Name: Mango-Cucumber Wine Cooler
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar; 1 750 milliliter bottle Sauvignon Blanc; 1 hothouse cucumber, peeled, cut into 1/4" rounds; 1 mango, pitted, peeled, finely diced; 12 sprigs fresh mint, divided; 1 cup ginger ale

Steep cucumber and mango in the wine for three hours or longer for maximum flavor. Once the fruit sinks, the wine is ready.

Recipe information

Yield
Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

1 1/2 tablespoons sugar

1 750 milliliter bottle Sauvignon Blanc

1 hothouse cucumber, peeled, cut into 1/4" rounds

1 mango, pitted, peeled, finely diced

12 sprigs fresh mint, divided

1 cup ginger ale

Preparation

Step 1
Stir sugar and 1 1/2 tablespoons hot water in a large pitcher until dissolved. Add wine, cucumber, and mango. Remove leaves from 6 sprigs of mint; stir into pitcher. Cover and chill for at least 3 hours and up to 6 hours.
Step 2
Stir ginger ale into pitcher. Fill 6 large wineglasses with ice. Divide wine cooler among glasses. Garnish with remaining 6 mint sprigs.

TagsPitcher Drink Beverages Cocktail Alcohol White Wine Wine Cucumber Vegetable Mango Stone Fruit Fruit Mint Herbs & Spices Easy Bon Appétit

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