Beverage
|Friuli Venezia Giulia Region
Friulano wine
Variants
Ingredients
80 ml infusion of white vine leaves and elderflowers (or wild chamomile and lemon balm, if not available), 20 ml concentrated cold infusion of green apple peels and bitter almond (use only a small amount of organic, non-sweet almond to avoid toxicity), 5 ml fresh juice of white celery or cold infusion of clary sage leaf, 1 zest of untreated lime or lemon (only the outer part), 1 pinch of grey sea salt or smoked salt flakes (to evoke minerality), 1 drop of clear apple cider vinegar (optional, for acidity).
Preparation
Prepare the base infusion by steeping the following in cold water for 6–8 hours:
- 1 teaspoon dried white vine leaves, 1 teaspoon elderflowers or chamomile in 200 ml of still water. Strain and store in the fridge.
- Separately, infuse green apple peels with half a crushed bitter almond (peeled) in 100 ml of cold water for 2 hours. Strain.
In a wine glass, combine:
- 80 ml of the vine/flower infusion,
- 20 ml of the apple-almond infusion,
- 5 ml of clary sage leaf or celery juice/infusion,
- a drop of apple cider vinegar (optional), a pinch of mineral salt
Ingredients
80 ml infusion of white vine leaves and elderflowers (or wild chamomile and lemon balm, if not available), 20 ml concentrated cold infusion of green apple peels and bitter almond (use only a small amount of organic, non-sweet almond to avoid toxicity), 5 ml fresh juice of white celery or cold infusion of clary sage leaf, 1 zest of untreated lime or lemon (only the outer part), 1 pinch of grey sea salt or smoked salt flakes (to evoke minerality), 1 drop of clear apple cider vinegar (optional, for acidity).
Preparation
Prepare the base infusion by steeping the following in cold water for 6–8 hours:
- 1 teaspoon dried white vine leaves
- 1 teaspoon elderflowers or chamomile in 200 ml of still water. Strain and store in the fridge.
- Separately, infuse green apple peels with half a crushed bitter almond (peeled) in 100 ml of cold water for 2 hours. Strain.
In a wine glass, combine:
- 80 ml of the vine/flower infusion 20 ml of the apple-almond infusion
- 5 ml of clary sage leaf or celery juice/infusion A drop of apple cider vinegar (optional)
- A pinch of mineral salt
- Add large ice cubes (or chill without dilution), and garnish with lime zest expressed over the glass to release the oils.
