Q. Hello Rav, I was recently at a large Shabbat dinner. After the host made Kiddush, I drank from the wine that was in front of me and did not wait for the host’s wine to come around. After drinking I (accidentally) starting speaking to the person across the table for me who had not drank anything and was being quiet waiting for the host’s wine to be passed around. He accidentally answered me and starting speaking until his wife pointed out what he had done.
At this point, what should he do now that he has spoken? He is Yotzee Kiddush (comply with) without drinking any wine and is allowed to drink it (because the host has already had some), or given his hefsek, is it better for him to take the sip (its a mitzvah to drink from the wine, but not an obligation) or not (because of the hefsek)?
Second Question: If he does choose to drink from the wine, I assume that would exempt him from saying a Bracha on any other wine he is drinking from the table, but if he choose not to (because of the hefsek), he wouldn’t be yotzei the Kiddush and need to make his own “borei Pri Hagefen” before drinking any wine. Is that correct?
A. See answer to question above when one does not need to recite a new brocho.
Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit’a opinion is that it applies only as long as one has not spoken before drinking some wine.
After drinking some, he is not required to recite another blessing when the one making Kiddush drank from the wine himself.
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by Horav Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller and Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu Shlit’a