Spiced Orange Wine

Ingredients

• 2 (750 ml) bottles dry white wine
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup Grand Marnier, orange liqueur
• 1/4 cup Pernod
• 2 whole cloves
• 4 turkish bay leaves (or 2 California leaves)
• 2 navel oranges

Directions

1. 1

   Bring all ingredients except oranges to a boil (reserve wine bottles and corks), stirring until sugar has dissolved.

2. 2

   Remove zest from oranges in a continuous spiral using a vegetable peeler and cut off any white pith with a paring knife.

3. 3

   Reserve oranges for another use and divide zest between empty wine bottles.

4. 4

   Fill bottles with orange wine and cool, leave uncorked for1 hour.

5. 5

   Cork bottles, then chill at least 5 hours.

6. 6

   Cooks' note:.

7. 7

   Orange wine can be chilled up to 1 week.