Red Wine and Berry Spritzers

If there's one day in the entire year that you should take it easy, it's Labor Day. Since its inception, the national holiday has been honoring hard-working Americans by giving them a day off work. The day is typically a time for backyard barbecues chock-full of juicy burgers, hot dogs, no-cook sides and yummy desserts. But there's one thing no Labor Day celebration would be complete without and that's a cocktail.

Ingredients

• 4 red zinger, raspberry zinger or rooibos tea bags
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 (750-mL) bottle dry red wine
• 1/2 cup Grand Mariner or other orange-flavored liqueur
• 2 cups assorted fruit: halved pitted dark cherries, sliced strawberries, raspberries or blackberries
• 1 small orange, halved, seeded, very thinly sliced
• Ice cubes
• Seltzer water, club soda, berry kombucha or sparkling lemon soda

Directions

1. Put 4 tea bags into a heat-proof container. Add 2 cups boiling water and 1/4 cup sugar. Stir well and let stand until cool. Remove tea bags.
2. Pour the tea into a large pitcher. Add 1 bottle red wine and 1/2 cup orange liqueur. Stir in 2 cups of assorted fruit and 1 sliced orange. Refrigerate covered until very cold, at least 2 hours.
3. Fill wine glasses with ice. Add red wine mixture to fill the glass 2/3 full. Use a spoon to add pieces of fruit to each glass. Top with seltzer water to fill the glass. Serve right away.