Seville
Orange Wine
This tastes great either as an aperitif or as a
digestive
Ingredients:
6 Seville
(bitter) Oranges
5 l Rosé Wine
1 l neutral tasting Brandy or Vodka (55°)
1 kg sugar
2 vanilla beans
2 cloves
½ tea spoon cinnamon
one pinch powdered ginger
½ Orange
5 l Rosé Wine
1 l neutral tasting Brandy or Vodka (55°)
1 kg sugar
2 vanilla beans
2 cloves
½ tea spoon cinnamon
one pinch powdered ginger
½ Orange
Method:
Chop the
whole bitter oranges (including the skin) into small pieces. Mix wine and
brandy in a large pan or plastic container, add the sugar and stir until the
sugar has dissolved. Add the bitter oranges and the spices and stir again.
Cover and
put in a dark, cool place to infuse for three to four weeks, stirring occasionally.
After two weeks add the chopped ordinary orange and check the taste. Add more
sugar or oranges if you like.
Pour wine
through a fine sieve, leave to rest for another two or three days and filter
again before filling into sterilized bottles. This fruity bitter wine keeps for
several years and gets even better with maturing.