Homemade Grape Wine without Yeast

Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true. ~ Lord Alfred Tennyson

After my Ginger Wine post, I got requests for wine recipes that don’t require yeast as some folks are intolerant to yeast….Then I realized I had never posted my Grape wine recipe that doesn’t require yeast. I got this recipe from my mom’s sister and recently when I got hold of some dark grapes I made this wine. Always remember to select the best grapes for this wine and all the utensils used should be dry. So here I am ringing in the New Year with one of the best Homemade Grape Wine recipes I have...…

Homemade Grape Wine without Yeast

Ingredients:
Black Grapes -1kg
Sugar - 1.25 kg

Water - 4 liter

Cloves - 20 nos.

Method:

• Boil the water and keep aside to cool.
• Separate grapes from its stalks and wash the grapes well.
• Wipe water from each grape very well with a clean cloth or kitchen towel.
• In a big bharani / bottle add sugar and grapes; mash it very well with hand or potato masher.
• Then add boiled and cooled water, stir well.
• Tie the bottle with a clean cloth or close with lid little loose.
• Stir this mixture every day for some time.
• After 14 days, mash the grapes once again & strain through a cheese/ muslin cloth.
• If the wine tastes sweeter you can add a little more boiled and cooled water to it.
• Crush 20 cloves a little and tie this in a small piece of clean cloth.
• Pour the wine in to a clean dry bottle.
• Add 1 table spoon Vanilla Essence & cloves pouch in it.
• Keep this again for 30 days untouched. After 30 days strain the wine again, bottle and use.

NOTE:

All the utensils & bottle should be clean & dry. If there is water the wine will become sour.
Don't fill the bottle to the brink. Always leave 1/4 bottle empty.

Wishing you all a New Year filled with new hope, new joy and new beginnings!!!