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A tinto de verano cocktail.

Tinto de Verano

Megan Weimer
Tinto de verano is the perfect summer drink made with red wine and fizzy lemon soda. Meaning "summer red wine" in Spanish, this cocktail will instantly transport you to a warm, sunny seaside terrace in Barcelona.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine Spanish
Servings 2 drinks
Calories 182 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup red wine young fruity red wine
  • 1 cup lemon soda or sparkling water or seltzer
  • 2 lemon slices rounds or wedges
  • 2 orange slices rounds or wedges
  • Ice cubes

Instructions
 

  • Pour the red wine into a pitcher filled with ice cubes or split between 2 glasses filled with ice.
    1 cup red wine, Ice cubes
  • Pour in the lemon soda and stir slightly.
    1 cup lemon soda
  • Add the lemon and orange slices. Stir again slightly, careful to not lose the carbonation.
    2 lemon slices, 2 orange slices
  • If made in a pitcher, pour into glasses over ice and serve immediately.

Video

Notes

Red wine- Use a young, fruity red wine and avoid aged wines. The best options are Spanish garnacha, tempranillo, or Rioja. Pinot noir also works well. There's no need to use an expensive or fancy wine.
Lemon soda- Lemon Fanta is typically used as the mixer in Spain, but it is hard to find in the United States. If you can’t find it, use Sprite or 7-Up instead. You can also use a combination of lemonade and club soda or lemon seltzer or sparkling water.
Serve in any type of glass. High ball, low ball, wine glasses, and goblets work.
This cocktail does not keep well because the soda goes flat. Serve cold immediately after preparing.
To make a larger pitcher, triple or quadruple the recipe.
Nutrition calculated using lemon lime soda (Sprite).

Nutrition

Serving: 8ouncesCalories: 182kcalCarbohydrates: 25.3gProtein: 0.8gFat: 0.2gSaturated Fat: 0gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0gMonounsaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 13.3mgPotassium: 132.5mgFiber: 1.1gSugar: 17.8gVitamin A: 5IUVitamin C: 48mgCalcium: 23.9mgIron: 0.1mg
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