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[Photograph: Sydney Oland]

Warm white wine is delicious when steeped with honey, lemon, and cardamom.

About the author: Sydney Oland lives in Somerville, Mass. Find more information at sydneyoland.com (or read eatingnosetotail.com)

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About This Recipe

Yield: Serves 4
Active time: 6 minutes
Total time: 50 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 cardamom pods
  • 1 (750 milliliter) bottle riesling
  • 2 teaspoons brandy
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 lemon, halved
  • 4 strips lemon zest

Procedures

  1. Toast cardamom pods in a dry skillet over high heat, tossing often, until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Gently crush with a mortar and pestle.

  2. In a medium saucepan combine riesling, brandy, honey, cardamom pods, and bay leaves leaves. Squeeze lemon halves over liquid and add rinds to the pot. Bring to a gentle simmer then reduce heat to lowest setting and steep for 45 minutes. Strain and divide between 4 cups. Garnish with lemon zest.