Wine cocktails are a fun and refreshing way to enjoy your favorite wines with a twist. Here are some classics next time you want something new:
Sangria:
Ingredients: Red wine, orange juice, brandy, sliced fruit (oranges, lemons, apples), a splash of soda water.
Instructions: Combine wine, orange juice, brandy, and sliced fruit in a pitcher. Chill for at least 2 hours. Add a splash of soda water before serving.
Pro Tip: Use an unoaked red so you get all the fruit character but not the toasty smoky oak
Mimosa:
Ingredients: Champagne or sparkling wine, orange juice.
Instructions: Fill a glass halfway with Champagne, top off with orange juice.
Pro Tip: Adjust your level of juice based on quality of sparkling. May as well just drink the Champagne instead of adding juice but prosecco or cremant can be great with some OJ
Kir Royale:
Ingredients: Champagne or sparkling wine, crème de cassis.
Instructions: Pour a small amount of crème de cassis into a glass, top with Champagne.
Pro Tip: Don't be tempted to use different flavouring. Creme de cassis is the OG for a reason
Creative Wine Cocktails
Play around and make them your own!
Red Wine Spritzer:
Ingredients: Red wine, soda water, ice, a slice of lemon or lime.
Instructions: Fill a glass with ice, pour in equal parts red wine and soda water, garnish with a slice of lemon or lime.
White Wine Mojito:
Ingredients: White wine, fresh mint, lime juice, simple syrup, soda water.
Instructions: Muddle mint leaves with lime juice and simple syrup in a glass. Fill with ice, add white wine, and top with soda water. Stir gently.
Rosé Lemonade:
Ingredients: Rosé wine, lemonade, fresh raspberries, a sprig of mint.
Instructions: Fill a glass with ice, pour in equal parts rosé wine and lemonade, add fresh raspberries and garnish with a sprig of mint.
Sparkling Wine Margarita:
Ingredients: Sparkling wine, tequila, lime juice, simple syrup, salt for the rim.
Instructions: Rim the glass with salt. In a shaker, combine tequila, lime juice, and simple syrup with ice. Shake well, strain into the glass, and top with sparkling wine.
Mulled Wine:
Ingredients: Red wine, brandy, orange slices, cloves, cinnamon sticks, star anise, honey or sugar.
Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a pot. Heat gently (do not boil) for about 20 minutes. Strain and serve warm.
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