Wine Cocktails:
Mixing with wine can be a lot of fun because there are so many wines to explore and each will make an entirely different cocktail in the end. Another aspect that I enjoy about wine cocktails is that these are great ways to thoroughly enjoy those cheaper wines. Not to say that there are not an ever increasing number of decent $5 wines available, but if there is one that you find a little too dry, sweet, or tart one of these drinks may be the answer for finishing off the bottle.
- Bishop Cocktail- red wine, rum, simple syrup, lime juice
- Bloody Rum Punch- red wine, rum, lime juice, triple sec, simple syrup
- Candy Corn- moscato wine, kettle-corn infused gin, citrus peel grenadine
- Cardinal Cocktail- red wine, creme de cassis
- Champagne Bowler- white wine, sparkling wine, cognac, simple syrup, strawberries
- Cobb's Cognac Dream- Rose wine, Cognac, rum, fruits
- 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
- Falling Leaf Fizz- sparkling wine, pear vodka, pumpkin butter, pumpkin pie spice
- Glamour Girl Martini- Folonari Pink Pinot Grigio, peach schnapps, cranberry juice
- Gold Mine- sherry, Scotch, Galliano, egg white, lime juice, lemonade
- Ice-tini- Covey Run Semillon Ice Wine, vodka
- Kir- dry white wine, crème de cassis
- La Dame Blasée- Sauvignon Blanc, absinthe, buffalo grass vodka, parsley-lemon simple syrup, lemon juice, mint bitters
- Liquid Lust- white wine, Rosangel tequila, orange juice, cranberry juice, club soda, fruits
- Miranda Cocktail- pinot noir, Lillet Blanc, Bluecoat Gin, simple syrup, lemon puree
- 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
- Pink Elephant- merlot, Amarula Cream, chocolate liqueur, raspberry puree, heavy cream
- Rosé Berry Bliss- Clos du Bois Rosé, pink lemonade, blueberries, lemon-lime soda
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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
- Dutch Appel Sangria- white wine, Van Gogh Dutch Appel Vodka, orange liqueur, pineapple juice
- White Peach Sangria- Pinot Grigio, mango rum, white peach schnapps, lemon, lime, orange, lemon-lime soda
- Spanish Sangria- from About.com's Spanish Cuisine Guides, Lisa & Tony Sierra
- More Sangria Recipes- from About.com's Wine Guide, Stacy Slinkard
- Sherry Cobbler- Sherry, simple syrup, orange, berries
- Sinlandia- Malbec, raspberry vodka, blackberry brandy, triple sec, passion fruit syrup, soda water, fruits
- Something Blue- white wine, Hpnotiq, ginger ale
- Sour Grapes- Folonari Pink Pinot Grigio, sour mix
- UK Sour- red wine, Scotch whisky, apricot liqueur, lemon juice, cinnamon syrup
- Viscusi Cocktail- dessert wine, Prosseco, Canadian whisky, orange bitters
- 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
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