{"id":5011,"date":"2021-10-21T14:15:44","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T18:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/?p=5011"},"modified":"2022-10-25T09:50:25","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T13:50:25","slug":"recipe-judgement-day-pomegranate-wine-cocktail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/recipe-judgement-day-pomegranate-wine-cocktail\/","title":{"rendered":"RECIPE: Judgement Day (Pomegranate &#038; Wine Cocktail)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inspired by one of our favorite food blogs, we\u2019re putting a spin to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.halfbakedharvest.com\/sleepy-hollow-cocktail\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Half Baked Harvest\u2019s Sleepy Hollow Cocktail<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Instead of the smoky flavors of Mezcal and bitters, we\u2019re highlighting the delicious flavors of a juicy red blend wine. We chose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/shared\/product\/87431?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=cellarshare&amp;utm_content=2022cellar_87431+blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Judge and Jury Sonoma Red Blend 2018<\/a> for its harmony and structure for a base of Zinfandel with additions of Petit Verdot, Petite Sirah, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Malbec. A perfect blend for the spooky season!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><!--more--><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1\/4 cup honey<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1\/2 cup water<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 orange, for peel<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 cinnamon stick<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sugar, to rim glass<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 ounces red wine\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1\/4 cup pomegranate juice<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sparkling water, optional for topping<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To make the honey syrup, in a small pot over medium heat, add water and honey until it reaches a steady simmer. Add orange peels and cinnamon stick, and simmer for 2-3 more minutes. Remove from the heat. Let cool. The syrup can be kept in a glass jar for up to 2 weeks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pour sugar into a small bowl or dish. Dip the rim of the wine glass in water, then tip into the sugar.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">In a cocktail shaker, add ice. Add the wine, pomegranate juice, and 1-2 tablespoons of the honey syrup. Shake for 20-30 seconds, then strain into glasses. Top with sparkling water, if desired.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Additional Wine Recommendations<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/shared\/product\/89576?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=cellarshare&amp;utm_content=2022cellar_89576+blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Calculated Risk Chalk Hill Proprietary Red 2019<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/shared\/product\/89778?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=cellarshare&amp;utm_content=2022cellar_89778+blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caymus-Suisun The Walking Fool Suisun Valley Red Blend 2020<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/shared\/product\/89773?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=cellarshare&amp;utm_content=2022cellar_89773+blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Red Schooner Transit 2 Australia Red Blend by Wagner Family of Wine<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Available for a limited time at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=recipe+judgement+day+pomegranate+wine+cocktail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTSO.com<\/a>, the premier online wine shop.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inspired by one of our favorite food blogs, we\u2019re putting a spin to Half Baked Harvest\u2019s Sleepy Hollow Cocktail. Instead of the smoky flavors of Mezcal and bitters, we\u2019re highlighting the delicious flavors of a juicy red blend wine. We chose Judge and Jury Sonoma Red Blend 2018 for its harmony and structure for a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":5012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[344,345,342,338,335],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-holiday","category-pairings","category-recipes","category-seasonal","category-wine-fun"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5011"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6177,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5011\/revisions\/6177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}