The medicine can be tasty. It is this phrase that comes to mind when it comes to natural grape juice. Cooked at home, completely devoid of harmful chemical additives, this drink has been used in traditional medicine since ancient times as a general tonic. Fortunately, you can make this tasty medicine by hand today. Just make a little effort.
The benefits of grape juice
This drink is effective in treating many diseases. Easily assimilable sugars, vitamins, micro- and macronutrients, organic acids in the composition of the berries make the grapes a real source of useful substances, and its juice - a concentrated health benefits.
For adults
Due to the significant content of vitamins, glucose and fructose, the drink has a tonic and antioxidant effect on the body. It is effective for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, has a mild laxative effect, and also reduces cholesterol levels.
Useful juice with neurosis and anemia. Also, its unique chemical composition has a positive effect on the brain. 
We encourage you to learn more about the beneficial and harmful properties of grapes, grape seed and grape juice.
For kids
It is not recommended to enter this drink into a children's diet earlier than two years of age. In general, it is indicated for use in children with underweight and weak immunity. In addition, grape juice is a good natural energy drink that can increase the mental and physical activity of a child.
Did you know? Grapes and its products are so effective in combating many diseases that there is even a special type of treatment in medicine - ampelotherapy.
Home or packaged: advantages and disadvantages
The main argument in favor of a drink made at home is its naturalness. By preparing it at home, any housewife can ensure that any chemical additives or dyes and stabilizers harmful to the body are completely absent in this drink. 
But fresh juice is a perishable product. Oxidation processes in it begin almost instantly. And sterilization and boiling destroy a lot of nutrients. At the same time, the process of preparing a drink for the winter is very laborious.
We advise you to read about how to make homemade champagne, wine and raisins from grapes.
But, despite all these drawbacks, compared to homemade, the drink in the package is one sheer flaw. The most important thing to think about when acquiring it is how much preservatives, flavor enhancers and flavorings that are dangerous to the body are contained in it.
In addition, the composition of these drinks is often a very high percentage of sugar, which is also not very good for health. Well, the packaging itself leaves much to be desired. Glass containers are optimally suited to preserve the beneficial properties of natural juice, since paper still has micro cracks. 
Features of the selection of grapes
Of course, this drink can be made from any white or black variety. But practitioners recommend to give preference to the best wine varieties, which have optimal indicators of sugar content / acidity, as well as good juice-containing characteristics.
Top Grades
The most popular among the dark varieties are "Cabernet", "Isabella", "Moldova", "Cardinal", "Purple Early". The berries of these varieties produce very fragrant, moderately sweet drinks, as these grape varieties have very low acidity.
Check out the best varieties of early, nutmeg, table, white, pink, cold-resistant, technical grapes.
As for the white varieties, then it is best to choose nutmeg grapes. But a large number of other varieties are quite suitable for the preparation of this drink. Among the huge variety of options worth paying attention to the following varieties: "Bianka", "White Delight", "Tukay", "Muscat Katunsky", "White Mask". 
Juicy and tasty, the sweet pulp of these varieties is ideal for making juices. Very tasty and unusual drink will turn out if you mix the berries of dark and white varieties.
What should be the berries
Only ripe, selected berries are used for processing, as unripe, diseased and damaged grapes can spoil the taste of the drink.
Important! There are grapes with the skin of the skin is much more useful because it contains a powerful natural antioxidant - resveratrol.
The recipe for making grape juice for the winter manually
To prepare a tasty and healthy drink at home will take a long time, because without the use of technological advances, this process becomes quite time-consuming. 
What you need: kitchen appliances and equipment
The following tools will be needed to make homemade grape juice manually: a large basin, two pans: to sterilize and to collect the finished drink, glass bottles of any size, a watering can, a kitchen towel (we cover the bottom of the sterilization pans), a dipper, a fine sieve.
When preparing this beverage, it is imperative that you use rubber gloves manually to prevent grape acid from damaging the skin of your hands.
Required Products
The calculation of the required number of grapes depends on the variety that was selected for the preparation of the drink. So, for ordinary varieties, the yield is 70% of net weight. In varieties that are grown specifically for making juice, this amount can reach 80-85%.
Step-by-step recipe
Preparation of the drink at home is done in several stages:
- Bunches of grapes are washed and berries are separated from the branches, cutting them off into a large basin.
- Ready berries gently squeeze hands, carefully, trying not to miss a single berry.
- The resulting liquid with pulp is filtered through a fine sieve into a saucepan.
- Using a scoop, the product is poured into prepared clean bottles, filling them about 3/4 full (it is not necessary to sterilize the bottles).
- At the bottom of the pan lay a towel, set the bottle and cover them with lids, not twisting.
- Water is poured into a saucepan with bottled liquid.
- Sterilized for 20 minutes from the moment of boiling, then twist the lid.
Did you know? The Bible says that for the first time Noah grew grapes in the lands of Armenia. Scientists this time agree with this statement, they believe that the first cultivars appeared just in Transcaucasia, Iran and Turkey.
Other ways to harvest juice for the winter
There are less labor-intensive ways of harvesting grape juice for the winter. Through the use of a juicer and a juicer, this process takes less time. But the use of these devices involves adding sugar or water to the natural product.
The recipe for juicing with a juicer
In order to make a drink using a juicer, 0.5 kg of sugar is needed for 7 kg of grapes.
- Grapes are sorted, washed and separated berries from the twigs.
- All grapes are passed through a juicer. If the power device allows, then you can re-scroll and pulp.
- The resulting foam should be allowed to stand for an hour. Then you can collect from her foam.
- The result is about four liters of finished juice. Add sugar to it and bring to a boil, but do not boil. It will be enough to warm it to 85-90 degrees and wait until the liquid begins to emit a characteristic noise.
- The finished drink is poured into sterilized jars and ordered tin lids.
- Banks to turn and wrap a blanket overnight.
How to make juice with a juicer
The advantage of this method of preparation is that there is no need to pick berries from the twigs. Whole bunches are quite suitable, the taste of the drink will not spoil it. So:
- The grapes are washed and placed in a bowl of juice cookers.
- Set the bowl in place and turn on the fire.
- After at least half an hour, you can pour hot juice into pre-sterilized jars and roll them in tin lids.
- Optionally, add some sugar. In this case, the drink is first collected in a saucepan, sugar is added and, not boiling, poured into cans.
Important! A drink made using a juice extractor is less concentrated, so it can be offered even to small children.
Terms and conditions of storage blanks
Store the finished billet must be in a dry and cool place. The optimal solution is an ordinary basement.
The drink will retain its natural beneficial properties for 3-5 years. Do not be afraid if, after some time, a solid crystalline precipitate appears at the bottom of the jar. This is tartar. Its appearance is natural for grape juice.
More about healthy juices
Natural juices are extremely healthy. Biologically active substances contained in them have a positive effect on metabolic processes in the body. But the composition of each vegetable, fruit or berry is unique, therefore, the effect of beverages prepared from them is different.
We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the step-by-step recipe for making tomato juice.
Apple
This juice has a positive effect on the work of the intestines, because it contains pectin. It is also useful in diseases of the kidneys, liver and bladder.
You can consume apple juice in unlimited quantities without damage to health. But it should be borne in mind that it is quite sour, and people with high acidity should refrain from it. 
Pumpkin
This juice helps fight colds and diseases of the cardiovascular system. He is also a real find for a strong half of humanity. It has a beneficial effect on reproductive function and, with regular use, allows for a long time to preserve men's health.
It will be useful for you to read about the benefits of sea buckthorn juice, beet, burdock, maple and birch.
But you should not forget that pumpkin juice has a good cleansing effect. It is not recommended to use in severe disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.
Carrot
This drink occupies a leading position in the content of nutrients among their own kind. It contains beta-carotene, potassium, calcium, vitamins of group B and many more useful substances. The juice from carrots favorably affects not only the vision, but also all the metabolic processes of our body. 
But you should not drink it uncontrollably. This can adversely affect liver function. Harvesting grape juice at home allows you to personally provide your family with delicious and natural vitamins for the winter.
This process is technologically simple, and spoiling the product is almost impossible. And the effort and time spent on cooking, this useful drink is fully justified.
