Grape wine - homemade recipe

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Even the most inveterate opponents of alcohol cannot but admit that in small quantities dry red wine is very beneficial for the body. It improves human immunity, contributes to the normalization of hemoglobin, stimulates digestion and heart muscle. However, it is very important not to overdo it here, because after all, grape wine, the recipe for which you will now read at home, is alcohol. And you shouldn't get carried away with it. But to “skip” a glass at a festive dinner is not only tasty, pleasant, but also he althy.

Unfortunately, most of the alcoholic beverages that we can buy in the store, in their composition, practically do not have any useful substances. This also applies to wine. A really high-quality drink costs good money, and even then there is not always a guarantee that the information indicated on the label is true. Another thing is grape wine, the recipe of which has been kept in the family for decades. It is treated to dear guests, it is drunk on holidays anda glass according to your mood, enjoying the amazing taste and rich bouquet. You can also have your own recipe for homemade grape wine (if you don’t have one yet), based on the following.

Experienced winemakers say that only the so-called wine grape varieties should be used for this drink. In our area, Isabella blue berry is very popular in the manufacture of homemade drink. This grape is very unpretentious. Feels good at our not very high air temperatures, ripens in early to mid-October, which allows you to savor the drink of the new harvest every time for the New Year holidays.

So, grape wine, the recipe of which is based on the berry of this variety, is made from fruits that are previously separated from branches and leaves. This process is painstaking, but necessary if you want to get a pure drink with a clear taste. The berries are placed in a large container and the juice is squeezed out of them. Some do it with their feet, stomping on the grapes for a long time. This can be done with the help of the usual flea market, which is in every home and is used to make mashed potatoes.

Then the grape juice is separated from the pomace, filtered through gauze or a colander with small holes. Next, this precious liquid is placed in a large bottle, filling only two-thirds of the container. Then the dishes are carefully corked (until they are completely sealed) with a cork with a tube through which thecarbon dioxide from the fermentation of the drink. Having previously blown the tube, it is lowered into a bowl of water.

Grape wine, the recipe of which is considered a classic, should "play" at a temperature of +5 degrees Celsius for 2-3 months. After straining it after this time, you can already enjoy a real quality drink. It will be a dry wine, with a strength of about five degrees. All the useful substances of grapes in such a drink are preserved as much as possible.

And how to make stronger grape wine at home? Exactly the same, only longer. Sugar must be added to ready-made dry homemade wine (from 50 to 200 grams per liter of liquid). The more it is, the stronger and sweeter the drink. Pour the liquid into the same, pre-washed, container, close with a cork with a tube, and leave to "play" for another month. Then bottle homemade wine (13-15 degrees) in bottles, store it in the refrigerator or cellar and enjoy the wonderful taste of the intoxicating drink.