Champagne Sorbet - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 cup champagne
red grapes (for garnish)

Preparation

Heat 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, process wine ice 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, garnished with grapes.