Homemade Isabella Wine: A Divine, Store-Bought Substitute

Divine drink! Do it and you wonʼt regret it! Homemade Isabella wine turns out very tasty and rich! It is many times superior to store bought drinks. You just need to be patient and wait a while.
cook time: 1440h
Logan Winslow
Homemade Isabella Wine: A Divine, Store-Bought Substitute

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

95
Calories
24g
Carbs
1g
Protein

Ingredients (10 portions)

Basic:

Sugar (1-2 kg to taste, at the rate of 100 grams of sugar per 1 liter. grape juice) 1 kg
Grape (10-20 kg) 10 kg

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make wine from Isabella grapes at home? Prepare the necessary ingredients. You will need grapes and sugar. For the recipe, use only ripe grapes, they contain more juice.

Step 2

Step 2
So, collect the grapes. The number of berries in the recipe is indicated conditionally. You can take a little more or, conversely, less grapes.

Step 3

Step 3
Separate the berries from the branches, removing spoiled and unripe grapes. Please note, there is no need to wash the grapes! On the surface of each berry there is wild yeast, which contributes to further fermentation of the pulp.

Step 4

Step 4
Crush the grapes thoroughly with your hands. Use disposable gloves for convenience. Alternatively, the berries can be crushed with a wooden masher.

Step 5

Step 5
Place the crushed berries (pulp) and juice into a deep container, where further fermentation will take place. I used large jars. Cover the top with gauze to prevent midges from getting into the berries and put them in a dark, warm place for 4-7 days.

Step 6

Step 6
Stir the contents of the jars 2-3 times a day using a wooden rolling pin or spatula, otherwise the juice with berries may turn sour.

Step 7

Step 7
Next, the mass needs to be strained using gauze folded in 2-4 layers. Throw away the grapes, they will no longer be needed; to make wine we will use only the resulting juice (must).

Step 8

Step 8
Pour the juice into a large bottle or three-liter jars. Leave a little empty space at the top (as in the photo), i.e. fill the container approximately 2/3 full.

Step 9

Step 9
Pull disposable gloves over the neck and make one or two punctures in them with a needle or install a water seal. Leave in a dark, warm enough place for two days.

Step 10

Step 10
Next, you need to dilute the grape juice with sugar at the rate of 100 g. sugar for 1 liter of juice. For convenience, I pour a small amount of juice from a jar into a large container, add sugar, mix everything until dissolved and pour the resulting sweet juice back into the jar.

Step 11

Step 11
Pull the glove back on and move the containers to a dark place for 1.5-2 months. After the specified time, the glove will deflate, which means that fermentation is over. Pour the wine into a clean jar. Pour out the sediment. Taste the wine. If necessary, add a little more sugar, mix everything, pull on the glove and leave it to ferment again for 1.5-2 months (I usually don’t do this and after the first two months of fermentation under the glove, I immediately proceed to step 12).

Step 12

Step 12
Pour the new wine into clean bottles, leaving the sediment in the jar, and seal with corks. Leave the wine in a cool place for 1-2 months to age. Check the bottles after 10-15 days. If sediment appears, pour the wine into another container and continue to steep at low temperatures.

Step 13

Step 13
The wine from Isabella is ready, you can taste it!

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