Late Harvest Riesling Sorbet With Berries Food

RIESLING SORBET

Steps:

• Heat granulated sugar, the water, and 1/2 cup wine in medium noncorrosive saucepan to boiling, stirring to dissolve sugar. Boil 3 minutes without stirring. Pour into small bowl and let cool to room temperature. Refrigerate until cold, about 3 hours. (Tip: To cool the sugar syrup mixture quickly, place bowl in larger bowl of ice and stir occasionally. It should be cold in about 15 minutes.).
• Stir remaining wine into sugar syrup, pour into 8" cake pan, and freeze overnight.
• The next day, thaw raspberries in bowl in refrigerator. Puree in food processor or blender, then press through fine sieve to remove seeds. Stir in superfine sugar.
• Process wine ice and raspberry puree in food processor or blender until smooth. Return to baking pan and freeze until firm, 2-3 hours, stirring once halfway through. Serve in wineglasses.

WINTER SORBET SAMPLER

Steps:

• For Grapefruit Sorbet:
• Boil 1 cup wine in heavy small saucepan until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 6 minutes. Pour into large bowl. Add grapefruit juice, sugar, corn syrup, grenadine and peel; stir until sugar dissolves. Mix in remaining 3/4 cup wine. Refrigerate until cold.
• For Cranberry Sorbet:
• Cook all ingredients in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat until berries pop and soften, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes. Puree in processor. Strain into bowl. Refrigerate until cold.
• For Pear Sorbet:
• Combine pears and 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons wine in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Cover and cook until pears are tender, about 8 minutes. Puree pear mixture and sugar in processor. Mix in 3/4 cup wine and corn syrup. Chill until cold.
• Process each mixture separately in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Freeze in covered containers. (Can be made 1 week ahead.)
• Using oval-shaped ice cream scooper, place 1 scoop of each sorbet on each plate. Garnish with mint.