1 bottle Zinfandel (the
good stuff you drink)
6 pints black
berries and raspberries (mixed)
1
orange
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1 cinnamon stick
2
(1 by 3-inch) orange peel strips
¼ tsp black pepper
In a large saucepan, combine
Zinfandel, orange zest and whole orange, sugar, water, cinnamon stick, and pepper.
Bring mixture to a boil, stirring
to dissolve the sugar. Allow mixture to reduce to about 3/4 cup.
Add berries and cook until berries break down.
Mash berries until completely broken up.
Remove mixture from the heat and cool.
Remove cinnamon stick and orange peels before passing through strainer.