Pomegranate Wine Mimosa Recipe
This Pomegranate Mimosa Recipe is perfect for the holidays! Combine pomegranate juice, red wine and sprite to make this delicious sparkling cocktail this Christmas season.
Mimosas are such a fun, celebratory cocktail that are perfect for all kinds of parties and events! This pomegranate cocktail is especially great to serve around the holidays because of the festive colors and flavours.
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What is a mimosa?
A mimosa cocktail usually consists of champagne and fruit juice, most commonly orange juice. It’s often served in the morning with brunch or at special occasions.
This pomegranate mimosa takes the traditional recipe up several notches with the addition of dry wine and homemade pomegranate liqueur.
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- Cranberry Christmas Cocktail
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- Christmas Moscow Mule
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- Christmas Red Sangria
- Vodka Cranberry Recipe
- Christmas Keto Cocktail
- Pomegranate Mimosa
- Christmas White Sangria
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In our opinion, the best wine to use for this mimosa recipe is this cabernet sauvignon from Quails’ Gate. Pinot grigio, pinot noir or a rose would also work but won’t have the same rich flavour.
If you want to have a go at making your own pomegranate wine, try this basic recipe!
Pomegranate wine recipe:
Ingredients:
- 6 whole pomegranates
- 19 cups of water
- 1 cup grape juice
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 tsp acid
- 1/4 tsp wine tannin
- 1 tsp pectic enzyme
- 1 tsp yeast nutrient
- 1 campden tablet
- 1 sachet wine yeast
Directions:
1. Process the pomegranates and cook with sugar.
2. Strain the pith and seeds from the mixture.
3. Add the hot syrup to a fermenter and allow to cool.
4. Ferment and process the homemade pomegranate wine as directed by the specific instructions in your wine kit.
This festive drink is great because there are endless options for personalizing it to your taste.
Variations of holiday mimosa recipes:
- Use champagne, ginger ale or ginger beer instead of Sprite.
- Experiment with different citrus flavours! Add lemon juice, orange juice or lime juice.
- Use grape wine, grape juice or sweet wine instead of red wine.
- Add cranberry juice and cranberries instead of pomegranates.
- Use cinnamon sticks or star anise for garnish.
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- I love using these mixing pitchers for all of my drinks.
- These silicone spatulas are perfect for mixing and stirring cocktails.
- This Henckel Knife is my favorite for slicing and dicing in the kitchen.
- This cocktail muddler is perfect for muddling the lime and mint in mojitos.
Pomegranate Mimosa Recipe:
Ingredients:
- 4 oz pomegranate juice
- 2 oz pomegranate liqueur
- 6 oz red wine
- 2 cups 7UP or Sprite
- Pomegranate seeds, for garnish
Directions:
1. Make the pomegranate liqueur as directed.
Tip: simple syrup may be used instead.
2. In a large pitcher combine pomegranate juice, liqueur and red wine.
3. Add soda to fill the pitcher.
4. Rim champagne flutes with granular sugar (optional).
5. Pour the mimosa mixture into champagne glasses and garnish with pomegranate seeds.
You can store this mimosa in the refrigerator for later or pour it into a large sealed carafe to take with you!
If you love pomegranates then you need to add this delicious recipe to all of your holiday celebrations! It’s the perfectly festive drink for Christmas Eve or Sunday brunch.
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Pomegranate Mimosa Recipe
This Pomegranate Mimosa Recipe is perfect for the holidays! Combine pomegranate juice, red wine and sprite to make this delicious sparkling cocktail this season.
Ingredients
- 4 oz pomegranate juice
- 2 oz pomegranate liqueur
- 6 oz red wine
- 2 cups 7UP or Sprite
- Pomegranate seeds, for garnish
Instructions
1. Make pomegranate liqueur as directed.
2. In a large pitcher combine pomegranate juice, liqueur and red wine.
3. Add soda to fill the pitcher.
4. Rim champagne flutes with granular sugar (optional).
5. Pour the mimosa mixture into champagne glasses and garnish with pomegranate seeds.
