Red Wine Punch Recipes

RED WINE PUNCH

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.

GERMAN STRAWBERRY WINE PUNCH (ERDBEERBOWLE)

Steps:

• Place strawberries in a large bowl or punch bowl. Sprinkle sugar on strawberries and stir to coat. Let sit for 3 hours for the sugar to soften (or macerate) the strawberries.
• Pour red wine over the strawberries. Let sit for 1 hour.
• Add white wine and stir. Chill if not serving immediately.
• Add sparkling wine and serve.

RED-WINE PUNCH

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.

RED WINE PUNCH

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.