If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you know I am a wine lover. There are few pleasures that I enjoy more than sitting down to relax with a glass of wine in the evening. On a free weekend, you will most definitely find us at one of the local vineyards with a picnic. Some days, though, even a glass of crisp white wine is just not enough to cool me down. After visiting a local place that served red wine slushies {think a slurpee with wine}, I knew I had to learn to make them at home for those super hot days.

Now, before the wine aficionados start shaking their head and liking this to throwing ice cubes in wine, I want to make it clear that this should really be view more as a cocktail than like a glass of wine. Heck, even drink it something other than a wine glass if you are worried about the backlash from fellow wine lovers. But, you will definitely want to try it…I promise!

Now, the red wine slushie is geared to those folks who just don’t do sweet drinks. Sure, this is going to be sweeter than a glass of red wine but it definitely isn’t sweet like a Moscato or Riesling. My favorite version was when I used Cabernet Sauvignon. I totally understand that some of the prices on Cab Sauv can be high and you wouldn’t want to “waste” a bottle on a slushie so feel free to substitute with a similar but lower priced wine.

Red Wine Slushie

2014-07-07 18:16:32

Serves 4

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Prep Time

5 min

Total Time

8 hr 5 min

Prep Time

5 min

Total Time

8 hr 5 min

Ingredients

1. 1 1/4 cup sugar
2. 1 1/2 tsp citric acid
3. 1 750mL bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon
4. 3 cups water

Instructions

1. In a food processor, combine the sugar and citric acid. Turn the machine on and let run for a minute.
2. In a large Ziploc bag, combine the sugar mixture, water and wine. Stir very well to make sure the sugar mixture dissolves.
3. Close the Ziploc bag and place in a second bag. Freeze for 8-10 hours or until slushy.

By Shannah @ Just Us Four

My Suburban Kitchen https://www.mysuburbankitchen.com/

Doesn’t that look so refreshing?! I keep a bag of the red {and white which I will share later} in my freezer now for when the temperature is topping out close to 100 and I want a cool drink while relaxing on the deck.