Sparkling Wine with Elderflower and Ginger Cocktail

With Thanksgiving in our rearview mirror, the next round of holiday decorating is upon us. Here’s some sweet, bubbly inspiration that will make everything brighter as you deck your hall(s) with lights and good cheer.

A new cocktail favorite in the making, our punchy punch, adapted from the Sparkling Rosé Punch with Cranberry and Persimmon Recipe from A Cozy Kitchen, takes the dynamic duo of sparkling wine and St-Germain one step further. It strikes all the right notes — the lingering warmth of ginger, the delicacy of elderflower, brilliantly colorful cranberries, a modernist touch of persimmon, all wrapped in the bubbles of sparkling wine.

To keep it low-key, we scaled the recipe to make it work for you and just a friend or two. We are in the era of Covid-19, after all, so it’s probably a good idea to save the punch bowls and parties for next year.

You can play around with different sparkling wines and champagnes for this one, but we used Healdsburg, California’s J Vineyards Cuvée 20.

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Sparkling Wine with Elderflower and Ginger Cocktail Recipe

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INGREDIENTS

1/4 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 inch knob of fresh ginger, peeled and cut into rounds
3 ½ Tbsps St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur
1/2 bottle sparkling wine or Champagne (refrigerated)
Fuyu persimmon, cut in horizontal slices
1/4 cup fresh cranberries

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Preparation

Make Ginger-Infused Simple Syrup

Pour the sugar and water into a small saucepan. On medium-low heat, stir until sugar and water become a syrup. Add the fresh ginger pieces and bring to a simmer. Turn the heat off, cover your pan, and let the ginger infuse for 15 minutes.

Mix Your Magic

Decide how many glasses you’d like and split your portions accordingly. Add the ginger-infused simple syrup concoction first. (If your tooth is not the sweetest, you might want to be sparing with this portion.) Then pour in the elderflower liqueur and top off with sparkling wine.

Garnish and Ice

Garnish with cranberries and slices of persimmon. Add ice if desired.

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Makes 4 petite or 2 grande cocktails.

PREP TIME: 5 MINS – COOK TIME: 15 MINS

Recipe adapted from the Sparkling Rosé Punch with Cranberry and Persimmon from A Cozy Kitchen.

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Author

Julia Ogrydziak

Julia Ogrydziak is the Chief Creative Officer at WineCountry Media where she oversees the brand, voice, and UX for the company. She is passionate about bringing light and warmth to people’s lives by reconnecting them with WineCountry’s old-world values of good people, good food, and lasting memories. When she is not writing or designing, you can find her playing the violin at www.julia-o.com.