Tinto de VeranoEqual parts red wine and citrus soda, this refreshing spritzer is just the thing for hot summer days.

Tinto de verano, which translates to “red wine of summer,” is a surprising combination of red wine and lemon-lime soda. This cooling spritzer is a perfect refreshment for hot summer days. If a lightly sweetened lemon-lime soda like lemon Fanta or Spain’s La Casera (known locally as “gaseosa” or soda) can’t be found, you can substitute Squirt or 7Up cut with a splash of plain seltzer.

  • Makes

    1 cocktail

  • Prep

    5 minutes

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup red wine, preferably Spanish, such as rioja
  • ¾ cup lightly sweetened lemon-lime soda
  • 1 lemon or orange wedge, for garnish
  • Seltzer (optional)

Instructions

Step 1

To a glass filled halfway with ice, add the red wine and soda. Garnish with a lemon wedge. If the drink is too sweet, add a splash of seltzer.
  1. To a glass filled halfway with ice, add the red wine and soda. Garnish with a lemon wedge. If the drink is too sweet, add a splash of seltzer.
Drinks

Tinto de Verano

Equal parts red wine and citrus soda, this refreshing spritzer is just the thing for hot summer days.

  • Makes

    1 cocktail

  • Prep

    5 minutes

Tinto de Verano cocktail
PHOTO: MURRAY HALL • FOOD STYLING: JESSIE YUCHEN

By SAVEUR Editors


Updated on August 30, 2024

Tinto de verano, which translates to “red wine of summer,” is a surprising combination of red wine and lemon-lime soda. This cooling spritzer is a perfect refreshment for hot summer days. If a lightly sweetened lemon-lime soda like lemon Fanta or Spain’s La Casera (known locally as “gaseosa” or soda) can’t be found, you can substitute Squirt or 7Up cut with a splash of plain seltzer.

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup red wine, preferably Spanish, such as rioja
  • ¾ cup lightly sweetened lemon-lime soda
  • 1 lemon or orange wedge, for garnish
  • Seltzer (optional)

Instructions

Step 1

To a glass filled halfway with ice, add the red wine and soda. Garnish with a lemon wedge. If the drink is too sweet, add a splash of seltzer.
  1. To a glass filled halfway with ice, add the red wine and soda. Garnish with a lemon wedge. If the drink is too sweet, add a splash of seltzer.

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