Junglevine Wine

Whew, this packs a punch!  Pun intended.

This recipe is from page 203 of the World of WarCraft Official Cookbook

I don't know quite why this recipe is listed as skill level: Expert. It seemed fairly simple to prepare. 

Ingredients include sugar, brandy, pomegranate juice, triple sec, diced fruit of choice, and red wine.  It's pretty simple, aside from peeling, coring and dicing some fruit, it mostly involves mixing the ingredients and dissolving the sugar into them.

I chose pears and apples for the fruit, and also decided to serve it warm as opposed to iced, as it is the middle of winter.  Both options are given in the recipe.  I also halved the recipe, as I'm serving it just for my husband and I.  This still made enough for a few evening's worth of drinks.  We selected E&J VS Brandy as it is very smooth and I think it worked well. For the wine, we found a local Garnacha for it's fruitiness, and because

I must say, the pears really soaked up the mixture and were absolutely delicious to fish out and nibble on while drinking.

This drink was a delight, and both my husband and I give it 5 stars out of 5.  Sweet, smooth, fruity and delicious, this drink will be a big hit for any party, and any season, or just for a weeknight cocktails at home.