TO MATCH FEATURE CHILE KOSHER WINE, 2001-03-14 (photo)

Mashkiaj (Jewish inspector) Marcelo Levancini (R) performs his morning prayers as his colleague Mauricio Deujovne handles the grapes to be processed into kosher grape juice, the first step in kosher wine production, at the Los Robles vineyard in Curico, 200 km south of Santiago, March 14, 2001. Making kosher wine does not differ from making wine for the general consumer, the only requirement is that a Jewish inspector has to supervise the production and do the handling of equipment involved. Chile has started to produce kosher products for international markets, especially for Jewish festivities such as the Pesaj (Jewish Easter). CD/HB