We Made a Rosé Wine Cocktail with Jayme Henderson
Release Date: July 4, 2025
Photo Taken & Provided By: Jayme Henderson
In our previous episode, Jayme shared several secrets and tips for crafting fine wine cocktails. In today’s final episode of Season 1 of “Voices of the Vine,” Jayme, Virginia, and myself are going to craft one of Jayme’s signature wine cocktails. We’ll mix it and taste it live for you! Plus, we’re sharing all of the details on how to make this lovely drink in your kitchen… all over on our show notes, which can be found at dgwinemaking.com/winelovers. Let’s sip and swirl together!
Listen to Season 1, Episode 18, “Cultivating Wine Cocktails with Jayme Henderson” for more information on Jayme and her journey into crafting unique and delicious wine cocktails.
Links and information for things mentioned in this episode:
- The Storm Cellar (Hotchkiss, CO)
- Facebook: The Storm Cellar
- Instagram: @stormcellarwine
- Twitter / X: The Storm Cellar
- Pinterest: The Storm Cellar
- TikTok: Storm Cellar Wine
- YouTube: The Storm Cellar
- Holly & Flora / Jayme Grows Drinks Blog
- Jayme Grows Drinks:
- Instagram: @JaymeGrowsDrinks
- Pinterest: Jayme Grows Drinks
- TikTok: Jayme Grows Drinks
- Substack: Garden Party
- Jayme’s Seasonally Inspired Signature Wine Cocktail
- Ingredients:
- 0.5 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice (0.5 oz.)
- ¾ oz. Strawberry Simple Syrup (Equal Parts Water, Sugar, and Chopped Strawberries – Example Recipe)
- ¾ oz. Lillet Rosé (Aromatized Wine)
- 1.0 oz. Gin (can substitute with Vodka if you prefer)
- 2.5 oz. Dry Rosé Wine (Jayme used The Storm Cellar “Rosé of Pinot Noir,” but also said “The Double Switchback” is also a good choice.)
- Garnish: We used dried, edible flowers
- Preparation:
- Make your strawberry simple syrup. An example recipe is attached, above.
- Taste your wine and make any tasting notes to ensure this is the right wine for this wine cocktail.
- Squeeze lemons to get fresh juice!
- Pro-Tip: Put your glass/coup into the fridge or freezer to pre-chill. This adds a great visual effect to the cocktail.
- Pro-Tip: Add ingredients to your shaker before adding ice to avoid dilution.
- Pro-Tip: Chill ingredients, especially if batching your wine cocktails. This helps to keep your cocktail cold while minimizing dilution from the ice.
- Add lemon juice, strawberry simple syrup, Lillet Rosé, gin, and dry rosé wine to the cocktail shaker. Add ice into the shaker very carefully.
- Pro-Tip: Use larger ice cubes if possible.
- Shake the cocktail for about 10 seconds.
- Straw test: taste the cocktail. If you need to make adjustments, make them to the shaker tin.Strain the cocktail into the glass. We used coup glasses for these cocktails.
- Garnish with dried, edible flowers.
- Ingredients:
- Extra Wine Cocktail with ingredients, above: Lillet Rosé, Club Soda, and Rocks equals a simple syrup
- Pro-Tip: When batching cocktails that include sparkling wine or a bubbly component, save the bubbles until right before serving. You can pre-make the other components.
- Pro-Tip: Store your leftover Lillet Rosé in the fridge after opening to keep it fresher longer.
Thank you for listening to another delicious episode of Voices of the Vine. You can find show notes for our episodes by subscribing to the DGW Sip & Swirl, or by visiting the Sip & Swirl Archive, both available at dgwinemaking.com/winelovers. That’s dgwinemaking.com/winelovers with an “s” at the end.
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