Vin à la Française (Sweetened Red Wine with Lemon)

Ingredients

• grammes sugar
• A few spoonfuls water
• bottle excellent red Bordeaux or Burgundy
• Half a lemon, cut in thin slices
• Slices of lemon, to serve

Instructions

1. Put 250 grammes of sugar into a salad bowl and moisten it with a few spoonfuls of water to dissolve it.
2. Add a bottle of excellent red Bordeaux or Burgundy, with half a lemon cut in thin slices.
3. Stir well with a silver spoon.
4. Serve with a slice of lemon in each glass.