Queen Charlotte is a light sparkling wine highball made from red wine, grenadine, and lemon-lime soda. It should be built gently in the glass because carbonation is part of the drink's texture.
Fill a Collins glass with ice. Add red wine and grenadine, then top with lemon-lime soda and stir gently once or twice. Serve without garnish.
Serve in a Collins glass over ice with a clear ruby-red color and visible bubbles. The drink does not need fruit garnish; the color and fizz carry the presentation.
Pair it with charcuterie, mild cheeses, sliders, barbecue chicken, or berry desserts. The wine and grenadine combination works best with casual salty food.
Queen Charlotte is a simple wine cooler-style drink, closer to a sparkling red-wine highball than to a formal shaken cocktail.
Best for casual aperitivo, brunch, garden parties, and low-effort sparkling service.
Red wine brings berry tannin, grenadine adds sweetness and color, and lemon-lime soda lengthens the drink with citrus sweetness and bubbles.
Light, regal in name, easygoing, and sparkling.
Use a dry red wine to avoid excess sweetness, or replace part of the soda with club soda for a drier cooler.
8%
⚠️ Alcoholic beverage: not suitable for minors, pregnant individuals, or designated drivers. Please enjoy responsibly.
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