| If this is something that you have never heard of | | | | and combine the two mixtures together. Cover |
| before, then you are in for a real treat! Coffee | | | | with a cloth or napkin. As the mixture begins to |
| adds interesting characteristics to wine, and there | | | | ferment, put it in an airtight container. Allow this |
| is even a wine produced in Texas called Pecan | | | | mixture to age for 60 days, and then bottle to |
| Mocha Wine that sets a precedent. Coffee flavors | | | | your liking. |
| within wine add interesting characteristics, and | | | | This is an interesting wine recipe to try, and it |
| they will result in a semi-sweet taste within your | | | | may take some practice! It will bring deep and |
| vino. | | | | delicious flavors into your average glass of wine, |
| One interesting thing to note is that coffee and | | | | and you may be surprised at how much the |
| wine are not as different as you may think. Any | | | | coffee adds to the wine as it ferments. |
| wine drinker already understands that wine that | | | | Overall, coffee is a beverage that is often |
| needs to be properly aged to bring out the best | | | | compared to wine because of the complexities in |
| flavors and characteristics, but coffee is actually | | | | the flavor characteristics enjoyed by connoisseurs |
| the same. Specific types of gourmet coffee can | | | | alike. As a coffee connoisseur, you might find |
| be aged for years at a time to help the flavors | | | | yourself sniffing and sipping your Java within a |
| develop and mature more deeply. This is a more | | | | cupping, reminiscent of an actual wine tasting. |
| expensive and valuable type of coffee, similar to | | | | Likewise, coffee and wine both have similar |
| a fine wine. | | | | industries as agricultural products grown within |
| For an interesting recipe, you will need 1/2 a | | | | certain regions well known for their coffee and |
| pound of fresh coffee grounds, 2 1/2 pounds of | | | | wine production. |
| dark brown sugar, 1 1/2 tsp. citric acid, 1/4 tsp. | | | | Many wine drinkers have their own favorite wine |
| tannin, 7 1/2 pints of water, 1 tsp. yeast, and | | | | of choice, and they will probably be able to tell |
| wine yeast. To make this a simple coffee wine | | | | you details about the year the grapes were |
| recipe, all you have to do is bring the water in a | | | | grown, where they are from, and their growing |
| large pot to a boil. Stir in the brown sugar until it | | | | conditions. In the same way, many coffee lovers |
| dissolves completely, and then stir in the coffee | | | | are beginning to find out more about the |
| grounds until the water boils. Remove this mixture | | | | cultivation of their coffee beans and the manner |
| from heat, and allow it to cool completely. Mix | | | | in which they affect their brew product. Take the |
| together the citric acid, yeast, and tannin. Strain | | | | time to sample more varieties of coffee beans |
| the coffee mixture through cheesecloth or muslin | | | | from different regions for a greater understanding |
| to remove the coffee grounds, and throw them | | | | of your cup of Joe! |
| away. Add the wine yeast to the second mixture, | | | | |