Whimiscal Wedding Drink with Wine?
My fiance and I are limited to wine/sparkling wine/champagne for our wedding. We'd like to do a sangria, spritzer, or something similar, but it cannot include any additional hard alcohol. Any favorites?
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10 Comments:
Seems like the possibilities are endless. My favorite is a mango ginger spritzer. What kind of food will you be serving? Might want to think about how the flavors will pair when deciding on a wine/spritzer.
Alaina Browne at 2:15PM on 03/19/09
I love a good red Sangria made with Boujoulais, blackberry brandy, valencia orange juice, and then float berries and orange slices in there. YUM
juliebugsmama at 2:25PM on 03/19/09
White sangria or Agua de Valencia- most recipes call for some gin and/or orange liquor, but I'm sure you can make a good version without. Fresh squeezed OJ is the real key.
Embackus at 3:45PM on 03/19/09
i second the white sangria -- it looks so beautiful. use some green grapes, oranges, or strawberries, raspberries ... peaches. i always add in a bit of a sicilian peach nectar (whose name escapes me)..... it's very refreshing and has lots of eye appeal.
pooch at 4:24PM on 03/19/09
What is the restiction on added liquor? Sangria has brandy or rum or some flavored liquor in it. Sparkling wines are spritzers with no additional liquor in them. Use what you have handy. Personally I would just serve the sparkling wine. It is a wedding.
JerzeeTomato at 5:11PM on 03/19/09
I had a delicious blood orange spritzer with prosecco at the starlite lounge in san diego, very pretty.
jennywenny at 5:48PM on 03/19/09
well, I don't know how you would feel about a non-alcoholic option but we had limeade with fresh strawberries and strawberry syrup and it went over amazing!
katarina_santiago at 11:15AM on 03/20/09
I've made sangria using red wine, triple sec (you can find nonalcoholic versions) and pink lemonade, then float orange, lemon and lime slices in it. I think I used about a 3-1-1 ratio. Delicious!!
csmith7811 at 11:34AM on 03/20/09
You could also try making Sake cocktails. It's usually allowed where hard liquor isn't.
Here are some recipes:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/gate/archive/2003/03/28/sake2.DTL#recipes
Dominic
the zen kitchen
dvchurch at 12:03PM on 03/20/09
Some of the appetizer food being served includes:
Spinach Tortilla Pinwheels
Asparagus wrapped in Prosciutto di Parma
Puff Pastry with Chevre
Jumbo California Rolls
Hot Wings
Assorted Potstickers
Apricot Glazed Shrimp with Cilantro
Gourmet Egg Rolls
Coconut Chicken Skewers
Fresh Organic Fruit Display
Vegetable Crudités Platter
vadm130 at 2:17PM on 03/20/09