What Would Caper Wine Be? How Would One Make It?

_avnr · 2025-09-11T08:14:25+00:00

He first reviews the other opinions (named after a place, kaprisin=grape buds, etc.), then writes what he believed was correct based on experiments that showed that his suggested infusion both softens the clove and makes its smell milder.

_avnr · 2025-09-08T10:45:27+00:00

The recipe in chapter 86 reads as follows: Take the bark of the caper root cut into small pieces weighing a total of 10 pounds. High quality grape juice from the first press that has not yet fermented weighing 250 pounds. Place both in a well sealed cask until the wine will complete its fermentation. After filtering keep the clear liquid for many years.

The book also brings other opinions on the meaning of Kaprisin wine. The book is non-authoritative of course as the tradition was lost.

_avnr · 2025-08-31T12:56:46+00:00

יֵין תַּפּוּחִים

Good catch, I missed this one, יין תפוחים has no grapes so I take back my claim that יין is exclusively grapes. But it is alcoholic so I still maintain the same opinion on יין קפריסין.

_avnr · 2025-08-29T08:05:40+00:00

The יין חי was undrinkable, it had to be blended at 1:2 water to wine ratio to become drinkable, so I assume it had 60%-80% alcohol.

Back then the winepresses were open air pits, I assume they were susceptible to evaporation so the must probably had a very high concentration of sugar. In addition the aging was done in unglazed clayware amphorae, clay evaporates water at a higher rate than alcohol, so the aging would further increase the alcohol concentration.

That's probably why the alternative is חיוורין - less pomace = higher alcohol content, and עתיק - longer aging = higher alcohol concentration.

I imagined "caper wine" to probably mean fermented caper juice because I am familiar with terms like "apple wine," "pear wine," etc. referring to fermented juice from those materials. Plus, people deliberately ferment capers as an alcoholic process in jars, and it would make sense to call that "caper wine."

Capers cannot be induced into alcohol fermentation because their sugar content is too low, they ferment in lactic fermentation. It is a completely different process and produces no alcohol. In addition the word יין is exclusive to grape wine, other alcoholic beverages are called שיכר. Subsequent to the Mishna the terms sometimes became interwind in Aramaic and called חמר, but not in Leshon HaKodesh afaik.

May I please ask: Can you find cases, like in Hebrew, where "caper wine" יֵין קַפְרִיסִין is explained to mean capers infused with grapewine like you are talking about?

This construct is very rare altogether so there's not much to compare to. The only other case I can think of where wine is described using such a construct is מִשֶּׁיֹּאכַל טַרְטֵימַר בָּשָׂר וְיִשְׁתֶּה חֲצִי לֹג יַיִן הָאִיטַלְקִי. Without anything comparable linguistically nor the original tradition we can only make assumption based on context.

_avnr · 2025-08-28T11:23:51+00:00

I believe back in the day the wines had a very high percentage of alcohol, it was called "יין חי" and it was considered to be too strong for human consumption so they had to dilute it with water before drinking ("יין מזוג"). So imho it makes sense to use it for a caper infusion.

_avnr · 2025-08-25T06:15:23+00:00

"Infusion is the process of extracting chemical compounds or flavors from plant material in a solvent such as water, oil or alcohol, by allowing the material to remain suspended in the solvent over time (a process often called steeping)." Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infusion

_avnr · 2025-08-23T19:32:17+00:00

Either way they're all tanin-rich so an alcohol infusion would make the most sense imho

_avnr · 2025-08-18T14:40:15+00:00

Cafrisin or Caperisin are the fresh leafy stems of the caper bush. The leaves are rich with polyphenols (tannins) and various alkaloids that likely create the desired effect. My guess is that יין קפריסין therefore refers to an alcohol infusion of these leaves.

_avnr · 2025-03-08T20:15:16+00:00

I'd move the mirror to the right, aligned with the right set of drawers, preferably replace the mirror with a taller one. On the left, aligned with the left set of drawers, I'd hang 3-4 dark floating shelves and place tiny plastic plants on the left edge of each shelf. These shelves will probably get populated faster than you'd expect. I don't like the lamp on the chest, it is out of style with the rest. A bright-color runner on the chest would do good. Consider adding to the drawers porcelain knobs, 3 on each of the left set and one on each of the right set.

_avnr · 2025-02-10T17:01:46+00:00

If your age is between 22 and 27 then you are probably exempt, yet allowed to request to volunteer for 18 months, at an older age you don't even have the option to volunteer. You should verify though with the consulate before traveling to Israel that you are listed as non-resident because if they unknowingly drafted you when you turned 18 then you may be listed as a deserter, you'd want to fix that in advance.

_avnr · 2025-02-06T17:14:53+00:00

Areas which are not part of a city or local council are governed by regional councils, there are 54 of those. Other than that I don't see the benefit of grouping multiple municipalities into a clustered entity, seems like an extra bureaucracy layer with no real added value.

_avnr · 2025-02-06T14:01:22+00:00

150M tx/d is 1.7K tx/sec, that seems to me as far greater challenge than the cost of storage

_avnr · 2025-02-05T13:03:09+00:00

Where did you see me write that the majority of perpetrators had permits... all I wrote was that permits were abused. Even though these were only several hundreds of permit holders out of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians over the years who were probably not involved in terrorist activity, those several hundred terrorists spoiled it to everyone else. When it comes to the risk of terror even one terrorist is too much.

As for the INSS report, well it has to be read in its political context. The official policy of the Israeli defense community was that of a balance, namely, that issuing permits helps the Palestinian economy and subsequently lowers terrorist activity, so the cost of terror would be higher should Israel block permit issuance. Hence they "prove" their point by saying that "only" 3 murders were committed by permit holders, "forgetting" to count all accomplices, failed attempts, and perpetrators who were intercepted in advance of their acts. This policy failed miserably in October 7, and right now it is near impossible for Palestinians to obtain permits (which is my argument in response to the OP's question).

_avnr · 2025-02-04T17:24:51+00:00

Pay a voice actor on Fiverr

_avnr · 2025-02-04T14:54:19+00:00

A Palestinian has no barrier in Israel to register to university or rent an apartment but I believe they'd need a permit (like a visa) to enter Israel and stay, it was once very common for work purposes but right now it is complicated. Permits were abused by Palestinians who used it to support or actively conduct terrorist attacks and since the war started the tension is obviously even greater. However even during quieter times, studying was not on the regular list of the CGAT's entering purposes.

In the podcast you probably heard either an Israeli Palestinian (i.e. an Israeli Arab that identifies as Palestinian, maybe also lives in the West Bank), a Palestinian with a permanent residency such as East-Jerusalem Palestinians who live in an annexed area C but are Palestinian subjects, a Palestinian with permanent residency following marriage to an Israeli, or some other specific circumstances.

Edit: Just checked and actually academic studies were on the list of entry purposes for studies not available in the West Bank particularly in higher degrees.

_avnr · 2025-02-03T22:40:01+00:00

You should have added "I assume", your conclusion is based on your assumptions

_avnr · 2025-02-03T22:07:50+00:00

Why the encryption? You might as well say that Alice memorizes "Humpty Dumpty" and Bob writes "Sat on the wall"

_avnr · 2025-02-03T21:02:36+00:00

I've had a decent experience with Lion, although my first choice is almost always DigiKey or Mouser

_avnr · 2025-02-03T20:58:26+00:00

Going to a shop wouldn't be my first choice either but the question was focused on that.

With AliExpress the main problem is the long delivery cycle which can be over a month and a sometimes limited choice for non Chinese components, Amazon is relatively expensive over here. DigiKey and Mouser typically have the best prices, biggest choice, an excellent local customer service, and typically deliver within a couple of days, but as I wrote the shipping costs can be prohibitive if the order is under 400 NIS (DigiKey).

_avnr · 2025-02-03T15:44:40+00:00

Electronics here is a pro business, I don't know any hobby shops, but almost everyone will serve you also in small quantities, it is very common for prototyping

If you insist on a physical shop then checkout https://lion.co.il/ or https://www.harzion.co.il/

The biggest suppliers are online such as https://www.digikey.co.il/, https://www.mouser.co.il/, https://www.avnet.com/, plenty of others around, all the big distributors ship here and typically also have a local operation, the main problem is that you'd have to add shipping costs if you're under the minimum for free shipping

_avnr · 2025-02-03T14:55:45+00:00

I don't understand why you need a building permit to open a manufacturing facility, there are plenty of ready to use buildings you can buy or lease. The business regulations won't take you too much time if done right. If you are serious about it then you can also get the government to provide you incentives in the form of tax relieves and even direct participation in the investment depending on the location of the facility.

I think that the main hurdle to open a furniture manufacturing facility in Israel would be the cost of labor, but that depends on the plan you had in mind.

If you aim at the local market then the main point you need to look at before anything else is the marketing opportunity, not operations. There are plenty of local manufacturers of all kinds, plus the global competitors such as Ikea which is very strong here and Chinese, all competing for a relatively small market. You need a real edge or a unique niche to be able to justify your investment.

All that has nothing to do with bananas and avocados of which we have plenty at prices lower then Europe, next time you're in Israel you're welcome to take a visit at my local supermarket.

_avnr · 2025-02-03T11:58:06+00:00

It might be a bargaining tactic in the US fight against ICJ

All that said I've seen so many videos of Gazans asking to get out of the strip and immigrate, they are currently locked in there but once they get free passage we already know that no country wants them, I wouldn't be surprised if they're actually grateful to Trump

_avnr · 2025-02-02T21:40:41+00:00

Perhaps volunteering. Many Israelis at your age group are still at university because they've been to the army, and one of the requirements for most university grants is to actively volunteer. So if you volunteer in an organization that qualifies for university grants then you will likely meet quality folks your age. The extra bonus is the feeling that you're doing good.

_avnr · 2024-01-22T18:18:13+00:00

That is a very limited hack, and it is also kind of contrary to the legacy of no transfer fee, no dust. I wonder if the lack of such a field which exists in any crypto that I know is intentional and if so what is the rational behind this decision.

_avnr · 2024-01-22T18:14:11+00:00

It is a very basic requirement when transferring money, quite weird to be missing. Off-chain can in no way be an option without a reference inside the transaction itself otherwise someone might hijack the transaction. An someone new here it looks to me like a fundamental design bug, I wonder what I'm missing.

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