Name: Homemade grape wine
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Ukrainian
Ingredients: Black grapes - 7 kg; Sugar - 500 g

Homemade grape wine is prepared by many residents of the southern regions of our country, and everyone considers theirs to be the best and most “correct”. Becoming a professional in this matter, of course, is not easy, but you can master the ability to make drinks for the family table without much effort. The main thing is to find good grapes, prepare the right equipment (spoiler: nothing specific) and be patient to allow the fermentation processes to fully complete. Then on a cold autumn or winter day you can warm up with a glass of aromatic homemade wine or arrange a tasting for friends.

Separate the grapes from the branches and place in a large enamel basin or pan to fill no more than ¾ of the volume. Mash the fruits with your hands or a wooden pestle.

Cover the container with grapes with a clean cloth and leave at a temperature of at least 20°C for 4 days. The berries must be mixed: within the first day the fermentation process will begin and without “movement” the berries will simply sour.

Squeeze the juice out of the resulting mass through gauze folded in half or four. Pour it into large bottles. Put an ordinary rubber glove on each one and pierce it on top. Leave the juice to ferment at a temperature of at least 20°C for 2 days.

Distribute sugar (50 g per 1 liter of liquid) into bottles of grape juice and mix. Cover each one again with a glove and put the wort in a dark, warm place for 1.5–2 months. During this time, active fermentation should stop (the glove will “deflate”).

Pour the grape must into clean bottles through a straw, being careful not to disturb the sediment. Taste and add a little more sugar if necessary. Put gloves back on the bottles. Leave for quiet fermentation for 60–90 days in a cool place with a temperature no higher than 15°C.

Pour the finished grape wine into clean bottles and seal. Place in a cool, dark place away from sunlight. This wine can be stored for up to five years.

Homemade grape wine

Raisin wine at home is worth trying at least once! It is completely different from a drink made from fresh berries and has a special aroma and tart, rich taste. It's all due to dried grapes. Such berries concentrate more sugar and minerals. Therefore, the drink prepared on their basis turns out to be sweeter and stronger. Another big plus of raisin wine is that it can be made all year round! For the drink, choose large, aromatic berries that are minimally processed with preservatives. It is very important that wild yeast remains on them, which starts the fermentation process. Therefore, try to buy raisins from a trusted place, avoiding cheap varieties. Or you can take several to try and then choose the one that gave the best result.

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