Vin de Cerises

== Description ==
Homemade cherry wine
* Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
== Ingredients ==
* 2 lbs cherries with the pitts, washed and stemmed
* 1 cup of water
* 1 vanilla bean
* 2¼ cups eau-de-vie
* 9 cups red wine
== Directions ==
# Put the cherries in a saucepan along with the sugar and vanilla bean.
# Add 1 cup of water.
# Cook over low heat for 30 minutes.
# Strain the juice and allow to cool.
# In a large, wide-brimmed jar, mix the strained juice with the eau-de-vie.
# Seal the jar and place in a cool dark place for 15 days.
# After 15 days, add the wine to the cherry eau-de-vie.
# If making the wine for gifts, pour into decorative bottles and seal.
# Store the bottles, tightly sealed in a cool, dark place.
# Serve very well chilled as an apéritif or as a dessert wine.
Category:Cathy's Recipes
Category:Fruit wine Recipes
Category:Cherry Recipes
Category:Aqua vitæ Drink Recipes
Category:Red wine Recipes