How to Make a Wine Slushie at Home

How to Make a Wine Slushie at Home

  • Mike Traynor

Wine slushies poured from the red and yellow dispensers at the Traynor Family Vineyard patio bar in Hillier, Prince Edward County

The wine slushie is the drink that made our patio famous in Prince Edward County. The good news: you can make a very respectable version at home with a blender and frozen fruit. The better news: come have ours, which we’ve been pouring longer than anyone in the County. More on the Traynor wine slushie.

Ingredients

  • 1 bottle (750 ml) chilled rose or Piquette
  • 3 cups frozen peaches (or frozen strawberries / mixed berries)
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons honey or sugar, optional
  • Squeeze of lime
  • Ice, as needed

How to make it

  1. Add the chilled wine, frozen fruit, optional sweetener, and a squeeze of lime to a blender.
  2. Blend until smooth and slushy. Too thin? Add a handful of ice. Too thick? A splash more wine.
  3. Taste, adjust the sweetness, and pour into chilled glasses.

Makes 2 to 3 slushies at roughly 6 to 8% ABV.

Make it non-alcoholic

Swap the wine for white grape juice or peach juice and blend the same way — a hit with kids and anyone not drinking. (We pour non-alcoholic slushies on the patio too.)

Tips

Frozen fruit instead of ice is the secret — it keeps the flavour concentrated instead of watering it down. A fruit-forward rose or a Piquette works best; save your serious bottles for the glass. Serve immediately; slushies wait for no one.

Don’t own a blender powerful enough? Ours are $10 on the patio menu, and the Wine Slushy and Charcuterie Escape comes with a 4L jug for your group.

More: Wine slushies in PEC · Apres Beach happy hour · Visit us

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