{"id":13251,"date":"2016-08-22T10:45:34","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T15:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=13251"},"modified":"2016-08-22T10:45:34","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T15:45:34","slug":"a-cocktail-for-labor-day-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/22\/a-cocktail-for-labor-day-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"A Cocktail for Labor Day Weekend!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Labor Day weekend is quickly approaching, so be prepared with a cocktail made with champagne or a special sangria. The recipes and photos below were provided by Diaz Schloss Communications in Montclair, New Jersey.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13253\" style=\"width: 179px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/50df75c6-bd5c-499c-9d05-5ae5de176298.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13253\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13253\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/50df75c6-bd5c-499c-9d05-5ae5de176298-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fizzy Pineapple Cocktail with Champagne\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/50df75c6-bd5c-499c-9d05-5ae5de176298-169x300.jpg 169w, http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/50df75c6-bd5c-499c-9d05-5ae5de176298.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fizzy Pineapple Cocktail with Champagne<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Fizzy Pineapple<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Ingredients<\/em><\/p>\n<p>1 oz Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum<br \/>\n1 oz Pineapple Puree<br \/>\n3\/4 oz Vanilla Syrup<br \/>\n2 Lime Wedges<br \/>\nChampagne<\/p>\n<p><em>Directions<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Combine rum, pineapple puree, vanilla syrup and juice of two lime wedges. Pour into flute and top with your favorite champagne.<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of Thierry Carrier, General Manager at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001qY7gb79Z79_oIvDcjf8L5AjwkyP2KG-RGfe1XMsNG_tRbsR2q7u2jTaET--AApkLbD0Ds8NCkpLdgCrCnOJYum3mQgX7cFlZachg6mvTgXAxEiijIb2LDE-fJ9olQQRQ8mrOyhmKCCqLi3g3NxsuP2jkhK1QddOlAfPkV5jvK0M=&amp;c=8r1UCtRcKfeTTeNoFLKTuMhSIdmoFUu_4sQeZwR2HZMMfRIVJqySFQ==&amp;ch=AG0k7t82Xbg9LQAAl77mbgseioUuUdKc5L_RQRj323RpPOPW5_B_5A==\">Avenue<\/a>\u00a0 in Long Branch, NJ<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13254\" style=\"width: 215px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/911b3e37-4be2-483b-8077-cd512c97d638.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13254\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13254\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/911b3e37-4be2-483b-8077-cd512c97d638-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sangria with White Wine\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/911b3e37-4be2-483b-8077-cd512c97d638-205x300.jpg 205w, http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/911b3e37-4be2-483b-8077-cd512c97d638.jpg 318w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sangria with White Wine<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Summer Clear Sangria<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Ingredients<\/em><\/p>\n<p>1\/3 cup Brandy<br \/>\n1\/3 cup Peach Schnapps<br \/>\n1 1\/2 T Sugar<br \/>\n2\u00a0(750-milliliter) bottles of White Wine<br \/>\n1 Lemon, thinly sliced<br \/>\n1 Navel Orange, quartered and sliced<br \/>\n1 Green Apple, cored and sliced<br \/>\n1 Ripe Peach, peeled and sliced<br \/>\n4 Strawberries, sliced<br \/>\n1\u00a0(12-ounce) bottle club soda<\/p>\n<p><em>Directions<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Combine brandy, peach schnapps and sugar in a large pitcher; stir to dissolve sugar. Stir in wine and fruit. Chill at least 2 hours or until cold. Top with club soda before serving.<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of Jono Moratis, Food &amp; Beverage Director, <a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001qY7gb79Z79_oIvDcjf8L5AjwkyP2KG-RGfe1XMsNG_tRbsR2q7u2jTbb-iIuN3tsqwnBnAvkG8aoY6YOajqwPWuyEdgyJp7r3Kft9_-NGSHoVYGTomCdOCEeGw22y9t-4L7da4ACYptNSZF_p5jEZTNlEkMsDIl51FSgyiMust0-zeAdwZZNdg==&amp;c=8r1UCtRcKfeTTeNoFLKTuMhSIdmoFUu_4sQeZwR2HZMMfRIVJqySFQ==&amp;ch=AG0k7t82Xbg9LQAAl77mbgseioUuUdKc5L_RQRj323RpPOPW5_B_5A==\">Strip House at Westminster Hotel<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Livingston, NJ<\/p>\n<p>For other sangria ideas check out the recipes available on the Wine Trail Traveler <a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/recipes\/food.php#Beverages\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While indulging in your favorite alcoholic beverage, keep hydrated with\u00a0that cold glass of water!<\/p>\n<p>Cheers!<br \/>\nKathy<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"owbutton\" src=\"http:\/\/www.onlywire.com\/button\" title=\"A Cocktail for Labor Day Weekend!\" url=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=13251\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Labor Day weekend is quickly approaching, so be prepared with a cocktail made with Champagne or a special sangria. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3270,155],"tags":[175,848,1561,69,900],"class_list":["post-13251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spirits-whiskey","category-wine-and-food","tag-champagne","tag-cocktail","tag-labor-day","tag-recipes","tag-sangria"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13251"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13256,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13251\/revisions\/13256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}