Sacramental wine is a type of wine that is used during religious ceremonies, particularly in Christian traditions. It is often blessed by a religious official and symbolizes the blood of Jesus Christ in the practice of communion. Full definition
It is as if during Prohibition, the exemption for sacramental wine had applied only to Roman Catholics and not to Lutherans. (religion-online.org)
When we have exempted sacramental wine, and when Congress and some states have exempted the Native American Church, the courts can not invoke a desire for equal treatment as a reason not to exempt other religious uses of mind - altering drugs. (religion-online.org)
It has always been assumed that, under the Free Exercise Clause, these laws did not prohibit churches from providing sacramental wine to minors participating in the celebration of the Lord's Supper. (firstthings.com)