Sel de Frontenac

[GreginND]

Has anyone ever made wine salt? It's really easy to do, looks beautiful, tastes great and makes great gifts for the holidays. I plan to sell it in my tasting room once I get up and running too.

Here's my Sel de Frontenac

I started with a bottle of my 2012 Frontenac:

This was slowly simmered down just until there were a few tablespoons or so of liquid left. It is the point where it starts to get thicker but not thick like syrup.

Then I stirred in about 1.5-2 cups of Kosher Salt:

This was spread out on a sheet pan and allowed to dry well for a couple of days. You can put it in a low low oven or food dehydrator to speed up the drying. It still has a bit of a sticky tacky texture, but it is oh so good.

 

[seth8530]

Looks quite interesting. Does it taste like salty wine?

 

[GreginND]

A little like wine. More like a tangy salt. When you concentrate the wine you really get that concentrated acid sourness to come out.

I made a few jars to give away for Christmas. I think when I sell it I will be looking for small 2-4 oz little wine bottles to package it in.

 

[grapeman]

Now that looks interesting.