Orange Wine

Directions

1. 1
   In a large bowl, combine the oranges and the wine and chill the mixture, covered tightly with plastic wrap, for 5 days.
2. 2
   Discard the oranges, add the sugar and the Cognac, and stir the mixture until the sugar is dissolved.
3. 3
   Strain the mixture through a sieve lined with a double thickness of rinsed and squeezed cheesecloth into a bowl and pour the wine into decorative bottles with corks.
4. 4
   Insert a strip of the orange zest into each bottle and chill the wine, corked, for one week.
5. 5
   The wine keeps, chilled for 3 months.