Beaujolais It On Me & Summer Sangria

by Cindi Sutter, Founder of Spirited Table® - Cocktail images and recipe excerpted from Beach Cocktails by the Editors of Coastal Living. Copyright © 2017 Oxmoor House. Reprinted with permission from Time Inc. Books, a division of Time Inc. New York, NY. All rights reserved.

Beaujolais It On Me - Cointreau, orange juice, red wine, and club soda are the key ingredients to this special-occasion cocktail. 

Serves 8

Ingredients
1/2 cup (4 ounces) Cointreau    or other orange liqueur
1/2 cup (4 ounces) fresh orange juice (about 2 oranges)
1/4 cup (2 ounces) sugar
1 small grapefruit, thinly sliced
1 orange, thinly sliced
1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
1 (750-milliliter) bottle light-bodied red wine (such as Beaujolais) 
2 1/2 cups (20 ounces) club soda, chilled

Instructions

1. Combine the first 3 ingredients in a large pitcher, stirring until sugar begins to dissolve.
2. Quarter the grapefruit slices to make triangles; add to pitcher with orange slices, ginger slices, and wine.
3. Cover and chill at least 8 hours or overnight.
4. Add the club soda to pitcher just before serving, and stir gently.

Summer Sangria

Serves 6

Ingredients
1 (750-milliliter) bottle Viognier or Sauvignon Blanc
1/2 cup (4 ounces) passion fruit-, mango-, or citrus-flavored rum or vodka
2 kiwifruit, peeled and sliced
1 mango, peeled and thinly sliced
1 cup fresh raspberries
1/4 cup Sweet-and-Sour Mix (page 24) or Simple Syrup (page 17)

Instructions

1. Combine all the ingredients in a large pitcher. 
2. Cover and chill at least 2 hours. 
3. Add crushed ice to pitcher. Serve immediately.