Elderberry Wine

Submitted by Wade in Indianapolis

"From Emmanuelle Mercier's Cookbook (Strasbourg, France)"

 

• Ready In: 840hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Yields: 12 bottles
• Serves: 48

ingredients

• 10 liters rose wine
• 300 g elderberry flowers (local forest)
• 2 kg sugar
• 3 cups Everclear alcohol

directions

1. Make a maceration of the flowers into 10 liters of the wine for 30 days - stirring once every 7 days.
2. Filter out the flowers.
3. Add the sugar and the alcohol that has been heated to 90 degrees Celsius and stir.
4. Allow the sediment to settle over the next 3 days.
5. Place in wine bottles and cork.