Fresh & Fizzy Strawberry Sipper

In July's Bon Appetit magazine there is a great recipe for "The Strawberry Muddle". It is fresh strawberries muddled in the bottom of a glass and topped with Prosecco. It looked perfect for a refreshing, sit-on-the-deck summer drink. My report: perfect tasting, drink title needed help.

Fresh & Fizzy Strawberry Sipper (adapted from Bon Appetit, The Strawberry Muddle)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1 1/2 cups strawberries, rinsed, hulled and chopped
6 thin lemon slices
ice cubes
1 (750ml) bottle chilled Prosecco

Stir the sugar and water in a small saucepan over low heat until it dissolves. (Simple syrup) Cool.

Drop strawberries evenly into 6-8 oz glasses, 1T simple syrup, and mash with your muddler or small ladle. Add ice and fill with Prosecco.

I omited the lemon slices. It was bubbly, fresh, and with hints of strawberry. Great for summer.
*Do not stir. Use the ice cube weight to keep the strawberries at the bottom.