Unripe grapes are sour and make a very special mild vinegar substitute called verjus.The bottom grapes on a cluster of red or white grapes are the last to ripen, and one and the same cluster quite often holds sweet grapes on top and sour grapes on the bottom.You can press these sour grapes into grape juice. You can make a wonderful vinegar substitute with this tart, sour, grape juice. We use it to make Dijon mustard.To buy sour grapes in the store, taste the bottom grape, buy the cluster, and separate the sour grapes from the sweet ones, usually a dozen or so. You can also ask your friendly farmers market seller to bring you 2 pounds of unripe grapes to make a pint of verjus.

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Grape seed juice acts as an astringent, that pulls toxins from your cells in order for your system to expel them.

A good tangy rice that has a slight taste of pancetta and grapes.

You can make delicious white sparkling cooking wine from store bought fresh grape juice. This recipe makes champagne bottle size cooking wine for $1.30 per bottle. The wine stays fresh and delicious for five years.Note: Do not reuse wine bottles with screwtops. My October 2023 wine spoiled in them after five months. Corked bottles, or bottles with reuseable champagne tops stay fresh for five years.

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