LCBO Food & Drink Summer 2022

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Grape Mix When it comes to cocktails, vino gets short shrift. It’s too bad, because wine can star in a whole range of easy, refreshing lower-alcohol drinks that are particularly appealing in summer. Here’s how to get mixing with wine.

SANGRIA Whether you use red, white or rosé, here are three fresh, fruity and affordable bottles for your next batch of Sangria. For recipes and inspiration, visit lcbo.com/summersangria.

1. Emiliana Adobe Reserva Rosé Organic LCBO 274399, $13.95

2. Caliterra Sauvignon

Blanc LCBO 275909, $9.95

KIR If you have a bottle of L’abbé François Cassis (LCBO 57281, $26.90), it opens up a world of wine- based aperitifs. Mix up approximately one part cassis to every eight parts chilled wine; make a Kir with a crisp white, a Kir Royale with dry sparkling, or a lesser-known Communard with a light, fruity red.

SPRITZER The original wine cocktail, a Spritzer is two parts wine to one part soda served in a big wine glass over ice. You can use red, white or rosé; just make sure it’s fruity with no discernable oak. A little simple syrup tempers acidic wines, and you can garnish to your heart’s content with citrus wheels, seasonal fruit and/or herbs.

3. Ventoux Grande Réserve des Challières LCBO

20865, $12.40

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