Jun 29 2009
Champagne and Sparkling Wine Cocktails:
When making any cocktail with Champagne be sure to add the Champagne to the flute last. Pour the Champagne slowly over the other ingredients to avoid an overflow. Stirring these cocktails is not usually necessary, but when you do, stir slowly and gently. For best results serve Champagne cocktails right away.
- Amore Frizzante- Prosecco, vodka, GranGala orange liqueur, peach nectar
- Axis Kiss- Champagne, crème de cassis, Amaretto
- Beautiful Boat- Champagne, vodka, mint
- Bellini- Champagne, peach juice
- Black Velvet- Champagne, stout
- Blushing Bride- Champagne, peach schnapps, grenadine
- Bourbon Champagne Cocktail- Champagne, bourbon, vanilla syrup
- Buck's Fizz- Champagne, orange juice
- Champagne Cocktail- Champagne, brandy, Angostura bitters
- Champagne Punch- Champagne, strawberries, fruit punch, lemon and orange juices, ginger ale
- Champanska- Champagne, vodka, lime cordial
- Château Cardillo- Champagne, black raspberry liqueur, pear juice
- D'Artagnan- Champagne, Armagnac, Grand Marnier, orange juice, simple syrup
- Dutch Tulip- Champagne, Sonnema VodkaHERB, Lillet Rouge, framboise, agave nectar
- Elderflower Cocktail- Champagne, St. Germaine, soda
- Elit Midnight Millionaire- Champagne, vodka
- Flirtini- Champagne, vodka, Cointreau, pineapple juice, fresh pineapple
- French 75- Champagne, gin, Cointreau, lemon juice
- French Pear Martini - Champagne, St. Germaine, pear vodka
- Happy New Year- Champagne, brandy, ruby port, orange juice
- Kir Royale- Champagne, crème de cassis
- Mimosa- Champagne, triple sec, orange juice
- Miracle Margarita- Veuve Clicquot Champagne, tequila, Grand Marnier, orange juice, lime juice, lemon juice
- Poinsettia- Champagne, Cointreau, cranberry juice
- Pomegranate-Pineapple Fireworks- Champagne, pomegranate and pineapple vodkas, pineapple juice
- Pomegranate Poinsettia- Champagne, PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur, orange liqueur, orange juice
- Raspberry Bellini- Champagne, cachaca, raspberries, lime juice
- Stoli Accomplice- Champagne, vodka, lemon juice, strawberries, simple syrup
- Starlet Cocktail- Champagne, absinthe, orange vodka, black raspberry liqueur
- Strawberry Flapper- Champagne, crème de cassis, fresh strawberries
- Sweetest Thing- Champagne, bourbon, crème de framboise
- Tezón Mistletoe- Mumm Champagne, Tequila Tezón Blanco, triple sec, pomegranate juice
- There Will Be Rum- Mumm Champagne, Malibu rum, ruby red grapefruit juice, grenadine
- Tickled Pink- Champagne, X-Rated Fusion Liqueur
- Vampire Kiss Cocktail- Champagne, vodka, Chambord
- Winter- Champagne, SKYY Orange vodka, blue curaçao
Wine Cocktails:
- Cardinal Cocktail- red wine, creme de cassis
- Endless Possibilities- Covey Run Semillon Ice Wine, vanilla-ginger simple syrup, club soda
- English Christmas Punch- dry red wine, dark rum, tea, orange juice, lemon juice
- Glamour Girl Martini- Folonari Pink Pinot Grigio, peach schnapps, cranberry juice
- Ice-tini- Covey Run Semillon Ice Wine, vodka
- Kir- dry white wine, crème de cassis
- Mulled Pomegranate Warmer- red wine, PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur, lemons, oranges, nutmeg, cinnamon
- Mulled Wine- red wine, brandy, orange, cloves, honey or sugar, cinnamon sticks, ginger
- Napoleon- Dubonnet Rouge, gin, Grand Marnier
- Rosé Berry Bliss- Clos du Bois Rosé, pink lemonade, blueberries, lemon-lime soda
- Sangria- red wine, brandy, curaçao, ginger ale, sugar syrup, club soda, fresh lemon or lime juice, fresh orange juice
- Brazilian Sangria- red wine, Spanish brandy, absinthe, orange liqueur, fresh fruits
- Spanish Sangria- from About.com's Spanish Cuisine Guides, Lisa & Tony Sierra
- More Sangria Recipes- from About.com's Wine Guide, Stacy Slinkard
- Something Blue- white wine, Hpnotiq, ginger ale
- Sour Grapes- Folonari Pink Pinot Grigio, sour mix
- Weep No More- Dubonnet Rouge, brandy, maraschino liqueur, lime juice
- Wine Spritzer- white wine, club soda or mineral water
- Xalapa Punch- dry red wine, apple brandy, amber rum, black tea, honey, oranges
- Ziaza- Dubonnet, gin
For more information about wine...
- About.com Wine Guide, Stacy Slinkard, explains the world of wine and has wonderful recommendations.
- Wine Matcher- Natalie MacLean, author of Red, White and Drunk All Over, has put together an easy-to-use wine and food pairing database. Natalie also offers a free wine e-newsletter.
- Book Review: What To Drink With What You Eat
