Spiced Orange Wine
Yield: Makes 2 (750-ml) bottles
Active Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
2 (750-ml) bottles dry white wine
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup orange liqueur such as Grand Marnier
1/4 cup Pernod
2 whole cloves
4 Turkish or 2 California bay leaves
2 navel oranges
Directions:
- Bring all ingredients except oranges to a boil (reserve wine bottles and corks), stirring until sugar has dissolved.
- Remove zest from oranges in a continuous spiral using a vegetable peeler and cut off any white pith with a paring knife. Reserve oranges for another use and divide zest between empty wine bottles.
- Fill bottles with orange wine and cool, uncorked, 1 hour.
- Cork bottles, then chill at least 4 hours.
