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The Tastes of Summer: Spiked Watermelon

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Miss those crazy college days? Graduate to more civilized party fun by spiking watermelons with wine instead of hundred-proof. Off-dry, unoaked whites like rieslings are a perfect match for sweet melon. Try Rosemount Estate’s yummy traminer/riesling blend, available in most stores.

To prepare:

1. Cut a hole in a ripe watermelon and insert a funnel.

2. Pour in as much wine as possible, and let it sit in the fridge, adding more wine every three to four hours as it’s slowly absorbed. (A 10-pound melon can soak up one standard bottle overnight.)

3. Slice the watermelon for a refreshing chilled party nosh, or freeze the flesh as a terrific base for blender drinks.
Originally published in Philadelphia magazine, July 2006
 

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