Strawberries in Red Wine:
Pecks Wine and Spirits - Friday Night Wine Tastings
2 cups fruity red wine such as Barbera, Valpolicella, Merlot or Zinfandel
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
About 1/2 cup sugar 1 lb. strawberries(2 pt), trimmed, and halved if large
Stir together wine, lemon juice, and sugar (to taste) in a bowl.
Stir in strawberries and let macerate at room temperature 1 hour, then chill
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cold, up to 1 hour but no longer. (Fruit will become too soft if it steeps fro
more than 2 hours.)
Serve berries in small bowls with some of their juices.
This Hor d'oeuvre was served with:
Vermonte Sauvignon Blanc (Chile) 2005
Grayson Cellars Merlot 2004 (Napa County, CA)