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When Wine Used at a Chuppah Needs to Be Replaced

There are various customs regarding the wine that is drunk under the chuppah (wedding canopy): The common custom is that subsequent to the first time wine is drunk—which is after the birchas eirusin (the blessing of betrothal)—more wine is added to the cup for the birchos nisu’in (the blessings of marriage). Others either use two separate cups of wine, or finish drinking the wine in the cup and then add wine for the second drinking. However, if the chosson or kallah are not shomerei Torah u’mitzvos (do not observe Torah and mitzvos), i.e. they are mechallel Shabbos b’farhesyah (desecrate Shabbos publicly), there are halachic issues regarding making blessings over wine they drank from, as well as having them drink from that wine again. To avoid these issues, fresh wine should be poured for drinking the second time. In fact, the best solution is to use always wine that is mevushal (cooked), and then there would be no cause for concern if someone who is not shomer Shabbos drank from the wine. #331^?1