In my last article I wrote about wine trends. One of the biggest trends I found was the introduction of flavored variety wines like raspberry merlot or peach chardonnay. It has been my experience that the white wine fruit varietal to be low in alcohol and a tad soda pop sweet. I have not tried any of the reds but it's early in the summer season and I am sure I will try one before the summer is over. If you have tried one of these products please let us know about it by posting you comments on the discussion board located at the bottom of this page. This got me thinking of my recent trip to Chile. While we were there our host took an inexpensive bottle of Chardonnay and three very ripe peaches. The peaches were skinned and pitted before they were put into a jug with the wine and then left to flavor the wine for half the day in the refrigerator. The result was a peachy, not to sweet, refreshing glass of wine that we sipped while waiting for dinner. It seemed like the white wine equivalent of Sangria and it was lovely. I also recommend substituting the peaches with strawberries. For a party I still like the old and true Sangria.
Sangria is made with two bottles of dry red wine.
Three ounces Brandy.
Two cups orange juice chilled.
1/4-cup fine sugar.
Four large peaches cut into wedges.
Two large apples cut into wedges.
Two medium oranges cut into wedges.
One large Lemon cut into wedges.
One-cup soda water.
Combine all ingredients and let sit for a couple of hours. When you pour your guests a drink make sure to include some of the fruit in their glass.
For summer parties it is always nice to go that extra mile and have a punch on hand. You guests probably won't want to drink your punch the whole night but it is a good start to a great evening.
Sangria is made with two bottles of dry red wine.
Three ounces Brandy.
Two cups orange juice chilled.
1/4-cup fine sugar.
Four large peaches cut into wedges.
Two large apples cut into wedges.
Two medium oranges cut into wedges.
One large Lemon cut into wedges.
One-cup soda water.
Combine all ingredients and let sit for a couple of hours. When you pour your guests a drink make sure to include some of the fruit in their glass.
For summer parties it is always nice to go that extra mile and have a punch on hand. You guests probably won't want to drink your punch the whole night but it is a good start to a great evening.
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