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Wrong Wine = Invalid Mass!

"The Archbishop of Kansas City has warned priests that they could be offering Mass with invalid matter, and that they should ensure their altar wine is both free from additives and especially vinted for sacramental use.  The archbishop wrote to priests May 31 to warn that he had recently learned of parishes using wine that would invalidate their attempts to offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
 
'It has recently been reported by two priests, having served in three different parishes, that upon their appointment to these parishes they soon discovered the long-term use of wines that were in fact invalid matter for the confection of the Eucharist,' Archbishop Joseph Naumann noted in a May 31 letter obtained by The Pillar.

As a result, he wrote, in those parishes, 'for any number of years all Masses were invalid and therefore the intentions for which those Masses were offered were not satisfied, including the obligation pastors have to offer Mass for the people.'

'This is a gravely serious situation for which we must now petition the Holy See for guidance on restorative matters.' "
https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/kc-archbishop-clarifies-wine-validity 

"In Kansas City, Naumann noted that many commercially available wines 'contain additives such as elderberry extract, sugars, alcohol, etc' -- all of which could render the wine invalid matter."

I'm curious.  Why the question about a very specific brand of wine?  Is there some priest out there using it?  Otherwise, if you're not sure, simply avoid it and use wine specifically made for the Mass.

Dear Ladislaus,
If Sutter Home chardonnay is requested and then used by a priest instead of a Mont La Salle Altar Wine that is in the Sacristy, is the Sacrifice of the Holy Mass valid or invalid?  Should I assist at that Mass?

So far in my research, it seems that the FDA does not require the wine industry to disclose all the additives, alterations, or ingredients of the wine on the label.  How does anyone know if it meets the criteria for use as an altar wine?

Do the bishops of the SSPX and SSPX Resistance have a list of approved wines?  Do the priests even think about the wine they choose to use in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass as potentially invalid matter?