Cherry Wine
From: Paulette, Saint-Leonard, Quebec, Canada
  • 4 quarts [4 L] cherries
  • 4 quarts [4 L] hot water
  • 4 pounds [1.8 kg] sugar
  • 1 pound [454 g] raisins
  • 1 pack [1 tablespoon / 15 mL] active dry yeast
  • Sterilized bottles
  • Arrange cherries into a stoneware jar.
  • Crush cherries; leave to macerate for 12 hours.
  • Add all remaining ingredients; stir well.
  • Half close jar; leave to ferment into a warm environment for 30 days, stirring once every day.
  • Filter twice; set aside for 5 days.
  • Filter once more; siphon into sterilized bottles.
  • Leave to age before drinking.
  • Store into a cool environment.