Pink Champagne Punch

Ingredients

• 1 ¼ cups water
• ¼ cup sugar
• 2 (4-inch long) strips lemon zest
• 1 cup chilled bottled pomegranate juice
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 750 milliliter bottle chilled pink sparkling wine or champagne
• lemon twists

1. Bring water, sugar, and lemon zest to a boil in a 1-quart saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar, then boil 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and add pomegranate and lemon juice, then chill until very cold, at least 1 hour. 2. Just before serving, pour pomegranate syrup into a 2-quart glass pitcher...

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