Best 6 Wine Fruit Sparklers Recipes

MIDNIGHT SPARKLER COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Rub half the rim of 4 stemmed glasses (preferably coupe glasses) with lemon slice and dip into sanding sugar, if using. Chill glasses until ready to use.
• Combine crème de violette, clementine juice, lemon juice, and gin in a cocktail shaker. Fill shaker with ice, cover, and shake vigorously until outside of shaker is very cold, about 30 seconds. Strain into prepared glasses, top off with Champagne, and garnish with a lemon twist, if using.
• Do Ahead
• Cocktail base (without champagne) can be made 1 day ahead; cover and chill.

SUMMER FRUIT SANGRIA SPARKLER

Steps:

• Into large pitcher, pour wine and cranberry-raspberry juice. Add all fruit. Refrigerate 6 hours or overnight.
• Just before serving, add ginger ale to pitcher. Serve chilled.

GRAPEFRUIT-WHITE WINE SPARKLER

Steps:

• In a punch bowl or large pitcher, combine gin and sugar. Stir until sugar dissolves, 1 minute. Add grapefruit juice and bottle of sparkling wine; stir to combine. To serve, fill 6 glasses with ice and wine mixture, then garnish with thin lemon slices.

PASSION FRUIT CHAMPAGNE SPARKLER

Steps:

• Cut passion fruits in half crosswise. Divide seeds and any juice among 6 Champagne flutes. Top with Champagne, and serve immediately.
• For a seedless alternative, place seeds and any juice into a fine-mesh strainer over a bowl. Extract as much juice as possible by pressing a rubber spatula against the seeds. Each fruit should yield about 2 teaspoons of juice. Place 1 tablespoon passion-fruit juice into each glass, and top with Champagne. Serve immediately.

MERRY SPARKLER

Steps:

• Into a chilled Champagne glass, pour orange juice. Add enough Burgundy to fill the glass and stir lightly to blend. Garnish with orange peel. Serve.

WHITE WINE FRUIT COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Combine the wine and sugar in a saucepan. Place the saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil; stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove the saucepan from the heat and add the mint; set aside.
• Combine the cantaloupe, grapes, and strawberries in a large bowl. Pour the wine mixture over the fruit; toss together until all the fruit is covered with the wine mixture; cover and chill. Store in the refrigerator up to 8 hours before serving.