Visions of Bliss

Making Herb Infused

Wine Vinegar

Making Herb Infused Vinegars Is Really Very Easy and 

A Great Way To Recycle Some Of Those Pretty Wine or

 Syrup Bottles You Have Been Saving.

 I Even Found A Way To Recycle The Wire "Cage" That

Was On One Of My Champagne Bottles!  I Thought It Made A Cool Embellishment To The Top When I Added The "Cage" Along With One Of My Custom Galvanized Sheet Metal Tags

 I Thought Some Of You Might  Like To Make Some Herb Infused Vinegar So I Added The Instructions To This Post.

Start By Gathering Up Some Of Those Pretty Bottles You Just Couldn't Bring Yourself To Get Rid Of And Sterilize Them

These Bottles Were From Flavored Waters, Wine 

And Coffee Syrups

Supplies Needed

~ Empty Sterilized Bottles ~

~ Herbs And Spices Of Your Choice ~

(The Herbs and spices I used were - Rosemary, Thyme, Flat and Curly Leaf Parsley, Basil, Black Peppercorns, Garlic and Mustard Seeds)

~ White Wine Vinegar ~

~ Cork  And Optional Champagne Wire Cage ~

~ Labels and or Tags ~
(I found the free graphic for my label at The Graphics Fairy, I used Photoshop To Embellish It and Add The Words)

Useful Tools

~ Small Plastic Funnel ~

~ Long Wooden Chopstick ~

Step 1 ~ Gather Up The Fresh Herbs You Want To Infuse

 Wash And Dry Them Thoroughly

Premeasure Additional Spice Ingredients

I Used About A Tablespoon Each Of  Black Peppercorns And Mustard Seeds and 6 Garlic Cloves

Now You Are Ready For Step 2

 Step 2 ~ Fill The Empty Steralized Bottle By
 First Adding The Spices...

Then The Fresh Herbs

The Herbs I Used In This Infusion Were

~ Curly And Flat Leaf Parsley ~

~ Thyme ~

~Rosemary ~

~ Basil ~

I Used A Wooden Chopstick To Push The Fresh Herbs Down

(Only Use Plastic Or Wood Utensils as Metal Ones React With The Acidic Vinegar)

Step 3 ~ Using The Plastic Funnel Pour The Vinegar Over The Herbs and Fill The Bottle, Leaving About 1  1/2 Inches Headspace At The Top

 Cork The Top And Add Embellishments

 
Add Your Label and You Are Done! 

Wasn't That Easy?

It Is Best To Let Your Vinegar Steep

For 2 To 3 Weeks In A Cool Dry Place Before Use

Enjoy !!

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day.  Until next time.....I wish you Peace....