Ingredient
Red Wine
Wine (from Latin vinum) is an alcoholic beverage made from grapes, generally Vitis vinifera, fermented without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, water, or other nutrients.
Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts produce different styles of wine. These variations result from the complex interactions between the biochemical development of the grape, the reactions involved in fermentation, the terroir, and the production process. Many countries enact legal appellations intended to define...
Cocktails with Red Wine
Artillery Punch
Combine all the ingredients in a large punch bowl with a block of ice. If found too dry, sugar syrup may be added. Decorate with twists of lemon peel.
Gluehwein
Boil sugar and spices in water, leave in the water for 30 minutes. Strain the spiced water and mix with the wine. Heat slowly until short of boiling temperature. (To remove alcohol, let it boil for a while.) You may add lemon or orange juice to taste. Serve in irish coffee cup.
Mulled Wine
Simmer 3 cups water with, sugar, cloves, cinnamon sticks, and lemon peel in a stainless steel pot for 10 minutes. Add wine heat to a "coffee temperature" (DO NOT BOIL) then add the brandy.
New York Sour
Shake blended whiskey, juice of lemon, and powdered sugar with ice and strain into a whiskey sour glass. Float claret on top. Decorate with the half-slice of lemon and the cherry and serve.
Queen Charlotte
Pour red wine and grenadine into a collins glass over ice cubes. Fill with lemon-lime soda, stir, and serve.
Sangria
Mix all together in a pitcher and refrigerate. Add cloves and cinnamon sticks to taste. Serve in wine glasses.
Sangria The Best
Mix wine, sugar and fruit, and let sit in the fridge for 18-24 hours. The mixture will have a somewhat syrupy consistency. Before serving stir in brandy and cut the mixture with soda water until it have a thinner, more wine like consistency. Serve from a pitcher in wine glasses.
Sweet Sangria
Dissolve the sugar in hot water and cool. Peel the citrus fruits and break into wedges. Mix the wine, sugar syrup, fruit, and Fresca in a pitcher and put in the fridge for a few hours. Serve in tall glasses with a straw.
Wine Cooler
Mix wine and soft drink. Pour into glass. Add ice.
Wine Punch
Combine all of the ingredients and pour over a block of ice.