Confession: I kind of like country music.

Don’t get me wrong–I’m not one of those CountryThunderNASCARandPBR-loving lunatics, however, I do enjoy a sappy love song once in awhile, and nobody does those better than Country artists. Take the classic ‘Strawberry Wine’ by Deanna Carter for example, It’s a lovely little ballad about getting drunk on strawberry wine at 17 and getting hot and heavy with an older dude who works for your Grandpa. It just doesn’t get much more romantic than that!

So while I hope all of us have evolved beyond picking up strawberry-flavored wine from the gas station, there’s no reason why you can’t make a similar, and I’ll venture–classier concoction. You can find Cranberry Wine and Vino Verde at liquor superstores like BevMo and Total Wine.

NOTE: into the Soup does not condone or encourage underage drinking. Just because Deanna Carter got away with it doesn’t mean you will.

Ingredients

  •  3 parts Cranberry wine (real wine with about 11% alcohol)
  •  1 part Vino Verde (Portuguese white wine with a bit of effervesence)
  •  0.5 part Cocchi Americano

 Shake with ice, serve on ice with a rim lime.