Toast Mom this Sunday with one of these pretty in pink cocktails and wines. Like Mom, each is unique, well-crafted, well-rounded, and cheerful. Raise a glass!

Ready-to-drink cocktails are becoming increasingly popular as enthusiasts opt for easily accessible spritzers, seltzers, and pre-made cocktails. The always popular Absolut Vodka offers its latest pink drink, the Absolut Cosmo, available in two-serving cans or the Absolut Classic Cosmopolitan in a multi-serve bottle. The cans have a bit of effervescence, making them more like a spritzer than a traditional Cosmo. The multi-serve bottle is ideal for celebrating with company. Made with Absolut vodka, simple syrup, and natural flavors, the cranberry-forward 40-proof cocktail has just 149 calories per five-ounce serving. It is a delightful way to toast Mom this holiday.

From Chamisal Vineyards, Malene shows a touch of Provence while fully capturing California in its Rosé. With fruit from the Central Coast of California, the wine opens with layers of wild strawberry, herbs de Provence, ripe pomelo, and stone fruit. Finishing with a bit of crushed stone, melding with the fruit-forward character, the wine is ideal with the flavors of the Mediterranean, light pasta dishes, or roast chicken. 

Grenache is a juicy, red fruit-forward variety that thrives in the cool Carneros region of Napa Valley. Cuvaison showcases the variety in its Grenache Rosé. The wine ages for six months on the lees, adding richness and texture, rounding out the palate of this luscious wine. Floral aromas of wisteria and jasmine meld with pink citrus in this inviting selection, followed by grapefruit, mandarin, soft herbs, and stone fruit flavors. Pair this beauty with fresh cheese, spring vegetable frittata, or fresh shellfish.

Pinot Noir lends itself beautifully to the production of Rosé wines, creating luscious layers of watermelon, fresh peach, and juicy citrus. Russian River’s MacRostie Winery offers a layered expression in its Rosé of Pinot Noir. The area has an exceptional growing season, with warm days giving way to cool nights, allowing fruit to ripen while balancing freshness. Delicate, elegant, and refreshing, the wine shows classic stone-fruit, citrus, and melon flavors, with floral violets. Five months of stainless steel aging bring roundness to the plush palate and a lengthy finish.

Nutrul is a new line of ready-to-drink, canned cocktails that combine vodka, real fruit juice, and seltzer.  While the flavors range from orange, pineapple, cherry, watermelon, and a whole slew of lemonade and cranberry options, it is the new strawberry flavor that I love. Each 12-ounce can has just 4.5% alcohol by volume and 100 calories. It is bursting with wild berry notes. The juicy, refreshing cocktail is perfect for picnics, patios, or poolside sipping.

If mom isn’t a drinker or an expecting mom, yet she still wants to celebrate, toast her with a beautiful bottle of French Bloom Le Rosé. The non-alcoholic, French sparkling wine is made from organic de-alcoholized wine, organic grape juice, French sparkling water, and organic lemon juice and flavors. The taste is zesty, bright, and elegant, with a lively mousse that tickles your nose when you drink. There are many non-alcoholic/de-alcoholized wines on the market now that leave much to be desired. This is not one of them. The flavor is delightful, which is matched by a beautiful bottle presentation.

 

Delivering zesty, vibrant fizz while making you a little fuzzy, Triple High Seltzers are perfect for the Mom who wants to imbibe without alcohol. Each seltzer, with flavors like grapefruit and cherry lemon, has three milligrams of THC, giving you a touch of a cannabis high, without the calories typically found in low-alcohol, hard seltzer drinks. Each can of Triple High Seltzer has just 15-25 calories and contains real fruit juice. Triple Drink’s new product, Triple Drop, is a discreet, half-ounce, cherry-lemonade flavored, liquid enhancer available in single-serve, grab-and-go packets with five milligrams of THC. Pour one into a glass of sparkling water or your favorite beverage and enjoy a light, 20-calorie buzz.