Miami, 1981
Murders. The Mariel boatlift. A petty crime wave that touched nearly everyone. Wounds, left by the riots in Overtown and Liberty City, barely scabbed over. TIME Magazine’s infamous cover of Nov. 23, 1...
Ready-made wine coolers – wine plus fruit juice and club soda or ginger ale – were a popular choice in lieu of more serious wine choices. Use local seasonal fruits for flavor and garnish and improvise away.
Ingredients
SERVINGS: 1 Serving(s)
- 4 oz. pinot grigio
- Juice of one lime
- 3 oz. ginger ale or seltzer water
- Fresh fruit (mango or strawberry slices, blueberries
- Ice
Instructions
Combine in tall glass with ice.
Garnish with fresh fruit.
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