Golden Orchard Spritz

This delightful cocktail, aptly named Golden Orchard Spritz, is a refreshing and vibrant white sangria perfect for any occasion. Combining the crisp flavors of white grape juice, orange liqueur, and honey with the effervescence of sparkling white wine, it creates a perfect harmony of sweet and tangy notes. Mixed with nectarines, oranges, cherries, raspberries, basil, and mint, it's a tantalizing blend that will tantalize your taste buds.

Golden Orchard Spritz

A refreshing white sangria with white grape juice, orange liqueur, honey, and sparkling white wine, mixed with nectarines, oranges, cherries, raspberries, basil, and mint.

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Ingredients

  • 3/8 cup white grape juice, chilled
  • 1/16 cup orange liqueur, such as Cointreau
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1/8 medium nectarine, pitted and chopped
  • 1/4 navel orange, quartered and thinly sliced
  • 3 tablespoons fresh or frozen sweet cherries, pitted and halved, or canned mandarin orange sections, drained
  • 3 tablespoons fresh golden or red raspberries
  • 1/8 cup fresh basil leaves
  • 1/8 cup fresh mint leaves
  • 3 oz sparkling white wine, chilled
  • Ice

Instructions

  1. In a large pitcher or glass jar, mix white grape juice, orange liqueur, honey, and stir until the sugar and honey dissolve.
  2. Add nectarine, orange, cherries, raspberries, basil, and mint. Chill the mixture for 1 hour or up to 24 hours, stirring occasionally.
  3. Just before serving, add sparkling wine to the fruit mixture.
  4. Serve in a glass over ice.