Sipping For A Cause – Mionetto Cocktails For Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Mionetto knows that breast cancer doesn’t limit itself to October and neither does the need for funding research.  When they asked for my help to spread the word about their Pink Cork For The Cause, I had a personal interest in doing just that.

You see in early 2015 after having a second mammogram done, I got a dreaded phone call.  “The radiologist got your films from your base line in, and they’d like to do some more screenings.”   After doing a basic film, the radiologist looked at it and then wanted a 3D image, and then a sonogram.  By this time, I’m nervous…very, very nervous.  With excellent bedside manner, it was explained that my tissue has changed.  It’s not a mass…yet.  And it could very well never become one…or it could.  So for now, we watch and wait.   But other women don’t get that same relief of reprieve as I did.  Every two minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer. One in every eight women in the United States will be affected by this disease in her lifetime.

Pink Cork For The Cause is Mionetto‘s  innovative charitable program that aims to drive awareness and support research surrounding Breast Cancer Awareness. After making $70,000 in donations to charities committed to fighting breast cancer and supporting survivors and their families, Mionetto is proud to continue the fight for a third year in 2017.  Through the end of November pink corks can be found in some bottles of Mionetto Prestige Prosecco Brut (SRP $14) and Mionetto Prestige Rosé (SRP $14), and those lucky enough to find one will win* a pink 5-speed hand mixer and be entered for the chance to win a $10,000 charitable donation by Mionetto, made to the breast cancer charity of the winner’s choice.   How fantastic is that?!

Not only will you be spreading awareness with your purchase, they’ve also got some fun (and delicious) pink cocktails, created by master mixologist Justin Noel, for your bottle as well.
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Pretty In Pink

By Mionetto Master Mixologist, Justin Noel

Ingredients

– .5 oz cranberry juice
– 1 oz St. Germain or elderflower syrup
– 1.5 oz vodka or gin
– 2 oz Mionetto Prestige Organic Prosecco DOC Extra Dry
– fresh cranberries or lime peel for Garnish

Glassware: coupe or martini

Preparation: 1. In a mixing glass, add cranberry juice, elderflower syrup or liqueur and vodka or gin. 2. Add ice and shake. 3. Strain into a coupe or martini glass. 4. Top with Mionetto Prosecco. 5. Garnish with cranberries or lime peel.

Pompelmo Spruzzo

By Dassy Pawlik, Buffalo, NY

Ingredients

– 1 oz Campari
– 1 oz Vodka
– Juice of 1/2 pink grapefruit
– Mionetto Prosecco DOC Treviso Brut
– Grapefruit slice and mint sprig for garnish

Glassware: stemless wine glass

Preparation

1. Combine first three ingredients in a cocktail shaker , shake and pour over ice.
2. Top off with Mionetto Prosecco.
3. Garnish with a section of pink grapefruit and a sprig of mint.

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These are such a fun addition to your next Girls’ Night In, and while sipping these delightful bubbly cocktails, be a leader and encourage your girlfriends to go and make an appointment for a mammogram.

So what are you waiting for?  Go and POP A PINK CORK!

*Prosecco and sparkling rosé lovers across the US, excluding those living in CA, NJ, PA, TX, UT, VT, WV will have a chance to win a 5-speed hand mixer by finding and submitting a pink cork in promotional bottles of Mionetto Prestige Brut or Mionetto Prestige  Rosé. Mionetto believes that everyone should have a chance to make a difference, so if you reside in CA, NJ, PA, TX, UT, VT, or WV where the pink cork is not valid, you can enter through their online sweepstakes.  Winners who redeem their corks and who win the sweepstakes will be automatically entered into a random drawing where three grand prizes will be awarded. For each grand prize winner, Mionetto USA will make a $10,000 charitable donation on their behalf to a breast cancer charity of their choice.  Age 21+. No purchase necessary.  See Official Rules for complete details.

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