Even since having some Vin D’orange last week at La Fromagerie I’ve been desperate to make it and was pleased to see I could still get some Seville oranges before they were out of season so spent time today making litres of it to enjoy in 2 months time.
This is perfect drunk by itself as an aperitif or diluted with soda or tonic water for a longer drink or even added to some fizz…
There are lots & lots of different recipes online and they vary so wildly that I took a shot and made mine using this mix (I added lots & lots of oranges so you can cut those down by half if you want it less orangy or bitter)
To make a huge 8 litres of mix which will result in hopefully 4-5 litres of vin d’orange
- 4 x 750ml bottles of rose wine
- 750ml vodka (you want 150-200ml per bottle of rose)
- 600g sugar (you could use more so 200g per bottle of wine but I want this bitter and one of the bottles of my rose wine was sweeter)
- 24 Seville oranges (you can use just 4-8 per bottle but I want this orangy & bitter!)
- 1-2 vanilla pods
The recipe:
- I began by boiling the whole oranges for 5 minutes to remove any potential yeasts on their surface so it doesn’t ferment
- meanwhile mix all the wine & vodka with the sugar to dissolve the sugar
- split the vanilla pods and scrape the seeds out and add to the wine mixture
- When the oranges are cool cut them in half and juice
- Add the juice to the wine mixture
- chop the oranges and put in sterilised jars
- pour the rose mixture into each jar and seal
- This now needs to be left for 1 month (checking & stirring occasionally) and then I’ll strain it through muslin and then leave for another month before enjoying and distributing as gifts
bitter with a twist 
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