Our Cosmopolitan Wine is based on the Cosmopolitan Cocktail. A cosmopolitan, or, informally, a cosmo, is a cocktail made with vodka, Cointreau, cranberry juice, and freshly squeezed or sweetened lime juice. It has Cointreau, so you know Derica loves it. She wanted to see if we could make a wine from the idea. So… we tried. *No Cointreau was used in the making of this wine. This recipe gave us a bit of a fit when it came to pH. Make sure to watch the video to see how we overcame that issue.
Ingredients
64 oz (1.89 liters) Cranberry Juice Lakewood Pure: https://amzn.to/3OLUxv4
1 Lime’s Zest 2 Mandarin Orange’s Peels
5 grams Fermaid O: https://amzn.to/3shxqRJ
Sugar to OG 1.120 (we stopped at 1.118)
64 Fluid Oz (1.89 liters) Water
Lalvin QA23 Yeast: https://amzn.to/47ynG5H
Added Potassium Bicarbonate, roughly 7/8 of a teaspoon: https://amzn.to/3QMx8fx
1 teaspoon Pectic Enzyme: https://amzn.to/47Bslnf
Tools We Use
Little Big Mouth Bubbler: https://www.northernbrewer.com/products/little-big-mouth-bubbler
Star San: https://amzn.to/3YFZ3zK
Zester: https://amzn.to/3YFZIBs
Stirring Paddle: https://amzn.to/3OCkDRc
Hydrometer Kit: https://amzn.to/45xWSRd
Baster: https://amzn.to/45BfIa8
pH Meter: https://amzn.to/3YLw0eb
Belgian Tasting Glasses: https://amzn.to/3P14zK6
Auto Siphon: https://amzn.to/44cL8Cp
1 Gallon Carboy with Airlock: https://amzn.to/44c5iww
Glencairn Glasses: https://amzn.to/3OJJlir
Crown Berkey Gravity-Fed Stainless Steel Countertop Water Filter System 6 Gallon: https://amzn.to/3YJo6BX
Fun T-shirts: https://city-steading.com/product-category/t-shirts/
