Ingredients

3 tablespoons sugar

1 cup pomegranate juice

Two 750-milliliter bottles sparkling wine, chilled

3/4 cup late-harvest white wine, such as late-harvest Riesling, chilled

2 oranges, thinly sliced crosswise

1 cup diced fresh pineapple (1/2 inch)

1/4 cup pomegranate seeds

Preparation

In a punch bowl, dissolve the sugar in the pomegranate juice, stirring vigorously. Add the sparkling wine and late-harvest white wine, then add the orange slices, diced pineapple and pomegranate seeds. Serve the sparkling pomegranate punch over ice cubes.