Vin de Cerises

Description

Homemade cherry wine From "Catsrecipes Y-Group"

Ingredients

• 2 lbs cherries with the pitts, washed and stemmed
• 1 cup of water
• 1 vanilla bean
• 2¼ cups eau-de-vie
• 9 cups red wine

Procedures

1. Put the cherries in a saucepan along with the sugar and vanilla bean.
2. Add 1 cup of water.
3. Cook over low heat for 30 minutes.
4. Strain the juice and allow to cool.
5. In a large, wide-brimmed jar, mix the strained juice with the eau-de-vie.
6. Seal the jar and place in a cool dark place for 15 days.
7. After 15 days, add the wine to the cherry eau-de-vie.
8. If making the wine for gifts, pour into decorative bottles and seal.
9. Store the bottles, tightly sealed in a cool, dark place.
10. Serve very well chilled as an apéritif or as a dessert wine.