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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Sparkling Anti-Valentine's Day Cocktail Recipes from VOGA Italia

This Valentine’s Day, you’d rather shove the lovey-doveyness out the door. Rather than sulk at home, celebrate with these Sparkling Anti-Valentine’s Day Cocktails from VOGA Italia wines. Hating Valentine’s Day never tasted so good.


Cupid’s Miss Cocktail Recipe

5 oz. VOGA Sparkling
½ oz. Chambord
½ oz. Gran Marnier

Combine ingredients in a champagne flute, garnish with blackberries and an orange peel.


Bitter and Bubbly Cocktail Recipe

Cinnamon sugar
2 drops peach bitters
1 sugar cube
1 oz. Pama pomegranate liqueur
5 oz. VOGA Sparkling

Rim a champagne glass with cinnamon sugar. Add bitters directly to the sugar cube and drop the cube into the champagne flute. Pour the pomegranate liqueur and Grand Marnier on top of it. Fill the rest of the glass with sparkling wine.


On the Rocks Cocktail Recipe

VOGA Sparkling
0.25 oz Whiskey
0.5 TSP granulated Sugar
Dash of Bitters

Mix whiskey, bitters and sugar until the sugar dissolves. Fill up the remainder of glass with VOGA sparkling wine and garnish with a fresh cherry.

About VOGA Italia Wine: VOGA Italia hails from Italy, the country best known for producing some of the world’s best wine as well as its’ keen sense of style. VOGA Italia encompasses all aspects offering a collection of crisp delicious wine thoughtfully packaged in a revolutionary re-designed bottle featuring a unique resealable cap. Since the company’s inception, VOGA has earned numerous awards and accolades for their sleek and sexy glass cylindrical bottle, presentation and most importantly taste. The collection retails from $10.99 to $15.99 and includes Pinot Grigio, Merlot, Moscato, Quattro, Sparkling Pinot Grigio and Sparkling Pinot Grigio Chardonnay. VOGA is available in over 62 countries, hundreds of major cities, and can be found in thousands of the world’s trendiest bars, restaurants and shops. Wherever, whenever, if you are drinking VOGA you are drinking IN Style.