Over the last couple of weeks I’ve done drinks with Luke Evans, WineTime with Kat (and a church full of brilliant women!) and sung carols with Cliff Richard. Honestly, I couldn’t feel more Christmassy if I rolled myself in glitter. However, I haven’t done anything to make me feel even remotely organised on the home front. I’ve bought a few presents and ordered the turkey but that’s pretty much it. Still, my drinks cupboard is sorted so really it’s all gravy (well, not actual gravy, that’s still on the to-do list).
This week’s wine recommendations are things I can’t do without over the Christmas holidays, from a failsafe fizz to a fortified wine that goes with anything. Also, below are the recipes for some pre-batch cocktails I made on This Morning a few weeks ago and have been promising to share ever since (I blame Luke Evans).
Negroni Sbagliato – makes enough for 6
150ml Campari
150ml Red Vermouth
Bottle of Prosecco
Orange slices to garnish
Ice
Method: mix the Campari and Red Vermouth in a jug and store in fridge until needed. Get tumblers and fill with plenty of ice. Pour in 50ml of pre-mixed Campari/Red Vermouth into each tumbler, top up with chilled Prosecco and garnish with a half slice of orange.
French 75 – makes enough for 6
150ml gin
90ml fresh lemon juice (approx. two lemons)
90ml of sugar syrup
Bottle of crémant or champagne
Method: mix the gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup together and
This Article was originally published on Knackered Mother's Wine Club
