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Ingredients
- 3/4 cup lemon juice (fresh is best)
- orange slice
- 1 quart red wine (Bordeaux, Merlot, or Shiraz)
- Simple Syrup
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
Method
- Bring the sugar and water to a boil in a heavy medium saucepan over high heat.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low.
- Simmer, stirring until the sugar is completely dissolved, 6 to 8 minutes.
- Let cool completely.
- Half fill a glass pitcher with ice cubes or cracked ice.
- Add the lemon juice and a few slices of orange.
- Fill the pitcher nearly full with claret and add sugar syrup to taste.
- Let stand 20 minutes to blend and ripen.
- Serve over ice.
