Rose Petal Wine

I wanted another recipe for my first blog entry. However, due to my terrible wonderful planning skills and stubbiness... here I am! The reason why I’m such in a rush with this recipe is that because Mister Lapin is coming next week and then we will go away at my sister in the Loire Valley for a few weeks. The problem being with the rose petal wine is that it takes time to make and the rose’s season will be over when we get back!

At my house in France, there are a lot of roses, everywhere in fact! The name of the place is actually La Roseraie. I think it’s clear: It would be a sacrilege not to make the most of it. There are plenty of different varieties, colours, smells and every morning when I go in the garden for my breakfast (some raspberries and cherries right from the tree) I look at those roses, checking on their progress.

Roses are great, you can eat them, you can offer them, and it can bring some joy in your living room… The only thing I don’t like about the roses is taking care of the bushes! It’s seems complicated and I’m never sure if I do it right.

Anyway, here is my rose petals wine recipe:

Ingredients

- 60 petals of red roses

- 60gr of sugar

- 1 litre of pink wine

Method 

Take off the white bits from the petals. Wash them and scatter them on a dry tea towel. Leave to dry for about a week (I left them in the drying room to make it quicker). 

Once the petals are dry, put them in a jar, add sugar and then wine and put the lid on. 

Leave it to macerate for 20 days (more or less).

When the maceration is done, filter the mixture into a mull and transfer the wine into bottle. Leave it to rest for a minimum of 3 weeks before enjoying it.

Ta-Dah!