PFIRSICHBOWLE (GERMAN SPARKLING PEACH WINE PUNCH)

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Pfirsichbowle (German Sparkling Peach Wine Punch) image

May marks the beginning of Bowle season in Germany, and is heralded in with a holiday (May Day). During May, and throughout the summer, you will start to see Bowle served in the restaurants and at fairs. Bowle is a strong wine & fruit punch that comes in many varieties. Use the best quality wines you can afford (as long as you think they taste good is all that matters - not the price tag). In Germany, you can buy Bowle sets - decorative glass pitchers or punch bowls with small cups and picks (the picks are for spearing the fruit). Watch out - this punch packs a wallop - and the fruit is always the best part. Plan ahead - the sugared fruit needs to macerate overnight in the fridge. The serving size is really a guess.

Provided by HeatherFeather

Categories     Punch Beverage

Time P1DT1m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

4 medium peaches, pitted
4 -6 tablespoons sugar, to taste
4 (750 ml) bottles qba riesling wine, chilled (very good quality)
1 (750 ml) bottle sweet champagne (good quality) or 1 (750 ml) bottle sweet sparkling wine, chilled (good quality)

Steps:

  • Sliced peaches and drop into a pot of boiling water for a few seconds- just to blanch them so the skins will come off easily, not to cook them.
  • Pull off the skins and set them in the bottom of your bowle pitcher in a layers, sprinkling with sugar for each layer (one peach per layer)-amount is to taste, but probably 1 rounded Tbsp per peach is a good guess.
  • Cover and chill bowle pitcher 24 hours.
  • Have a decorative bowl filled with ice that your bowle pitcher will sit in to keep cool.
  • Nestle the bowle pitcher in the ice bed and pour in the chilled wine and the champagne.
  • Stir gently with a ladle and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 346.6, Fat 0.1, Sodium 15.5, Carbohydrate 18.4, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 10.9, Protein 0.6

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