{"id":76927,"date":"2014-12-26T11:15:14","date_gmt":"2014-12-26T09:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=76927"},"modified":"2014-12-18T09:10:46","modified_gmt":"2014-12-18T07:10:46","slug":"feftover-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2014\/12\/26\/feftover-wine\/","title":{"rendered":"What to do with leftover wine"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have all been left with amounts of wine in bottles and glasses after a get together.<\/h4>\n

It seems a waste to throw all this wine away, but what else are you meant to do with it?<\/p>\n

Here are some suggestions on what to do with this year’s leftover wine.<\/p>

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Freeze cubes of leftover wine and save them for recipes that call for vino or consolidate half-consumed bottles to<\/p>\n

make a\u00a0boozy syrup\u00a0that you can drizzle over waffles, ice cream, pound cake, ricotta, or fruit.<\/p>

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Find the recipes for the syrups below:<\/p>\n

Leftover red wine syrup<\/h4>\n

Hands-on time: 5 minutes<\/p>\n

Total time: 2 hours (includes cooling time)<\/p>\n

Makes: 1 cup
\nWhat you need:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • 1 orange<\/li>\n
  • 1 bottle red wine (or 3\u00bd cups assorted red wines)<\/li>\n
  • 1 cup sugar<\/li>\n
  • 6 cloves<\/li>\n
  • 1 cinnamon stick<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    What you do next:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Using a vegetable peeler, remove strips of orange zest from the orange.<\/p>\n

    In a large saucepan, combine the wine, sugar, cloves, cinnamon stick, and orange zest.<\/p>\n

    Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until the wine mixture is thickened and reduced to 1 cup, 35 to 45 minutes.<\/p>\n

    Remove cinnamon stick and orange zest.<\/p>\n

    Let cool for 15 minutes, then refrigerate until chilled (the syrup will thicken as it cools).<\/p>\n

    Serving suggestions: <\/strong>serve with ice cream, yogurt, ricotta, pound cake, waffles, pancakes, or fruit.<\/p>\n

    Leftover white wine syrup<\/h4>\n

    Hands-on time: 5 minutes<\/p>\n

    Total time: 2 hours (includes cooling time)<\/p>\n

    Makes: 1 cup<\/p>\n

    You will need:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • 1 vanilla bean<\/li>\n
    • 1 bottle white wine (or 3\u00bd cups assorted white wines)<\/li>\n
    • 1 cup sugar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      What you do next:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Split the vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape out the seeds.<\/p>\n

      In a large saucepan, combine the wine, sugar, and vanilla seeds and pod.<\/p>\n

      Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until the wine mixture is slightly thickened and reduced to 1 cup, 35 to 45 minutes.<\/p>\n

      Remove the vanilla pod.<\/p>\n

      Let cool for 15 minutes, then refrigerate until chilled (the syrup will thicken as it cools).<\/p>\n

      Serving suggestions: <\/strong>serve with\u00a0ice cream, yogurt, ricotta, pound cake, waffles, pancakes, mango, pineapple, or other fruit.<\/p>\n

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