Sparkling Cocktail Recipes

Biltmore’s winemaker, Sharon Fenchek, shares some of her favorite fun and delicious sparking cocktail recipes to liven up any gathering or serve as an aperitif before your meal!

• Sparkling Blackberry Punch
• Blackberry Bellini
• Pomegranate Pas de Deux Punch
• Ruby Slipper
• Vanilla Pear Mimosa (featured)
• Sparkling Citrus Punch
• Bistro Bellini

Sparkling wine cocktails like our Vanilla Pear Mimosa set the stage for a fun and delicious celebration!

Vanilla Pear Mimosa

Ingredients:
• 3/4 ounce vanilla vodka
• 1 1/2 ounces pear nectar or pear juice
• 4 ounces Biltmore Estate® Sparkling Blanc de Blancs, chilled

Method:
Pour the vodka into a chilled champagne flute. Top with the pear nectar and then the sparkling wine. Garnish with fresh berries and a sprig of thyme. Serves 1.

Sparkling Blackberry Punch

Ingredients:
• 1 oz. light rum
• ¾ oz. blackberry brandy
• 2 oz. cranberry juice
• 1 oz. simple syrup
• 1 oz. blackberry purée
• 3 oz. Pas de Deux® Sec

Method:
Combine rum, brandy, cranberry juice, simple syrup and blackberry purée over ice in a mixing glass. Shake well and strain mixture over ice in a tall glass. Fill with Pas de Deux® Sec. Garnish with fresh blackberries and a mint sprig. Serves 1.

Blackberry Bellini

Ingredients:
• 1 oz. blackberry brandy
• 1 oz. blackberry purée
• ½ oz. simple syrup
• 4 oz. Pas de Deux® Sec

Method:
Add blackberry purée, brandy and simple syrup to a champagne flute. Fill with Pas de Deux® Sec. Garnish with two floating blackberries. Serves 1.

Pomegranate Pas de Deux Punch

Ingredients:
• 1 ¼ ounces orange vodka
• ¾ ounce triple sec
• 1 ounce pomegranate juice
• ½ ounce fresh-squeezed orange juice
• 2 ounces Pas de Deux® Sec

Method:
Combine vodka, triple sec, pomegranate juice, and orange juice in a mixing glass over ice. Shake well and strain over ice in a tall glass. Top with Pas de Deux® Sec. Garnish with an orange wheel. Serves 1.

Ruby Slipper Sparkling Cocktail

Ingredients:
• 1 ¼ ounces raspberry vodka
• 1 ounce red grapefruit juice
• ¾ ounce grenadine
• 2 ounces Pas de Deux® Sec

Method:
Combine vodka, grapefruit juice, and grenadine in a mixing glass over ice. Shake well and strain over ice in a tall glass. Top with Pas de Deux® Sec. Serves 1.

Sparkling Citrus Punch

Ingredients:
• 1 bottle of Biltmore Estate® Blanc de Blancs
• 2 cups of Biltmore Estate® Pinot Grigio or other refreshing Biltmore white wine
• 4 cups of lemon-lime soda
• 1 package of citrus-flavored sherbet

Method:
Combine all ingredients into a punch bowl just before ready to serve. Gently stir just until the ingredients are integrated so as not to lose the bubbles. Garnish with cranberries or a touch of cinnamon. Serves 6–8.

Bistro Bellini

Ingredients:
• 3 ounces peach nectar
• 1 dash lemon juice
• 1 dash grenadine
• 3 ounces Biltmore Estate® Blanc de Blancs, chilled

Method:
Pour everything except the sparkling wine into a champagne flute. Top with the sparkling wine and serve immediately. Serves 1.