Cooked Wine or Must

(“Vino Cotto o Mosto")

 

Ingredients:

• Must - Which is fresh pressed juice of grapes before fermentation.
• Fresh orange peels
• Cinnamon stick

 

Preparation
In a heavy pot, if possible use stainless steel, cook must at a low heat, simmer until it is reduced to half. Cover and leave in the same pot to cool overnight.
Next day add some orange peels and ¼ stick of cinnamon, simmer and reduce to half.
Cool and filter the cooked wine, store in clean glass bottles or jars making sure that they are covered air tight.