A short Insight into Judges, Chapter 9 By Rabbi Nisson Dov Miller

There are two interesting facts about “yayin” that Tosfos teaches us. We all know that the brocha that we make on yayin is “borei pri hagafen.” However, there is no simple way to ascertain that yayin is in fact called a pri. As a matter of fact, Tosfos points out that the possuk regarding bikkurim tells us to take “Meireishis kol pri ha'adamah.” The Mishnah in Bikkurim explains, “You should bring a fruit as bikkurim, however, you may not bring a drink as bikkurim.” From here it would seem that wine is not called a “pri”. How then could we make a “borei pri hagafen” on wine?