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Mix things up and cool down with a wine cocktail

Matthew Mead

Food-Wine Cocktails

In this image taken on July 30, 2012 , Prospector wine cocktails are shown in Concord, N.H. "Wine-based cocktails are something that I think have really taken off," says Amy Currens, wine director at Prospect. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)

Eric Risberg

Food-Wine Cocktails

In this photo taken Tuesday, July 31, 2012, a wine cocktail called the Prospector is shown beside a bottle of Madeira wine at the Prospect restaurant in San Francisco. The Prospector is made with Madeira, blended Scotch, Benedictine, bitters and burnt orange. Remember wine coolers? Yeah, they're not actually cool. Wine cocktails on the other hand, are very sophisticated and of-the-moment. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Eric Risberg

Food-Wine Cocktails

In this photo taken Tuesday, July 31, 2012, bartender Daniel Bishop makes a wine cocktail called the Prospector at the Prospect restaurant in San Francisco. The Prospector is made with Madeira wine, blended Scotch, Benedictine, bitters and burnt orange. Remember wine coolers? Yeah, they're not actually cool. Wine cocktails on the other hand, are very sophisticated and of-the-moment. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Eric Risberg

Food-Wine Cocktails

In this photo taken Tuesday, July 31, 2012, bartender Daniel Bishop burns an orange while making a wine cocktail called the Prospector at the Prospect restaurant in San Francisco. The Prospector is made with Madeira wine, blended Scotch, Benedictine, bitters and burnt orange. Remember wine coolers? Yeah, they're not actually cool. Wine cocktails on the other hand, are very sophisticated and of-the-moment. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)