the Blood of Christ, the blood shed on the cross for the salvation of humanity. In the Eucharistic rite, even in small quantities, natural wine is a symbol, sign, and essence and cannot be replaced by other spirits or similar products.

You can purchase this product without worrying about breakage during shipping, as it is guaranteed by "ewine secure pack". It is a patented, secure, and reliable packaging that protects the bottle from any impact it may encounter during shipping.

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