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Photo: Chrsitopher Hirsheimer

MAKES ABOUT 4 1/2 BOTTLES

Citrus growers near Nice make this delicious potion.

4 bottles rosé wine (preferably Provençal)
2 cups grappa
6 halved valencia oranges
3 halved lemons
1 vanilla bean
2 cups sugar

1. In a 2-gallon (or larger) glass or plastic container, combine wine, grappa, oranges, lemons, vanilla bean, and sugar. Stir to dissolve sugar.

2. Leave in a cool, dark place with a lid set lightly on top for 40 days, shaking gently once a day. Strain through a funnel lined with cheesecloth into clean, dry wine bottles. Seal with corks and refrigerate for up to a year.

This article was first published in Saveur in Issue #39