I don't drink alcohol- but I love fun drink ware! My daily indulgence is Dr. Pepper, and I'm happy to drink it from teacups or wine glasses as the occasion/mood strikes me.

Other fun drinks- there's a winery in my family and every year they press fresh red and white grape juice, it's amazing. Wegmans has a great line of fancy carbonated drinks, I think they are called Frizzante- lemonade, limeade, fruit mixes. Speaking of limeade- we make Lime Fizzes; fresh squeezed lime juice, soda water, and sugar. For hot drinks, I love to add mulling spices to apple cider on the stove!

I also don't drink. Never have. Have you tried the Grape wines? There are a few options. These are not non-Alcoholic (which still has a small amount of alcohol) but actual Wine grapes harvested and bottled. I used to buy from Drapery wineries but they just got sold the winery so I don't know what will happen with them.

Navarro Winery is another option. There are a few other wineries throughout out California. I love juice mixes. I keep a huge amount of exotic juices, sparkling water and some floral bitters. Friend who come over for dinner, often end up not drinking and love the drink mixes that I make up. Have fun with it!

A website I have used in the past is Sweet Cellars for fun wine quality grape juices.

Good luck

Seltzer, cranberry juice and lime. Might add pineapple juice if I have it.

Trader Joe's have Sparkling pink lemonade, limeade and berry drinks that I purchase when we have guests.

I was never a big drinker and pretty much gave it up after I had kids and it didn't seem to agree with me any longer.

Not a recipe, but I love Topo Chico with fresh mint and lime.

Lemonade and cranberry juice or orange juice and cranberry juice . I prefer the true cranberry juice not the overly sweetened stuff . I love grapefruit juice and when I was going out with friends instead of an alcoholic beverage I had grapefruit juice with salted rim no one knew it was just grapefruit juice but the waitress and bar tender. And I was always good to drive , which I always did because I didn't want to risk it. I do smoothies with strawberry and pineapple and a splash of 7 up or orange juice and it looks just like a strawberry daiquiri . Coconut smoothies look like Pina coloda.

I can't drink grapefruit juice anymore because of the medication I take and I sure miss it .

I make kind of a "nojito" with San Pellegrino, lime, and fresh mint.

Wow, great ideas!

raven, I love grapefruit juice too. There are a lot of fragrances out now that remind me of grapefruit. I think pottery barn and pier 1 have fragrances (candles, pot pourri, etc.) with quince(?) which reminds me of grapefruit. My dogs' conditioner is grapefruit-scented. Hope you can find an alternative grapefruit fix!

That grape juice I had earlier this evening was so sweet I could only take one glass. I switched to CS tangerine orange zinger iced tea with sweetener. Refreshing!

A couple of weeks ago I made fresh squeezed lemonade using the recipe from Ted's Montana Grill. It tasted like candy, even with ice. I could only drink a little at a time. It was heavenly. I think next time I make fresh squeezed lemonade I might pull out my tall cordial glasses that I love and pour a few sips at a time. To me, it is as sweet as lemon liqueur might be.

I do drink but not a lot- theres a whole world of amazing syrups and shrubs you can make and never miss booze.

Veda, I have some torani pumpkin pie syrup (made with cane sugar, not corn syrup). What drinks can I make with that besides cafe latte?

I think the pumpkin syrup would be nice in chai.

I'm not a drinker (mostly). Never was till we started cruising in 2006 and I would only have a couple of fruity drinks on a 7 day cruise. Then occasionally I'd have a fruity drink when we'd go out to eat. Most of the time I'd asked for a non-alcoholic version. Well, a month ago while eating at Outback, I'm looking over the menu and the waitress starts with her "would you like to start out with a drink...." and I was about to say no thank you, when I hear the words horchata, coconut, pineapple, rum (my adult beverage of choice) all in the same sentence. I couldn't say YES fast enough! <lol> OMGoodess! It's a Rum-Chata Colada and it's amazing! To make a virgin one you'd buy a carton of Horchata (Mexican drink that consists of strained rice milk, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon). Add cream of coconut and pineapple to taste. Or you can skip the coconut all thereto if you're not a coconut fan.

Jane, pumpkin wouldn't be my first choice but I'd try an Italian soda with it- syrup, bubbly water and a splash of heavy cream.

I'm fond of Lakewood pure tart cherry juice diluted with club soda. It's very tart, but I love it. I do not like the taste of other tart cherry juice brands that are from concentrate. They have some sort of odd aftertaste.

Daki,

I have a huge fan of the Lakewood juices. I do only the pure juices not the mixes. Pineapple and coconut for Pina colada. If you are not familiar with the brand, they also have the most wonderful Purple Carrot juice. Mixed with gingerale and sparkling water, it is a great drink. So many choices when you experiment!

Good luck!

I am not a fan of Riesling -- I never really liked sweets, and still don't, But I recommend finding sparkling ciders that are non alcoholic -- can't remember brand names at the moment, but I have found most of those to be quite satisfactory. If too sweet, I'd cut them with soda water, but you probably won't need to.

I get woozy pretty easily so I don't drink much. I rarely enjoy wine anyway and have probably has less than a 6-pack worth of beer in my entire life. I like a good Cosmo if made with all fresh juice.

But generally, I don't like to drink my calories so I am mostly about teas and tisanes.

I do make a pretty serious Sangria, heavy on the macerated fruit, fruit juices and ice. The other thing I made a lot of over the summer for company was specialty lemonades. Strawberry basil was a favorite, as was this Blueberry one.

Mtn, you stole my words. lol I have issues with sulphites, somdon't drink wine, and beer, even one sip, makes me shudder. I've tried various mixed drinks during my adult life, and found a few I liked, always having them mixed 'weak'. However in my home I always have a couple of bottles of Sangria, and drink it over ice, with 1/2 of the drink being ginger ale, adding.an orange slice, lime slice, and 3 black berries, just fot appeal. I'll also mix cranberry juice w/ginger ale, or dilute it with bottled water.