Strawberries And Wine Recipes

STRAWBERRIES AND WINE

Steps:

• Place strawberries into a medium bowl. Dust with sugar, then pour the wine over them. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours.
• Let the strawberries stand at room temperature for 15 to 20 minutes before serving. Spoon berries into 6 dessert cups, and distribute the remaining wine over the berries.

HOMEMADE STRAWBERRY WINE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Wash and hull strawberries, removing any stem or bits of leaf.
• In a large earthenware crock, mash strawberries.
• Cover mashed berries with boiling water.
• Add lemon juice and quickly stir for about 2 minutes.
• If you want to add wine yeast, mix into strawberry mash once it has cooled to 85 F.
• Cover the crock with a clean linen cloth. Let crock rest in a cool, dark place.
• Give it a stir each day for one week.
• After one week, strain mixture through a double layer of cheesecloth into a large, clean bowl, discarding strawberry pulp.
• Combine strawberry liquid with sugar, stirring to dissolve sugar.
• Pour liquid into a clean crock and let stand another week, stirring daily.
• After the second week, pour strawberry liquid into 1-gallon glass wine bottles and cork loosely. If you have fermentation locks, you can use those instead of a loose cork.
• Let bottles rest in a cool, dark place for three months.
• When wine is clear and no longer fermenting (bubbling), pour it into individual bottles. Cork bottles and let them age for at least one year before drinking this delicious strawberry wine.

STRAWBERRIES IN RED WINE

Steps:

• Stir together wine, lemon juice, and sugar (to taste) in a bowl. Stir in strawberries and let macerate at room temperature 1 hour, then chill until cold, up to 1 hour but no longer. (Fruit will become too soft if it steeps for more than 2 hours.)
• Serve berries in small bowls with some of their juices.

STRAWBERRIES IN RED WINE

Steps:

• Place strawberries in a medium bowl. Sprinkle with sugar and lemon juice, and toss to coat.
• Add the wine and let macerate for 45 minutes or up to 1 hour.
• Spoon berries and wine into wide dessert glasses (or low soup plates). Serve at cool room temperature.

STRAWBERRY RIESLING WINE SPRITZER

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring the first 6 ingredients to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Cool completely. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer into a small bowl (do not press berries). Refrigerate syrup until chilled. To serve, for each serving fill a tall glass with ice. Add 1/2 cup wine, 1/2 cup club soda and 1/4 cup strawberry syrup. If desired, garnish with additional tarragon.