Sparkling Cocktails
Count on these fun and delicious cocktails to liven up any gathering or serve as an aperitif before your meal.
Vanilla Pear Mimosa
Ingredients: • 3/4 ounce vanilla vodka• 1 1/2 ounces pear nectar or pear juice
• 4 ounces Biltmore Estate Sparkling Sec, chilled
Method: Pour the vodka into a chilled Champagne flute. Top with the pear nectar and then the sparkling wine.
Serves 1.
Sparkling Punch
Ingredients: • 1 Bottle of Biltmore sparkling Blanc de Blancs• 2 Cups of Biltmore Pinot Grigio or your favorite Biltmore white wine
• 4 Cups of Lemon Lime Soda
• 1 Package of Sherbet
Method: Combine all ingredients into a punch bowl just before ready to serve. Gently stir just until ingredients are integrated so as not to lose the bubbles. Garnish with cranberries or a touch of cinnamon.
Serves 6–8.
Bistro Bellini
Ingredients: • 3 ounces peach nectar• 1 dash lemon juice
• 1 dash grenadine
• 3 ounces Biltmore Estate Sparkling Sec, chilled
Method: Pour everything, except the sparkling wine, into the bottom of a champagne flute. Top with the sparkling wine and serve immediately.
Serves 1.