{"id":3118,"date":"2025-10-30T17:49:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T17:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/?p=3118"},"modified":"2025-10-30T18:00:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T18:00:53","slug":"from-spiral-hill-to-your-glass-the-blueberry-eyeball-sparkling-cocktail-perfect-for-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/from-spiral-hill-to-your-glass-the-blueberry-eyeball-sparkling-cocktail-perfect-for-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"From Spiral Hill to Your Glass: The Blueberry Eyeball Sparkling Cocktail Perfect for Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Celebrate spooky whimsy and sparkling sophistication with the Blueberry Eyeball Sparkling Cocktail, inspired by Tim Burton\u2019s The Nightmare Before Christmas<\/em>. Dark, playful, and delightfully eerie, this cocktail captures the mischievous spirit of Halloween Town with every sip. Floating blueberry \u201ceyeballs\u201d glimmer like tiny moons in your glass, while the crisp, effervescent Blanc de Blancs adds elegance and intrigue. Perfect for a movie night, a Halloween soir\u00e9e, or any moment you want to toast with a touch of cinematic magic\u2014raise your glass and let the sparkle, mischief, and enchantment come alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
1 Bottle<\/td>Frank Family Blanc de Blancs<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
6 Ounces<\/td>Blueberries<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Instructions: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Set the Scene: Place a single blueberry into the center of each circular ice cube mold, like a tiny moon waiting to rise.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Seal the Spell: Fill the molds with water, encasing each blueberry in a crystal-clear orb.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Let the Magic Solidify: Freeze for at least 5 hours \u2014 or until each orb is perfectly frozen, holding its eerie secret.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Summon the Spirits: Pop a few blueberry eyeballs into a glass, floating like mysterious orbs in the night.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Bring the Potion to Life: Pour chilled Frank Family Blanc de Blancs over the ice cubes, letting the bubbles swirl and awaken the mischievous magic within.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Celebrate spooky whimsy and sparkling sophistication with the Blueberry Eyeball Sparkling Cocktail, inspired by Tim Burton\u2019s The Nightmare Before Christmas. Dark, playful, and delightfully eerie, this cocktail captures the mischievous spirit of Halloween Town with every sip. Floating blueberry \u201ceyeballs\u201d glimmer like tiny moons in your glass, while the crisp, effervescent Blanc de Blancs adds […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":3124,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[278,82,531,517,375,440,518,13,92,523,18,152,323,43,321,331],"class_list":["post-3118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertaining","tag-blanc-de-blancs","tag-carneros","tag-carneros-wine","tag-come-over-october","tag-fall","tag-fall-cocktail","tag-fall-hosting","tag-frank-family","tag-frank-family-vineyards","tag-hollywood-at-home","tag-napa-valley","tag-napa-valley-wines","tag-sparkling-cocktail","tag-sparkling-wine","tag-sparkling-wine-cocktail","tag-wine-cocktail"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2.png?fit=1500%2C1000&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/parYsd-Oi","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3118\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}