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Last Updated on January 2, 2026

Pink Port – and a Perfect Summer Cocktail.

If you had consigned your port to the back of your drinks cupboard, ready for Christmas, here’s something completely different to try.  I was delighted to receive a sample bottle of Croft Pink Port to play with.  Pink Port is a drink like no other that I’ve tried and perfect for making a pink port cocktail.  Croft Pink is an innovative Rosé style of port, made by a relatively new technique in the Port Wine world where red grapes skins are allowed limited contact for a maximum of 12 hours with the initial pressing, to create a subtle and delicate pink colour. Croft Pink is still made with classic port grape varieties from the Douro Valley (Touriga Nacional, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Cao, Touriga Franca and Tinta Amarela which are the varieties used for Croft’s traditional ruby ports).   Once pressed, the juice undergoes a 7-day cold fermentation.  It’s fortified with grape neutral spirits to an ABV of 19.5% just like more traditional ports, but the result is a much lighter, fresh and vibrant drink which is full of summer berry flavours.  It’s relatively sweet and delicate with lower acidity than most Rosé wines.

Croft Pink Port in a glass

I started off by sipping a little as an aperitif.  It’s delicious and perfect chilled for those hot spells we’ve been having.  I thought I’d try adding tonic to make a pink port and tonic, but although I love a porta tonico made with white port, I found the bitterness of the tonic didn’t really complement the berry notes in the pink port.  

Croft Pink Port Cocktail

A better mix for me was from making a pink port cocktail with sparkling wine (in this case Hattingley Valley Grand Duchess, which is a mix of  60% Bacchus and 40% Pinot Gris).  We sipped contentedly in the garden and I’ll definitely be making this one again.  In fact, one of the best things about pink port for me is how versatile it is – the Croft Pink website has a whole section on pink port cocktails to try. 

Croft Pink Port Fizz Served

Now, if you’d like to try this pink port cocktail for yourself, you really don’t need a recipe.  However, just in case you want to print and file, here’s how to make a Pink Port cocktail with sparkling wine. 
4.82 from 11 votes
Croft Pink Port Fizz - Pink Port Cocktail
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Pink Port Fizz
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
0 mins
 

A simple pink port cocktail with sparkling wine

Course: Cocktail
Cuisine: British
Keyword: Port
Servings: 1
Calories: 160 kcal
Author: Fiona Maclean
Ingredients
  • 50 ml Pink Port Chilled
  • 75 ml Sparkling Wine Chilled
  • Ice Optional
  • Red Berries Optional
Instructions

  1. Pour the port into a Champagne flute

  2. Top up with sparkling wine

  3. For a longer serve, fill a highball with ice and pour over the port. Top with sparkling wine

  4. Garnish with red berries if desired

Nutrition Facts
Pink Port Fizz
Amount Per Serving
Calories 160
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

 

Pink Port Cocktail with Croft
Fiona Maclean

About Fiona Maclean

An award winning London based freelance writer, Fiona's career started in arts administration, before working for a leading London restaurant group under restauranteur Laurence Isaacson on restaurant brands including The Ivy and Wheelers. With a music degree and an MBA, Fiona's passions include all types of music, food, restaurants, wine and travel and she has now reviewed over 400 restaurants for London-Unattached and written countless classical music and opera features. She is the Founder and Editor of London-Unattached and has written about food, wine and travel for other print and online publications including Metro, &London and Zing Magazine.

Contact Fiona@London-Unattached.Com

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