If you LOVE melon, you are going to LOVE this idea!
Champagne Snockered Watermelon!
The Wall Street Journal July 14/15, 2018 issue:
“Drunk on Summer… recommends matching your favorite melon variety with a sympatico spirit.” The article, written by Aleksandra Crapanzano, makes these melon/spirit combinations:
Cantaloupe (Sugar Cube, Serenade Cavaillon or Savor melons may be substituted) with Ruby Port
Honeydew (Snow Leopard, Honey Whites, Diplomats or Honey Orange melons may be substituted with Prosecco, Champagne, Cava, White Rum or Gin
Seedless Baby Watermelon with Vodka, Sambuca, Cachaca or a mix of Silver Tequila and Cointreau
I cut my baby watermelon (Fresh Market) in half and made a little hollow in it. Then I poured champagne into the hollow and ground some pink peppercorns all over the watermelon flesh. You can use your favorite champagne, cava, prosecco or sparkling wine to make this melon. We dug into it with a spoon and drank the liquid that was left in the hollow after we devoured the flesh. Super Tasty and Boosy!
It would be grand to walk outside to find an orange tree full of bright juicy oranges, but not all of us have that luxury. For the rest of us freshly squeezed orange juice is the next best thing to plucking oranges from a tree. I like to use my “Juiceman” juicer to squeeze my juice: http://www.juiceman.com/
“Champagne and orange juice is a great drink. The orange improves the champagne. The champagne definitely improves the orange.”
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
This classic cocktail dates back to the early 1920’s when a drink called “Buck’s Fizz” (two parts champagne to one part orange juice) was invented at the Buck’s Club in London. Later in 1925, a bartender at the Ritz Hotel in Paris named Frank Meier invented the classic half champagne half orange juice Mimosa that we’ve grown to love.
Freixenet Brut Blanc de Blanc
This bubbly Cava is perfect in Mimosas. Produced by the same winery that gives us Gloria Ferrer, one of my favorite sparkling wines: https://www.gloriaferrer.com/carneros-winery
The perfect casual summer sipper…from Catalonia, Spain. 100% Chardonnay grapes. A sparkling value…$10 range. Lots of fun bubbles. Notes of baked apple with just a touch of lemon. Available on-line. I also found this Cava locally at Tinnell’s in Roanoke, Virginia. http://tinnells.com
Try Blood Orange juice in your Mimosa for a splash of color!
Codorniu Anna Brut Rosé Cava is another fun choice to make Mimosas. Available at Earth Fare locally or on-line. 70% pinot noir and 30% chardonnay. Lots of bubbly berry flavors ~ raspberry, strawberry and cherry. $15 – $20 range.
Here’s a link to the most DELISH Mimosa recipes:
https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/g2720/mimosa-recipes/
Here’s some more sunshine to put in your wine glass. Blood Orange First Press. Fun French Rosé Wine with Orange & Other Natural Flavors. The orange flavors balance the sweetness of the wine. So pretty in the glass. Easy to sip in the sunshine. I would call this a “girlie” wine since I would drink it with my girlfriends by the pool or on the patio. Available locally at Mr. Bill’s Wine Cellar or on-line. $12 – $15 range.
http://mrbillswinecellar.com/
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Masottina is nestled in the extreme eastern portion of the Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG with beautiful vistas of Glera vines that seem to lead right up to the pre-Alpes. 
Inside the winery, we had a quick tasting, laying out the differences between DOC and DOCG as well as an overview of the regions within the DOCG. 
The Masottina Proseccos are simply some of the best I have…
