Tickled Pink Over Yellow Tail Bubbly

Like many cool Australian things we’ve embraced (Nicole Kidman, Men at Work, the blooming onion at Outback) the family of [Yellow Tail] wines has been giving us ‘cheap thrills’ for about a decade.

We can't turn on the radio, TV or Internet without hearing words like "economy," "crisis" and "recession" ... which is kind of a 'buzz kill' when you fork over anywhere from $12 – 18 for a single sparkling cocktail. Therefore, join me in jumping for joy over the newly launched Yellow Tail Sparkling Rosé. A whole bottle runs barely over $10 - and it tastes quite yummy.

I first noted rose petals tickling the tip of my tongue, followed by a tinge of grapefruit. This sparkling rosé is sweet enough to be served after dinner or at a girly brunch (such as a bridal shower). However, it is not sickly sweet. It is dry enough to be palatable. Being affordable is merely a pleasant side effect.

As for those sparkling cocktails, here's suggestion from The Liquid Muse Mixology: Rim the champagne flute with granulated suger, add a dash of peach bitters to the chilled rosé and garnish with a wild hibiscus flower in syrup. Its thrify and nifty and the crowd will love it.

Bubbling With Love – With or Without a Guy!

Every Sipster knows that nothing sparkles like champagne. (Well, ok, diamonds, sparkle more but let’s stay on topic here…)

Personally, I could drink champagne, prosecco, cava (basically, any sparkling wine) any day of the week… but today is the day of the year to really indulge. And, just because my husband is on a business trip, don’t think that I won’t enjoy a champagne cocktail! No man is necessary to indulge in a nice hot bubble bath, a few luscious chocolates and a chilled glass of champagne (or two). This post is devoted to the sparklers, and I have a several to share with you!

Let’s start with a couple of sparkling cocktails from MARTINI & ROSSI® Asti to get you in the mood…

Eternal Kiss
1 / 2 oz Strawberry Puree
1 / 2 oz Rose Syrup
4 oz MARTINI & ROSSI Asti
Strawberry Slice
Pour puree and Rose Syrup into champagne flute and mix with a stir
stick, add MARTINI & ROSSI Asti. Garnish with strawberry slice.

Cupid's Arrow
1 oz Pink Lemonade
4 oz MARTINI & ROSSI Asti
Splash of Grenadine
Lemon Slice
Pour Pink Lemonade into champagne flute, add MARTINI & ROSSI Asti
over top of lemonade. Garnish with Lemon Slice.

Want to try something unusual? How about this “manly” twist on a champagne cocktail…

Black Velvet
5 oz chilled Guinness
1 1⁄2 oz chilled Champagne
Pour Guinness into champagne flute. Add champagne carefully, so it does not mix with Guinness, and serve.

Do you like to color coordinate your cocktails with the holiday? If so, you will love this I tasted this Pommery Pink POP Rosé Champagne. I really enjoyed tasting it. It isn’t overly sweet (a danger with pink champagne sometimes) but has lovely fruity tones.

If you are cooking for your sweetie, or friends or spoiling yourself, tonight, this is super with grilled or smoked salmon, proscuitto and melon or poached lobster. Or, transition into dessert and serve this with fruit tarts, crème brulée or berries and cream.