LCBO Food & Drink Early Summer 2022

THINK PINK P. 157

COCKTAILS Bring on the Bubbles Summer and a glass of Prosecco go together beautifully. Discover a new side of Italy’s most famous sparkling wine by mixing it into fresh cocktails for you and your guests.

BY MICHELLE P.E. HUNT & LAURA PANTER

PHOTOGRAPHY BY MAYA VISNYEI

› Dry, flavourful Ruffino Prosecco Rosé DOC (LCBO 20896, $16.80) adds delicate notes of florals and berries to this cocktail.

Made primarily in Treviso, Italy, using the Glera grape variety, Proseccos are known to have boisterous fruit and floral aromas and small, frothy bubbles. Unlike Champagne, which can be very complex (and expensive), or Cava, which tends to have lots of minerality, Prosecco is designed to be drunk young and fresh, which makes it well-suited to mixing. While delightfully approachable, and affordable, Prosecco has lots of flavour to inspire our palates, and here we get creative, pairing ingredients and cocktail styles to highlight the wine’s versatility.

FOOD STYLING BY LINDSAY GUSCOTT; PROP STYLING BY ANDREA MCCRINDLE

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