Leave the pretense behind: Wine cocktail recipes by Quintessential Wines that taste as good as a vintage Bordeaux

The New Age wine series by Valentin Bianchi is a oh-so-tasty lineup of vino that is everything but too serious. We tasted the New Age Rosé during filming for an episode of Wine & Design that will debut on Friday, and our friend Andrea Rogers of Colorado Creative Beverage Marketing whet our palette with the Tincho (mixing a lemon wedge and ice cube in our pink wine) — while teasing us with seriously good wine cocktail recipes created for New Age by Quintessential Wines.

PS: We are big fans of wine cocktails | our marketing director organized and judged the Colorado Wine Cocktail Competition from 2013-15

Here are a few of our favorites:

Tincho Grande

• 3 oz. New Age White
• 2 oz. Margarita mix
• 2 oz. Vodka

Directions: Shake well, serve over ice and garnish with lime.

Grapefruit Splash

• 3 oz. New Age White
• 2 oz. Vodka
• Splash of grapefruit juice

Directions: Shake over ice and pour over muddled mint.

Poinsettia

• 3 oz New Age Red
• 2 oz Club soda
• Splash of orange liqueur

Directions: Serve over ice with garnish of mint

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PPS: We're waiting on some Rosé recipes.