New Ginger Wine - Christmas & Holiday Ginger Wine

Total Time: 24 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon rind (zest of 1 lemon)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 (750 ml) bottle wine
• 1/3 cup honey or 1/3 cup golden syrup, to taste
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
• 1/4 cup raisins, chopped roughly (can use mixture of regular and golden raisings)
• 1 ounce brandy or 1 ounce cognac, to taste

Recipe

• 1 in a non-reactive saucepan over medium heat, combine the lemon zest and juice, wine, honey or golden syrup, ginger, and raisins.
• 2 raise the heat to medium-high, stirring constantly until the honey or golden syrup is melted, which will take about 4 minutes, but do not allow to boil.
• 3 add the brandy or cognac and place into glass container.
• 4 refrigerate at least one day (or two, to taste), then strain the wine and serve in small glasses; it will be slightly cloudy but very tasty and very good for helping digest those large dinners everybody had!
• 5 note: honey and golden syrup have different tastes, and i like both. it's nice to have the both versions of the wine with made, for different folks' tastes!