Vin de Cerises

Homemade Cherry Wine - Vin de Cerises

INGREDIENTS: 2 lbs. cherries with the pitts, washed and stemmed 1 cup of water 1 vanilla bean 2-1/4 cups eau-de-vie 9 cups red wine

PREPARATION: 1. Put the cherries in a saucepan along with the sugar and vanilla bean. Add 1 cup of water. Cook over low heat for 30 minutes. Strain the juice and allow to cool.

2. In a large, wide-brimmed jar, mix the strained juice with the eau- de-vie. Seal the jar and place in a cool dark place for 15 days.

3. After 15 days, add the wine to the cherry eau-de-vie.

4. If making the wine for gifts, pour into decorative bottles and seal.

5. Store the bottles, tightly sealed in a cool, dark place.

Serve very well chilled as an ap�ritif or as a dessert wine.

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 * Catsrecipes Y-Group