Granita of Pinot Noir with Berries

• 1 orange
• 1 lemon
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 6 whole cloves
• 2 whole star anise
• 10 whole black peppercorns
• 1 1/2 cups Pinot Noir
• 2 cups assorted fresh berries

1. Using vegetable peeler, remove peel (orange part and yellow part only) from orange and lemon.
2. Transfer peels to heavy medium saucepan.
3. Squeeze enough juice from orange to measure 6 tablespoons.
4. Squeeze enough juice from lemon to measure 1 tablespoon.
5. Set juices aside.
6. Add 1 1/2 cups water, sugar, cloves, star anise and peppercorns to peels.
7. Stir over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves.
8. Simmer 3 minutes.
9. Cool syrup completely.
10. Whisk wine and reserved juices into syrup.
11. Strain into 8 x 8 x 2-inch glass dish.
12. Cover; freeze 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
13. Freeze until firm, 8 to 24 hours.
14. Spoon half of granita into dishes.
15. Top with half of berries.
16. Spoon remaining half of granita over berries; top with berries.

orange, lemon, water, sugar, cloves, star anise, black peppercorns, fresh berries

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/granita-of-pinot-noir-with-berries-5676 (may not work)