Love at first sip

How to spice things up for your Valentine’s Day cocktails? We give you a few tips with a major twist! The ingredient of the day? Our Bordeaux white wine of course!

 

White Mulled Wine

• 1 bottle of white wine (get it here)
• ¼ cup honey
• 2 oranges, sliced
• 5 cinnamon sticks
• 10 cloves
• 4 star anise

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.  Reduce heat to medium-low, and let the wine simmer for 30 minutes. Strain and pour into mugs. Garnish with fresh orange slices and cinnamon sticks.

 

Winegaritas

• 3 oz wine white (get it here)
• ¾ oz lime juice
• ¾ oz agave syrup
• ½ oz orange juice

Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a glass with ice.

 

Grapefruit Rosemary Cocktail

• 3 oz white wine (get it here)
• 1 oz grapefruit juice
• ½ oz rosemary simple syrup
• 1 oz sparkling water

Add all ingredients to a tall glass and stir. Garnish with spring of rosemary and slice of grapefruit.

 

Roses & Raspberry Winetzer

For the Wintz:

• 1 cup of white wine (get it here)
• 1/2 oz raspberry rose syrup
• 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
• 2 oz lemon sparkling water
• Rose petal ice cubes

Combine all ingredients and stir. Divide into 2 glasses and serve over rose petal ice cubes.

For the raspberry Rose Syrup:
– 1/2 cup sugar
– 2/3 cup water
– 1/2 cup edible dried rose petals
– 1/2 cup raspberries

Add all ingredients to a small saucepan and bring to a boil stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Cool and strain into a jar.

 

There will be more recipes to come so stay tuned! Please share the pictures of your creations on Instagram and don’t forget to tag us @bordeauxwines if you do!