PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 3 strawberry slices o ½ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o ½ ounce Remy Martin RSVP cognac o 1 ounce Sauvignon Blanc o 4 ounces champagne Garnish o strawberry Method: 1. Lightly muddle strawberry slices and syrup in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients except champagne and shake to chill. 3. Pour unstrained into a wine glass or champagne flute. 4. Top with champagne. 5.

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ½ ounce Crème de Cassis o 4 ½ ounces Sauvignon Blanc Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Add cassis to a wine glass. 2. Slowly add wine. 3. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: A pleasant wine cocktail that’s good anytime. It can be made in any size or quantity you want as long as you observe a nine to one wine to Crème de Cassis ratio. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Bombay gin o 1 ounce St. Germain liqueur o 1 ounce Sauvignon Blanc or your favorite white wine Garnish o lime twist Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a martini glass. 3. Garnish with lime twist. Remarks: St. Germain provides the body and warmth which makes this a unique martini. So, picture a lazy afternoon in Paris. Now, picture yourself holding a drink. Get the picture? . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Finlandia vodka o ½ ounce blue Curaçao o 2 ounces Sauvignon Blanc o champagne Method: 1. Combine first three cocktail ingredients in a champagne flute or cocktail glass. 2. Top with champagne. Remarks: An interesting cocktail for the party after the ceremony. It's drier than most champagne cocktails. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Boulard Calvados VSOP o ¾ ounce St. Germain liqueur o ½ ounce Sauvignon Blanc o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o apple slice Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a thin slice of apple. Remarks: There is body here and a taste that screams autumn. . . .