Strawberry-pineapple Champagne Punch

Total Time: 12 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 12 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled & chopped
• 2 cups zinfandel wine
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 (6 ounce) can pineapple juice, frozen concentrate
• 1 whole lemon, juice and zest of, retain shell
• 750 ml champagne, chilled bottle
• 1 liter carbonated lemon-lime beverage, chilled

Recipe

• 1 wash and hull strawberries and chop coarsely.
• 2 combine: wine, sugar, pineapple juice concentrate. add strawberries.
• 3 add: zest of entire lemon and juice of entire lemon, and add the lemon shell to above wine mixture. stir, cover in airtight container and refrigerate overnight.
• 4 next day:.
• 5 strain liquid and discard pulp and lemon shell.
• 6 pour into a large punch bowl, add champagne and soda.
• 7 serve in a champagne flute, over ice.
• 8 i do not always strain the fruit out of the liquid but i do discard the lemon shell.