Who says wine needs to be enjoyed in a glass? Even the most serious of wine lovers can enjoy these unconventional, lower alcohol recipes to beat the summer heat.
Scroll down to learn how to make:
- Citrus Wine Spritzer
- Rosé Popsicles
- Frozen Sangria
Watch our clip from CTV Your Morning where we demonstrate all three recipes here!
Citrus Wine Spritzer
- You’ll need
- One bottle of dry, refreshing white wine like Cave Spring Dry Riesling, Ontario, Canada
- Your choice of herbs – we think mint is nice and cooling for summer
- Assortment of citrus
- 2L sparkling water or club soda
- Syrup / sweetener (optional)
- Ice cube tray, pitcher
- Directions
- Decorate inside of ice cube tray with herbs and sliced citrus, fill with white wine. Freeze overnight.
- Empty out wine cubes into a pitcher, add sweetener (optional) and top with a little extra wine, then sparkling water / club soda
- Serve in a tall glass with extra mint and citrus garnishes. Enjoy!
Adult Rose Popsicles
- You’ll need
- One bottle of dry, light rose such as Cote et Mer rose, Provence, France
- Half of a watermelon or your choice of fruit (berries are a great choice!)
- Syrup / sweetener (optional)
- Herbs (optional)
- Popsicle tray
- Directions
- Two ways to enjoy: Either blitz the rose plus fruit in a blender, then fill into popsicle trays and freeze overnight, or, fill popsicle trays halfway with small pieces of watermelon and/or fruit, then top with rose wine and freeze overnight. You can add some sweetener to the wine if you like.
- Remove from trays and enjoy!
Frozen Sangria
- You’ll need
- One bottle of medium-bodied, juicy inexpensive red like Borsao Garnacha, Spain
- Assortment of citrus, berries or fruit
- Syrup / sweetener (optional)
- Sparkling water / club soda
- Ice cube trays or 1L Reusable food container, pitcher
- Directions
- Pour entire bottle into reusable container or ice cube trays, and freeze overnight (frozen wine is much easier to remove from a wide-mouth container or ice cube tray than from a bottle!)
- Remove from freezer. Let thaw slightly to loosen up the frozen wine. In a blender, gently mix frozen wine into a softer slush.
- In a large wine or daquiri glass, build sweetener/simple syrup (optional), your choice of sliced fruits. Gently scoop in sangria slush, stir and add in sparkling water / club soda. (You could also make a larger batch using a pitcher)
- Serve with a straw and enjoy!
(photo credit CTV)
