Love Letter
2 oz. Quality vodka (Spirit Works, Griffo, etc.)
1/2 oz. Cointreau or Triple Sec
1 oz. Fresh squeezed Meyer lemon juice
1/2 oz. Simple syrup
1/4 oz. Grenadine
Rim your cocktail glass with sugar and set aside. To cocktail shaker add vodka, Cointreau, lemon juice, simple syrup, and a measure of ice, then shake until frothy and cold. Strain into rimmed glass. Gently pour grenadine into the center of your cocktail and serve.
Wine of the Week
2017 Quivira Winery Dry Creek Valley Cuvee, Dry Creek Valley – $27
Blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre plus a splash of Zinfandel. A little fruit, a little spice, and everything nice. Juicy aromas, strawberries and cranberries. Flavors of cranberries plums, blackberry, white pepper spice, anise, olives, forest floor, cherry tobacco – it’s got it going on! Perfect for Cioppino, meatloaf, braised short ribs, lamb shanks, wild mushroom pasta, even tacos.