Name: Red Wine–Raspberry Sorbet
Yield: Makes about 1 quart (1 liter)
Ingredients: 1 cup (200 g) sugar; 3/4 cup (180 ml) water; 1 bottle (750 ml) fruity red wine, such as Merlot, Zinfandel, or Beaujolais; 3 cups (15 ounces/400 g) raspberries

Why it works: Sugar and red wine work together. They rank in the top 20% of all ingredient pairs, and 864 recipes mention both. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

The recipe

Makes about 1 quart (1 liter)

Ingredients

1 cup (200 g) sugar
3/4 cup (180 ml) water
1 bottle (750 ml) fruity red wine, such as Merlot, Zinfandel, or Beaujolais
3 cups (15 ounces/400 g) raspberries

Directions

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By epicurious. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

Sugar + red winetop 20% of all pairs

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Mentioned together864 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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