8 wine aperitif Recipes

charentais muskmelons, white pineau (approx ) or 200 ml sherry wine, port (approx) or 200 ml fortified wine (approx), fresh mint sprig, to serve

passion-fruit nectar, sparkling white wine , such as champagne or prosecco, well chilled

london dry gin, vodka, cocchi americano (italian aperitif wine), a grapefruit twist

fresh or frozen cranberries, sugar, grated lemon peel, lemon juice, chilled sparkling wine such as champagne or spumante, or sparkling apple cider, fresh mint sprigs, rinsed

water, granulated white sugar, dried lavender (or 1/2 cup of fresh lavender), vanilla bean , split lengthwise and scraped, lavender simple syrup , to taste, chilled champagne (or sparkling wine), fresh lavender, to decorate

dry white wine, superfine sugar, lemons , zest of, each cut in a long strip, lemons , juice of