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Vineyard Punch

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  • Servings: 20
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 7.5m
    • The following recipe serves 20 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 bottle (750 ml) port wine
  • 2 packages (16 ounce) frozen unsweetened strawberries (slightly thawed)
  • Fresh mint sprig
  • Sugar, to taste
  • 1 lime, sliced
  • 2 bottles (750 ml) dry sparkling wine (well-chilled)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Combine 1st 3 ingredients w/sugar (to taste) & lime slices in large saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat & simmer 5-10 min.

  • Step 2: Remove from heat & allow mixture to fully cool. Strain into a large bowl or pitcher, cover & refrigerate until well-chilled.

  • Step 3: Pour over an ice mold in a punch bowl (See Note #2), add well-chilled sparkling wine & serve immediately in wine glasses.

  • Step 4: NOTE #1: I hate waste & plan ahead, so I would reserve the strained strawberry solids (after removing the mint sprig & line slices) & puree them the next day w/an immersion blender for a lovely smoothie. :-)

  • Step 5: NOTE #2: I also hate the watered-down effect produced by using ice molds & plan ahead, so I would use a measuring cup to fill an ice tray w/the cooled punch -- Then use the frozen cubes in the punch bowl vs the suggested ice mold. :-)

  • Step 6: Note #3: Yield was estimated at 20 4-ounce servings.

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Immersion blender if following Note #1.
  • Ice cube tray if following Note #2.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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