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!
