Wine Punch Recipes

Steps:

• Try this grown-up take on fruit punch: Combine 1 bottle red wine, 6 ounces brandy, 6 ounces raspberry or orange liqueur and the juice of 2 lemons in a large pitcher and refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight. Serve over ice and garnish with raspberries and orange slices.

Steps:

• Place the raspberries in the bottom of the punch bowl.
• Pour wine over berries.
• Add one quart of chilled club soda.
• Float slices of lemon on the surface.

Steps:

• Mix the first 3 ingredients together, using equal amounts of each.
• Put in the fridge to chill.
• If making punch freeze some of the leftover ginger ale to use as an ice ring in the punch bowl.
• If using ice ring put it in the punch bowl.
• Pour punch into bowl.
• Squeeze half the lime over top of the punch.
• May slice and float lime slices in bowl if desired.

Steps:

• Place the crushed cinnamon, cloves and lime-skin strips in a saucepan with the 3 cups of water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover and boil gently for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to steep for 10 minutes. Strain. (You should have about 2 1/2 cups.) While still hot, stir in the honey.
• Combine the lukewarm syrup with the red wine and transfer the mixture to wine bottles or large glass jars. Refrigerate and serve over ice with a small wedge of lime per serving.

Steps:

• Place strawberries, lemon juice and honey in a food processor; process until pureed. If desired, press through a fine-mesh strainer into a punch bowl; discard seeds. Stir in cranberry juice, water and lemonade concentrate., Just before serving, stir in wine. Serve with sliced fruit.

Steps:

• Cut oranges in half and juice.
• Pour red wine in a large pot. Add the orange juice through a sieve to get rid of pulp.
• Add cider, cloves and half the cinnamon sticks and bring to a simmer, but do not boil.
• Cut apple in ⅓ - ½ inch (1 cm) slices, leaving the peel on and the star in the middle intact. Put the center slices with a star aside and add the rest of the ends to the punch.
• To serve, pour punch in a heat resistant glass.
• Take the center slices with the inner star shape and clean the holes of the seeds and tough lining, making sure to keep the star shape intact.
• Carefully place the apple slice on the punch, so it floats on top.
• Pour a little bit of the rum in a glass, heat-safe dish. Have another glass nearby to hold the spoon you will use to move the sugar to the apple.
• Soak sugar cube in rum and place it over the star in the glass.
• Carefully, with a lighter, set sugar cube on fire until you see the sugar bubbling and a blue flame.
• If necessary, carefully add small amounts of rum on the sugar cube with a spoon to keep it burning until the sugar is melted.
• Stir with a cinnamon stick and enjoy immediately while it is still hot. If not sweet enough, repeat sugar cube flaming step or add more sugar to the hot drink.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Using three different size melon ballers, measuring from 1/3 to 7/8 inch in diameter, scoop the melons into balls. Place the melon balls onto a baking pan, spreading them so that they don't touch one another. Freeze until solid, 2 to 3 hours or overnight.
• Mix the wines in a punch bowl. Add the grape halves and frozen melon balls, and serve.

Steps:

• Pour the lemonade into a thermos along with a handful blueberries and plenty of ice cubes.
• At the picnic, stir together in a jug with a bottle of fruity white wine, such as chardonnay, and serve with sprigs of mint.