White Christmas Sangria

In continuing with all of our holiday beauties — may we introduce you to your entire family’s new favorite Christmas beverage: our White Christmas Sangria! It’s a white wine sangria with all the perfect christmas-y fruits to brighten up your holiday! 

Per usual — it is simple to make and delicious to drink!
Here’s what you’ll need:
-1 bottle Storyteller Sauvignon Blanc
-1 bottle Sparkling White Grape Juice
-Fresh apples, sliced
-Fresh oranges, sliced
-Fresh limes, sliced
-1 1/2 cups cranberries
-Fresh rosemary sprigs

And here’s how you make it:
In a large pitcher, add your fruit and pour your wine over the fruit. Next, pour your sparkling white grape juice and stick it in the fridge for at least 2 hours. As you know — the longer it sits, the more the fruity taste will infuse into it! When it’s ready to serve, pour into wine glasses and garnish with fresh cranberries and a sprig of rosemary!

And voila! It’s THAT easy! And that pretty, too! Not to mention, delicious…but you already could have guessed that!

We think this will make the perfect Christmas party drink — just double, triple, quadruple — whatever you like! — the recipe to make sure everyone gets a glass or 3!!

Merry Christmas and CHEERS to you and yours this holiday season!

Pomegranate Prosecco Smash

It’s the most wonderful time of the year and we’re so happy to be bringing you the most wonderful drinks of the year, too! Today, it’s our gorgeous Pomegranate Prosecco Smash with everyone’s favorite — Ogio Prosecco!

Here’s what you’ll need:
-Crushed ice
-2 oz Cranberry Pomegranate juice
-1 tsp maple syrup
-6 oz Ogio Prosecco
-1 tbsp pomegranate arils
-Fresh rosemary sprigs

And here’s how you make it:
In a glass, add your crushed ice and top with 2 oz of cranberry-pomegranate juice. Next, add your maple syrup, then top with your Ogio Prosecco. To finish, add a tablespoon of pomegranate arils and a sprig of rosemary! And if you really want to make it better, pair it with a Lindt 70% Cocoa Bar! SO. DARN. DELISH!!

This little beauty is sure to make everyone’s spirits bright this season! We can’t wait to hear how much you and your loved ones enjoy this!

A big holiday ‘Cheers!’ to each and every one of you!

Bubbly Blueberry Lemonade

Hey, y’all! We know it’s still winter but we are getting tired of the gloomy, cold days. Who’s with us!? That’s why we’ve decided to go into full blown spring-drink mode in order to hopefully BRING. THE. SPRING! 

Today’s delicious little number features our favorite Dellatorri Sparkling Moscato and we’re pairing it with fresh blueberries and a yummy blueberry lemonade! It is the perfect little refresher to enjoy mid-day all the way into the wee hours of the night!

Here’s what you’ll need:
Fresh blueberries
Dellatorri Sparkling Moscato
Hubert’s Blueberry Lemonade
Lemon for garnish

And here’s how you make it:
In a wine glass, drop a handful of fresh blueberries. Top the blueberries with your Dellatorri Sparkling moscato, and finish it off with Hubert’s blueberry lemonade. Garnish with a lemon, clink glasses, and enjoy!

This is a perfect little cocktail for all occasions — but especially being that shower season is coming up…we think this would be a hit as you shower a special bride-to-be or to have for guests at a baby shower! Or, as always, you can just make it for you…because you deserve a drink, mama!

For more information and video on how to make it, visit us on Instagram @Corksandcheers!

Cheers!

Sparkling Strawberry Lime

Hey, heyyyy! We’re not sure where you are, but where we are, it’s still too cold for our liking. So we’re continuing on with our mission to channel warmer weather by drinking spring-inspired drinks! Today’s beverage of choice is our Sparkling Strawberry Lime featuring our Pinetti Notte Pinot Grigio!

Here’s what you’ll need:
1 Bottle Pinetti Notte Pinot Grigio
1 Can Lime Bubly
Strawberry slices to garnish
Lime slices to garnish

And here’s how you make it:
In a glass, pour your lime Bubly until half full. Top with Pinetti Notte Pinot Grigio. Garnish glass with strawberry & lime slices. Drink and enjoy!

This one is a great option for our wine drinkers who prefer to steer clear of the sweet wines. The lime Bubly gives it just enough while refraining from taking away from the dry Pinot Grigio taste. We think your palate will thank us!

As always, you can find video recipe and more details on our Instagram @corksandcheers!

Cheers, friends!

Strawberry Lemonade Rosé

February is cominnnnng, y’all, which means ALL the rosé recipes. But let’s be clear about one thing— this doesn’t mean February is the only month for it. We are firm believers that *all* months are fair game for some rosé, amen?! Which is why we’re bringing you our Strawberry Lemonade Rosé featuring our Rue de Pearl Rosé. This one is sure to be a crowd favorite!

Here’s what you’ll need:
-1 bottle Rue de Pearl Rosé
-Pink Lemonade
-Strawberry slices for garnish

And here’s how you make it:
In a glass with ice, pour your pink lemonade until about half full. Top with Rue de Pearl Rosé and garnish with fresh strawberry slices. Serve and enjoy!

Wham bam — it really is as easy as that! This recipe is perfect for the ladies (and gents) who aren’t all about a dry rosé, but don’t want their wine too sweet, either. The added lemonade and strawberry slices gives it just enough flavor without making it tase *too* sweet and still maintaining the bold flavors of the rosé.

Like always, you can check out our instagram @corksandcheers for the video on how to make this!

Cheers!

White Grapefruit Fizz

Who’s ready for a little new year fizzy!? We are all so thrilled that 2020 and all its weirdness has wrapped up and we are looking ahead with bright eyes at what 2021 will hopefully have in store. And what better way to look ahead than with a delicious glass of wine in hand! Today’s pretty little bev is our White Grapefruit Fizz, and it is as cute as it is delish!

Here’s what you’ll need:
-1 bottle Chalkboard Sauvignon Blanc
-1 bottle Simple Truth Pink Grapefruit Italian soda
-Grapefruit slices to garnish

And here’s how you make it:
In a stemless wine glass over ice, pour your chilled Italian soda until about 1/3 full. Top with Chalkboard Sauvignon Blanc. Slice grapefruit and garnish by placing slices in the glass with the wine. Sip and enjoy!

This pretty little drink is sure to make you smile with it’s hint of fizzy grapefruit paired with the sweet (but not too sweet) flavors of our Chalkboard Sauvignon Blanc. Plus, it is the prettiest shade of pink to boot! We love this one!

As always, you can check out our instagram @corksandcheers for the video on how to make it!

Cheers!

Sparkling Pear Moscato

HAPPY NEW YEAR, FRIENDS! Phew, can you believe we made it to 2021!? 2020 was simultaneously the longest and fastest year we have ever lived through, and we are so excited to bring you more delicious drinks this year! Hopefully in the months to come, we will be making these drinks and toasting all the good news of 2021 with friends. Fingers crossed…

Now, without further ado, let’s begin this year with something sweet — the perfect drink to sip on in the winter months as we look ahead to sunshine and warmer weather. Introducing our Sparkling Pear Moscato featuring our Dellatorri Sparkling Moscato.

Here’s what you’ll need:
-1 bottle Dellatorri Sparkling Moscato
-1/2 ounce pear juice
-1 tbsp Simple Syrup
-Pear slice to garnish
-Fresh Rosemary to garnish

And here’s how you make it:
In a glass pour your pear juice, followed by your simple syrup. Top with chilled Dellatorri Sparkling Moscato, and garnish with a thinly sliced pear and a sprig of rosemary. Voila!

This is another one of those drinks that is as yummy as she is pretty! It’s sweet, light, and the crispness of the bubbles makes it perfectly refreshing! 

As always, you can check out our instagram @corksandcheers for the video on how to make it!

Cheers!

Cherry Cola Red Blend

Hello, hello C+C community! We hope you’re staying warm in these cool months and, per usual, we’re here to do our part in helping that be the case! Today’s drink is for our old school Cherry Coke lovers! We’re pairing your favorite vino with your favorite fizzy soda and it does not disappoint! Meet: Cherry Cola Red Blend!

Here’s what you’ll need:
-1 bottle Acronym Red Blend
-Cherry Cola of your choice (we used Cherry Coke!)

And here’s how you do it:
You guessed it — pour your chilled cola about halfway up your glass and top with your Acronym Red Blend. Serve and enjoy!

This one just might be the simplest drink recipe we’ve given you to date — so simple that we aren’t even telling you to garnish! Simply pour and enjoy! The hint of cherry mixed with the bold flavors of the red blend are your palate’s dream, truly, and the fizzy element gives it that refreshing, crisp edge. We are big fans and we think you will be, too!

Per usual, you can check out our instagram @corksandcheers for the video on how to make it!

Cheers!

Blood Orange Bourbon Bubbly

Light the fire and grab your comfies, y’all, because we are coming to you today with THE perfect cozy night cocktail for you! We’ve taken two of our FAVORITE beverages, added some blood orange flare, and mixed them all together to give you our Blood Orange Bourbon Bubbly featuring our Ogio Prosecco! We understand that the name is kind of extra, but when you taste (and honestly when you just LOOK at the prettiness) this drink, you’ll see that the name was warranted.

Here’s what you’ll need:
-Ogio Prosecco
-1 shot bourbon of your choice (we went with Maker’s!)
-Bai Bubbles in blood orange
-Orange slices
-Mint leaves
-Cranberries

And here’s how you do it:
In a glass over ice, pour 1 part Bai bubbles until glass is about 1/3 full. Next, add 1 shot of bourbon. Top with Ogio Prosecco. Finish with an orange slice on the rim, and garnish with mint leaves and cranberries!

Oh my LAWD isn’t she BEAUTIFUL!? And the taste matches the look, too! The bourbon mixed with the bubbles is just the right amount of comfort paired with celebration. And what’s not to celebrate right now — the weirdest year in history is wrapping up and the holidays are ALL THE WAY HERE! YAAAAS!

We cannot wait to hear how much you love this one! Let us know how you enjoy it when you make it! And as per usual, you can check out our instagram @corksandcheers for the video on how to make it!

Cheers!

Bubbly Blackberry Cab

Continuing with our Cabernet theme, we’re back with another yummy fall cocktail where the spotlight continues shining on our beloved Chalkboard Cabernet Sauvignon. This very well could be the simplest fall drink we’ve given you to date — and we’re not mad about it! (You won’t be either!) Introducing our delightful Bubbly Blackberry cocktail! 

Here’s what you’ll need:
-Bottle Chalkboard Cabernet Sauvignon
-Bai bubbles Blackberry Lime
-Blackberries for garnish

And here’s how you make it:
You probably figured this one out already, but in case you want clarity — yes, you simply pour your Bai bubbles over ice about halfway, and top with your Cabernet! Throw some berries in for garnish and voila! DONE!

For all of you wannabe red-wine lovers who are gun shy due to tase, this is a great way to ease your palate into a good red because it has the sweetness of the Bai to offset the dryness! *chef’s kiss*….PERFECTION!

As always, you can check out our instagram @corksandcheers for the video on how to make it!

Cheers!