Red Wine Punch Food

THE BISHOP COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
• Shake well .
• Strain into a chilled red wine glass.

HOLIDAY RED PUNCH

Steps:

• In a large punch bowl combine apple juice, fruit punch, lemonade concentrate, pink lemonade concentrate, water and food coloring. Mix well.

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.

HOW TO MAKE SANGRIA WITH RED WINE

Steps:

• In a ½-gallon sized container, combine the brandy and pineapple juice. Stir very well to combine.
• Halve the orange. Squeeze one half of the orange into the pitcher and slice the remaining half. Place the slices of oranges, strawberries, apples, and peaches into the container. Top with red wine and stir to combine. Chill 8 hours or overnight. Serve over ice, with a little bit of fruit in each glass.

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 "POACHED" PEAR PUNCH

Steps:

• Combine the wine, pear juice, vodka, pears and cinnamon sticks in a large bowl or pitcher. Refrigerate overnight. Just before serving, add the Canada Dry Ginger Ale and stir gently.

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.

SPICED RED WINE PUNCH

Steps:

• Holiday Spice Syrup: Combine the water, sugar, star anise pods, allspice berries, cinnamon sticks and vanilla bean and seeds in a large saucepan and simmer over moderately low heat for 30 minutes. Remove from the heat and let steep for 10 minutes. Strain the syrup and chill.
• Combine the red wine and 1 1/4 cup of the holiday spice syrup in a very large punch bowl and let stand at room temperature for 1 hour. Garnish with the pomegranate seeds and kumquat slices and serve over ice.