Berries Artesia - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups pinot noir wine (red wine)
2 cups apple juice
1 bay leaf
2 cups sugar
1 vanilla bean, split down the middle and seeds scraped out
2 tablespoons arrowroot
3 lbs mixed fresh berries (or just one kind, if you like)

Preparation

Rinse berries well and put aside.
In a heavy saucepan, add the wine, apple juice, bay leaf, sugar and vanilla bean, making sure to add the pod as well as the scraped-out seeds.
Turn heat to medium and bring to a boil. Remove from heat, then add arrowroot to thicken. Return to the heat and simmer for two minutes. Add berries and allow to cool.
Serve over ice cream.