There is no better way to celebrate the incoming New Year than with a bubbly glass of sparkling wine. Well, there’s no better way to celebrate anything than with a flute of bubbly!

This year we’ll be ringing in 2015 (WOW) with a little adaptation of mine on the traditional Bellini, a Gingersnap Bellini. I found this wonderful ginger liqueur Domaine de Canton, which also contains VSOP cognac. Mix the liqueur with a brut Prosecco and a paper-thin slice of fresh ginger.

Champagne flutes come in a range of sizes. I have two different flutes, a four ounce and an eight ounce. This recipe works best with the eight-ounce flute, just divide by two for the smaller glass, or make in a measuring cup and pour into two glasses and garnish each with the fresh ginger.

Celebrating with a large group? No problem. A 750 ml bottle of Prosecco contains 25 fluid ounces. Use four bottles and 18 ounces ginger liqueur. Pour into a punch bowl, toss in a bunch of sliced ginger. Keep extra ginger slices on the side for guests to put in their drink.

Select a firm, heavy ginger root, give it a good, but gentle scrub under cold water, and dry.

Slice off an end and any knobby portions on the sides.

Use a food slicer on the thinnest setting or use a very sharp knife to cut paper-thin slices.

Pour the liqueur into the bottom of a champagne flute, add the Prosecco and garnish with a fresh slice of ginger.

Cheers!

Gingersnap Bellini

Champagne flutes come in a range of sizes. I have two different flutes, a four ounce and an eight ounce. The recipe below is for the eight-ounce flute, just divide by two for the smaller glass, or make in a measuring cup and pour into two glasses and garnish each with the fresh ginger.