LCBO Food & Drink Autumn 2018

PARTY STARTERS  GREET YOUR GUESTS GREET YOUR GUESTS NO MATTER WHAT THE ENTERTAINING OCCASION, GREET YOUR GUESTS WITH THESE STANDOUT WELCOME DRINKS.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY VINCE NOGUCHI

The Welcome Punch It’s lovely to greet your guests with a glass of cold sparkling punch at any time of the year. This recipe is a favourite because everyone loves the flavour, and most of the work can be done ahead of time; just add the ginger beer, bubbly and ice at the last minute. There’s no need to make too much—one 6-oz glass per guest is the idea (okay, maybe a top-up for the people who arrived first)—then move on to something else. There’s nothing worse than warm, flat, diluted punch that has been sitting on a table for an hour. With its fruit juices and ginger beer, this packs less of a punch than a glass of wine. recipe on page 147

Varying the white wine you use can make each

version unique, but choose something fresh, dry and unoaked that won’t overpower the bubbly. Two Oceans Pinot Grigio ( LCBO 295022, $10.35), with its stone fruit and tangy but subtle citrus notes, is ideal.

TAG IT Rename this punch for your own party, to suit the occasion or honour a special guest. Nicknames, inside jokes and puns welcome!

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