Leftover Wine? Make Spiced Wine Syrup!
It happens to the best of us - you’ve got an open bottle of wine left over. Or perhaps, you got a less than stellar bottle - and you just don’t feel like drinking it. Don’t pour it down the drain! Give it a new, delicious life as Spiced Wine Syrup.
Spiced Wine Syrup is a totally decadent way to utilize leftover wine. Sweet, spicy, and boozy - it’s the perfect accompaniment to vanilla ice cream, or drizzled over brownies with whipped cream. It’s also good for dunking biscotti! Also, poached peaches or pears with this syrup - utterly sublime.
Mulled Wine Syrup
- 1 bottle of red wine
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1 stick of cinnamon
- 3 whole cloves
- 1 vanilla bean (split with insides scraped and mixed in)
- 1 star anise
Place everything into a medium pot or a skillet. Bring it to a boil. Lower to a simmer, and reduce until the liquid is reduced by a third. It will be slightly syrupy - it’ll get even more syrupy as it cools. Strain out the spice solids, and refrigerate your syrup.
Now, I do believe this keeps indefinitely. However - I can’t say that for sure because it never lasts too long in my house!
Do you need a way to store your delicious, gourmet, extra fancy mulled wine syrup? How about a Glass Canister with a Rubber Seal from StacksAndStacks.com? The rubber ring creates a vacuum seal that protects the quality of your food. Plus, it’s pretty enough to bring out to the table!
How do you deal with leftover wine? I’ve heard some success stories about turning it into red wine vinegar. If I try that, I’ll let you know. Who knows what we can create by plumbing the depths of our wine racks?