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Holidays are a great time for festive cocktails like this one. Pomegranate seeds make a colorful and edible garnish that dance to the top of each glass. For a non-alcoholic version, use mineral water (plain or lemon-flavored) instead of champagne. Or, use straight sparkling pomegranate juice garnished with pomegranate seeds. It’s a great option for kids — now they can have their own drinks that look just like the adult version! To make things even easier, Trader Joe’s sells pomegranate seeds preshelled and ready to go — no need to struggle with the whole fruit.
If cocktails aren’t your thing, Trader Joe’s is well-known for their terrific wine selection. For great wine buys, check out Jason’s Trader Joe’s Top 10 wine list<\/A>, just updated this week with best value wines < $10 at Trader Joe’s. Jason is a wine blogger and connoisseur, known for finding wines that deliver great value to the wallet and the palate. The first 3 wines in Jason’s list are shown below. For the full list, check out Jason’s Top 10 Wine List<\/A>.<\/P>
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2. 2007 Rabbit Ridge Allure de Robles<\/FONT><\/A> ($5) \u2013 If my readers haven\u2019t emptied stores of this one by now you may still have a chance to get some. The only reason this didn\u2019t make the top spot is the high ABV%. That said, I just grabbed another case of this a few days back. Fantastic stuff!<\/P> 3. 2008 Sauvignon Republic Stellenbosch Sauvignon Blanc<\/FONT><\/A> ($7) \u2013 I\u2019ve yet to try the Marlborough (91 points from the Wine Spectator) or the Russian River but already stocked up on all three. Pretty soon I intend to do a blind tasting of the lot. Can I pick out the differences in terroir? Stay tuned! 6 tsp refrigerated fresh Pomegranate Seeds 1. Put 1 tsp pomegranate seeds in each cocktail glass. Prep time: 5 minutes Holidays are a great time for festive cocktails like this one. Pomegranate seeds make a colorful and edible garnish that dance to the top of each glass. For a non-alcoholic version, use mineral water (plain or lemon-flavored) instead of champagne. Or, use straight sparkling pomegranate juice garnished with pomegranate seeds. It’s a great option for kids […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112364\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"2007](\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2649\/4002846385_d6ca2e2baf.jpg\")
1. 2007 Trentatre Rosso<\/FONT><\/A> ($6) \u2013 A wine that has grown on me with every bottle. I am now smitten with this well balanced effort that offers a very nice finish to boot. Supplies are waning and I\u2019ve been grabbing every bottle I can find\u2026<\/P>
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Continue reading more of Jason’s tips on his blog<\/A>.
Hope these drink suggestions come in handy as you prepare to ring in the New Year!
Sparkling Pomegranate Cocktail Recipe<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/P>
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1 bottle champagne or sparkling wine, chilled
1 cup Just Pomegranate juice, chilled <\/P>
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2. Combine champagne and pomegranate juice in a pitcher. Pour into cocktail glasses and serve.<\/P>
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Serves 6<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"