Wine Wednesday with easy holiday drinks from Discover California Wines
GATHERING AND NOT STRESSING OUT. AND AS KCRA 3’S TAMARA BERG WILL SHOW US ON THIS WEEK’S WINE WEDNESDAY, CALIFORNIA WINES HAS AN IDEA TO MAKE HOSTING FEEL EFFORTLESS. LESS STRESS. SUPER YUMMY. WHO’S NOT ON BOARD OKAY. SO JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT THIS THIS MORNING. SOMETHING YOU CAN COOK UP REALLY QUICK. IT’S COZY. IT’S CHIC AND IT’S PLEASING TO THE CROWDS AS WELL. FROM THE CALIFORNIA WINE DISCOVER CALIFORNIA WINES JULIE BERGEY IS WITH US. AND YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT IT’S IT’S JUST RADIATING SMELL RIGHT NOW. IT’S DELICIOUS. RIGHT? YES. IT’S THE PERFECT. IT IS RED WINE, HOT COCOA. PERFECT FOR THIS WEATHER. WONDERFUL. PERFECT FOR THE HOLIDAYS. NICE AND EASY. YES, I, YOU KNOW, THERE’S SO MUCH GOING ON THESE DAYS DURING THE HOLIDAYS. AND, YOU KNOW, IT SHOULD BE A LOW BARRIER TO ENTRY TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS. DEFINITELY. AND IT’S FUN TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT UNIQUE. I’M A BUSY MOM OF THREE. RIGHT. AND SO THE SIMPLER THE BETTER. ABSOLUTELY. SO WHERE DO WE START? GET US THERE FROM SQUARE ONE. SO WE START OBVIOUSLY. SO WE MAKE THE HOT COCOA AND WE’RE GOING TO DO FIVE CUPS OF MILK OKAY. AND THEN ABOUT TWO CUPS OF DARK CHOCOLATE. YEAH OF COURSE SUGAR. RIGHT. THAT SWEETNESS. AND THEN WE DO ADD A QUARTER CUP OF HOT COCOA POWDER OKAY. AND THEN A CINNAMON AND SALT OKAY. AND YOU THIS IS LIKE A CROCK POT ISN’T IT. SO YOU CAN DO A CROCK POT. IT TAKES ABOUT AN HOUR OKAY. WHICH IS A LONG TIME IF YOU HAVE THE PATIENCE. I USUALLY DON’T. OKAY. SO I LIKE TO DO IT ON THE STOVETOP. SO YOU BRING ALL OF THAT TO A SIMMER ABOUT 8 TO 10 MINUTES OKAY. AND THEN YOU POUR IN THE WINE. PERFECT. AND SO WHAT PAIRS BEST WITH IT. YES. GOOD QUESTION. SO A FRUIT FORWARD RED WINE IS WHAT WE SUGGEST. YEAH. WE’VE GOT A MERLOT HERE. THIS IS A MERLOT LOCAL. LOVE THAT. ONLY 40 MINUTES AWAY THEY HAVE A MAGICAL VINEYARD. THEY DO. IT’S BEAUTIFUL. YES, YES. AND THEN THIS IS A REALLY FANTASTIC ZINFANDEL. OKAY. THIS IS FROM ANCIENT PEAKS THERE IN PASO ROBLES. SO SOMETHING IF YOU WANT A LITTLE BIT BOLDER. OKAY. RIGHT. OKAY. AND THEN IF YOU’RE DOING IT ON THE STOVETOP, YOU COOK THAT FOR ABOUT ANOTHER FIVE MINUTES, OKAY. AND THEN ENJOY. OKAY. CAN WE TRY A LITTLE SAMPLE. ABSOLUTELY. IS THIS RIGHT NOW. SO I WANT TO TRY IT. SO HOW IS THIS SO STRESS FREE IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW BUSY MOM. JUST BUSY THAT YOU’RE MAYBE THE HOST OF THE PARTY. YES. SO YOU CAN SET THIS AND FORGET IT. ESSENTIALLY SAID IF YOU DO FORGET IT, IF YOU DO A CROCKPOT, THIS MAKES ABOUT A LITTLE OVER TWO QUARTS. SO YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS OR DOUBLE BATCH IT. OKAY. AND THEN YOU GUYS HAVE DISCOVERED CALIFORNIA WINES. YOU HAVE A GREAT WEBSITE. THAT’S RIGHT. LIKE DOZENS OF RECIPES. SO THIS ONE IS ON THERE I KNOW THAT FOR A FACT, BUT WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU SUGGEST PEOPLE KIND OF LEAF THROUGH IF THEY GO TO THE WEBSITE. SO IF YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A REALLY FANTASTIC BOOK OF WINE, COCKTAILS FOR THE HOLIDAYS. YES. MULLED WINE. WE HAVE A REALLY FANTASTIC APPLE SANGRIA. OKAY. YES, LIKE A ROSÉ CRANBERRY. YOU HAVE TO DO THE WHIPPED CREAM THOUGH. OH, YES. NO, NO. AND YOU BROUGHT, LIKE, MARSHMALLOWS TOO, RIGHT? YEAH. JUST TO MAKE IT A LITTLE EXTRA FESTIVE. THIS IS SUPER EASY. JUST PICKED UP THE GROCERY STORE. YEP. AND YOU CAN GET ALL THESE RECIPES AT DISCOVER CALIFORNIA WINES.COM. PERFECT. WELL, JULIE, CHEERS TO WINE WEDNESDAY. CHEERS. CHECK OUT DISCOVER CALIFORNIA WINES.COM. THEY ALSO HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD FOOD PAIRING TO GO WITH THE WINE. SO YOU’RE ALL SET F
Wine Wednesday with easy holiday drinks from Discover California Wines
Updated: 10:44 AM PST Dec 17, 2025
Discover California Wines joined KCRA 3 for Wine Wednesday to show how to craft easy holiday cocktails.Julie Berge from Discover California Wines demonstrated how to make an easy red wine hot chocolate. Discover California Wines recipes on its website can help with holiday inspiration.
Discover California Wines joined KCRA 3 for Wine Wednesday to show how to craft easy holiday cocktails.
Julie Berge from Discover California Wines demonstrated how to make an easy red wine hot chocolate.
Discover California Wines recipes on its website can help with holiday inspiration.