Cocktail recipes to make with Bordeaux’s fresh wines

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:

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 oz infusion

2 oz Bordeaux Rosé 

2 oz of tonic water

Add all ingredients over ice and stir. Garnish with a strawberry or basil leaf.

Blueberry Mint Spritz:

Tea infusion: Steep 1 bags 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.

Muddle a few blueberries and a few sprigs of mint in a glass 

1.5 oz of tea infusion

A bar spoon of lemon juice

3 oz of Crémant

Fill glass with ice and gently stir. Garnish with mint sprig. 

Grapefruit Fizz:

3 oz dry white Bordeaux

1 oz fresh grapefruit juice

½ oz of rosemary simple syrup 

1 oz sparkling water

Add all ingredients over ice and stir. Garnish with grapefruit twist. 

Bordeaux Twist:

4 oz Sweet Bordeaux

Pour wine over ice

Twist orange peel over surface of wine to release aromas

Drop peel in the glass

How to create your own Bordeaux wine cocktail:

Step 1: Determine your wine and flavor profile

Step 2: Select ingredients that enhance the wine’s aromas. Work with the characteristics of the chosen wine and/or add flavor levels

Step 3: Release your inner mixologist!

Step 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