5 dazzling Christmas cocktails to make with sweet wine

Christmas and New Year’s deserve drinks with serious wow factor! You’re in for a treat because Duplin holiday wines hold the secrets to the most dazzling cocktails. Forget spiked eggnog — we’re serving elegance and fun!

We've crafted stylish drinks like the glam Christmas Wine Cocktail, rimmed with gold sugar, and cozy sippers, including warm Sweet Spiced Wine for frosty nights. Plus, for pure holiday cheer, try a fun red and green layered Colors of Christmas wine slushie. Get ready to mix, mingle, and celebrate the season!

Glam Christmas Cocktail

A wink of orange and a gold sugar rim served in a lovely glass make this drink essential for fancy parties.

Here's how to make it: Place 1or 2 tablespoons of honey on a saucer. Spread 2 tablespoons of gold sparkling sanding sugar on another saucer. Lightly dip the rims of 4 coup glasses into the honey and then the sugar. Set glasses aside. Blend 1 bottle of ice-cold Duplin Christmas Wine with ¼ cup of orange liqueur such as Triple Sec. Pour mixture into glasses and refrigerate the remaining mixture. Garnish each glass with a sprig of fresh rosemary. Makes 4 to 6 servings.

Snow Drift

Smooth and creamy, with a frosty, minty frost, this luscious cocktail will have you kicking eggnog to the snow bank.

Here's how to make it: Chill a large rocks glass in the freezer. Pour ½ cup of Duplin Naughty & Nice wine, ¼ cup of Duplin American Port and 1 scoop of lightly melted ice cream and a star mint or 1-inch-long piece of candy cane into a cocktail shaker. Add a handful of ice cubes to the shaker. Cap the shaker and shake the drink vigorously for 45 seconds. Stain the mixture into the chilled rocks glass. Top with lightly whipped cream. Dust with cinnamon and garnish with a mini candy cane. Makes 1 serving.

Cranberry Blush

A pretty, sweet, pink cocktail spiked with tart cranberry is the perfect opener to a holiday girls night get-together.

Here's how to make it: Spread 2 tablespoons of white sanding sugar or white sparkling sugar on a small saucer. Rub the rims of 4 to 6 martini glasses with a lemon, lime, or orange wedge. Dip the rims of the glasses in the sugar and set aside. In a pitcher, blend together 1 ice-cold bottle of Duplin Reindeer Rosé and ½ cup ice-cold cranberry vodka. Place about 10 frozen cranberries in each prepared martini glass. Carefully fill glasses with wine mixture. Garnish glasses with fresh mint. Makes 4 to 6 servings.

Colors of Christmas

Layers of red and green Sweetzer wine slushies are like festive ribbons on a delicious package.

Here's how to make it: Place 4 to 6 square rocks glasses in the freezer. Pour 1 package of Jolly Juice Sweetzer, 2 cups of frozen strawberries, and 2 cups of Duplin Christmas Wine in a blender full of ice. Whirl until slushy. Pour mixture into a pitcher, place pitcher in the freezer, and rinse the blender.

Pour 1 package of Margarita Sweetzer mix, 2 cups of frozen pineapple, and 2 cups of Duplin Naughty & Nice wine into the rinsed blender full of ice. Whirl until smooth. Place blender container in the freezer.

Rinse 8 to 10 sprigs of fresh mint. Remove glasses from the freezer. Fill glasses halfway with Margarita Sweetzer. Top off each glass with Jolly Juice Sweetzer. Place leftover Sweetzer in the freezer. Garnish drinks with fresh mint. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

Sweet Spiced Wine

Call all your friends for a Hallmark Christmas movie binge night with this comfort drink. Holiday spices will warm your heart.

 In a large sauce pot, blend together 1 bottle Duplin Christmas Red, 1 gallon of apple cider, 1 package Jingle Spice spiced wine mix, 1 cup bourbon, ¼ cup fresh lemon juice, 1 apple, cored and thinly sliced, ½ lemon thinly sliced, 1 orange thinly sliced, 6 cinnamon sticks, and 5 star anise pods. Gently heat on the stove. You could also make this in a crock pot! Makes about 15-20 servings.