The steps for the correct way to soak wine in white wine are as follows:
Ingredients: A jar for soaking sake, a pound of grapes, an appropriate amount of rock sugar, and 700ml of junmai sake. Before soaking the wine, it is best to prepare a jar with an exhaust valve to avoid fermentation that produces a lot of gas in the event of a failure to soak. The only requirement for grapes is that there are no insect eyes, it is best to be fresh, rock sugar and brown sugar are OK, the color of brown sugar will be more translucent, and the reason for using pure rice wine is to make the aroma of fruit wine grapes more prominent in the later stage, highlighting the smell of fruits. When choosing junmai sake, we try to choose a higher alcohol content, because in the process of brewing fruit sake, the alcohol content of the wine will drop by about half, and the fruit wine below 17 degrees is very prone to spoilage, producing a large amount of fusel, which leads to our failure to soak sake.
Handling raw materials: Use high wine or boiled water to disinfect and sterilize the jar, and let the boiled water or high wine shake enough to touch every inner wall of the jar to ensure that the jar used for soaking wine is in a sterile state. Then the water in the jar should be wiped dry or dried, so that the inside of the jar is kept in an oil-free and water-free state. Wash the grapes and soak them in lightly salted water for 20-30 minutes; Remove the branches and leaves, and control the moisture; Pinch the grapes and place them in a clean, empty container with the skins; The proportion is 3 taels of rock sugar for a pound of grapes and a small glass of liquor; It is good to leave it for more than 20 days to a month.
Sealed containers: After bottling, the container containing the wine needs to be sealed and placed in a cool, dry place for aging.
Shake the container gently at regular intervals to facilitate full contact between the grapes and the liquor.
Filtration and bottling: When the storage time is up, the pomace and impurities are filtered out with gauze or a strainer.
Ageing and tasting: Seal the bottles and place them in a cool, dry place for aging.
Following these steps to brew white wine and sparkling wine maximizes the nutrients in the grapes and makes the wine more delicious. At the same time, it can also improve the taste and quality of fruit wine.