Sparkling Sour Cherry Aperitivo

Name: Sparkling Sour Cherry Aperitivo
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: One 24-ounce jar sour cherries in light syrup (with syrup); 1 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; One 750-milliliter bottle of chilled sparkling wine; lemon verbena or mint sprigs

By Samin Nosrat

May 9, 2013

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