Sangria is traditionally made with dry red wine, but there’s no reason you can’t mix it up. Try these two party-sized recipes: a potent Brachetto berry sangria spiked with Cognac, and an authentic sparkling cava sangria that I discovered in Spain.
May 6, 2010Whew, it’s been a busy cocktail week with Cinco de Mayo coming hot on the heels of Champagne Juleps for Derby Day this weekend! Fortunately, I created this fun and fragrant sparkling tequila cocktail called The Desert Rose for my book The Bubbly Bar. It uses the same sweet-tangy-tequila formula as a margarita, but I thought a blend of guava and passion fruit juices would give this drink a tropical flair. It gets its sparkle from cava, the sparkling wine from Catalonia in Spain, but any brut or dry sparkling wine would work. Segura Viudas makes several great and affordable cavas as does Cristalino. For a great in depth discussion of cava, check out this article from the Culinary Institute of America. Guava and passion fruit juices can be found in the juice aisle of any Asian or Latin grocery store. Salud! The Desert Rose Makes 1 cocktail In this…
May 4, 2009