Last year my friend Sara was making apple butter, and she said that she went with the standard formula - apples, cider, spices, cook for a long long time, but it was just .... lacking. Then as she stood there, glass of wine in hand, contemplating how to add some depth to her creation, the Muse Of Wine spoke, and she dumped her wine glass into the pot. And ... it was fabulous! So yesterday we made apple butter together, dispensed with the cider and used a spicy dry grenache instead ... the result is a complex rich apple butter that is the most beautiful deep spiced wine color. I am making another batch next weekend for Christmas gifts. This batch (half anyhow!) is all for ME!!! Sara is a genius.

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