Claret Lemonade - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup lemon juice (fresh is best)
orange slice
1 quart red wine (Bordeaux, Merlot, or Shiraz)
Simple Syrup
2 cups sugar
2 cups water

Preparation

Bring the sugar and water to a boil in a heavy medium saucepan over high heat.
Reduce the heat to medium-low.
Simmer, stirring until the sugar is completely dissolved, 6 to 8 minutes.
Let cool completely.
Half fill a glass pitcher with ice cubes or cracked ice.
Add the lemon juice and a few slices of orange.
Fill the pitcher nearly full with claret and add sugar syrup to taste.
Let stand 20 minutes to blend and ripen.
Serve over ice.