How to impress at your next apéro? We give you a few recipes and tips to help you create your own wine cocktail. The ingredients of the day? The fresh wines of Bordeaux: Crémant, Dry White, Sweet White, and Rosé!

First, a little history. Wine and cocktails go way back:

Some recipes to inspire you:

The 7:

1. Infusion: combine 6oz of Bordeaux Rosé wine with a small handful of leaves of basil (crushed into your hand to release aromas), cut 3 strawberries into pieces. Add a pinch of sugar and stir to dissolve. Set aside for 30 minutes to 2 hours, strain.
2. 2 oz infusion
3. 2 oz Bordeaux Rosé
4. 2 oz of tonic water
5. Add all ingredients over ice and stir. Garnish with a strawberry or basil leaf.

Blueberry Mint Spritz:

1. Tea infusion: Steep 1 bag of high-quality mint tea for 20 minutes in 4 oz of hot water. Remove tea bag and add a spoonful of honey, stir to dissolve. Set aside to cool.
2. Muddle a few blueberries and a few sprigs of mint in a glass
3. 1.5 oz of tea infusion
4. A bar spoon of lemon juice
5. 3 oz of Crémant
6. Fill glass with ice and gently stir. Garnish with mint sprig.

Grapefruit Fizz:

1. 3 oz dry white Bordeaux
2. 1 oz fresh grapefruit juice
3. ½ oz of rosemary simple syrup
4. 1 oz sparkling water
5. Add all ingredients over ice and stir. Garnish with grapefruit twist.

Bordeaux Twist:

1. 4 oz Sweet Bordeaux
2. Pour wine over ice
3. Twist orange peel over surface of wine to release aromas
4. Drop peel in the glass

How to create your own Bordeaux wine cocktail:

1. Determine your wine and flavor profile
2. Select ingredients that enhance the wine’s aromas. Work with the characteristics of the chosen wine and/or add flavor levels
3. Release your inner mixologist!
4. Enjoy!

Pro tip: keep wine cocktails simple, easy to make, easy to drink. Share your cocktail creations on IG and don’t forget to tag @bordeauxwines