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Winner winner homemade pizza dinner. 🍷🌹🍕🇮🇹 #drinkwine #ChiantiClassico #Barbaresco #redredwine (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqtK_Y_ndhw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=gzlbs3ukn1lg

Claret or another full-bodied wine is needed to make the Claret Punch. This is really a brandy based punch with juices and fruit. The wine provides the "weak" component that spreads the flavor out better. I had this bottle of Michael Sharps merlot that was 10 years old--high time to use it. You can make the punch for a large number of guests in a punch bowl or pitcher, or work out the single serving possibilities by scaling down the ingredients. For this, I recommend 1.5 ounces of lemon juice, a tablespoon of sugar, 3 ounces of brandy and 1.5 ounces of Cointreau.Then stir in red wine with ice in a wine goblet. For parties of 15-20 people, make the drink like this:

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