They used to be the butt of jokes all over, the dreaded wine spritzer. But now wine cocktails are back in force and are a great way to beat the heat.
Mixing wine with other ingredients is a practice as old as the beverage itself and wine cocktails have never really lost their popularity in Europe. Some of our most popular mixed drinks call for wine: both the martini and Manhattan call for vermouth, which is a type of wine.
Mixologist Trudy Thomas, director of beverage at Camelback Inn, Scottsdale, Arizona, has taken this concept a step further, introducing fresh flavors for a new kind of cocktail. She developed the following recipes for [yellow tail] wine.
Shiratini
- 1.5 oz. [yellow tail] Shiraz
- 1 oz. blueberry-flavored vodka
- 0.5 oz. orange liqueur
- 0.5 oz. açai syrup (or 0.5 oz. of pomegranate juice)
- 0.5 lime, pressed
In a mixing glass add all ingredients and shake with ice. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with a lime wheel.
Pomegranate Peach
- 1 oz. [yellow tail] Sparkling Rosé Wine
- 1 oz. peach flavored vodka
- 1 oz. pomegranate liqueur
- 2 oz. fresh lemonade
Shake all ingredients except [yellow tail] Sparkling Rosé Wine in a martini shaker with ice. Strain into a chilled martini or Collins glass. Top with [yellow tail] Sparkling Rosé Wine. Garnish with fresh blueberries.
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