A key component to any satisfying summer is wine. Red, white, rosé, sparkling, box, bottle or can – summer is all about that wine! Wine is especially great when you can use it to whip up a refreshing cocktail, and that’s exactly what we’re going to show you how to do.
Sure, you’ve probably had a spritzer and a sangria, so we’re going to give you a how-to on some rather unique wine cocktails that you’re sure to love!
Star Gazer
Ingredients
- 2 oz. chardonnay
- 1 oz. dark rum
- ½ oz. vanilla syrup
- 1 oz. pineapple juice
- 1 lime wedge
Directions
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Add chardonnay, dark rum, vanilla syrup, and pineapple juice.
- Shake and strain into a glass.
- Garnish with a lime wedge.
Goldmine
Ingredients
- 1 part vodka
- ¾ part white wine apéritif
- ¾ part pineapple juice
- ½ part lemon juice
Directions
- Shake with ice and strain into an ice-filled short glass.
- Garnish with a wheel of lemon.
Tinto de Verano
Ingredients
- 1 bottle (750 ml) of spanish red wine
- 24 oz. of lemon-flavored soda or tonic water
- 1 orange, sliced
- 1 lemon, sliced
- 7 oz. of sweet vermouth
- Ice
Directions
- Pour the wine into a large pitcher.
- Add the soda or tonic water and stir well.
- Add the lemon, orange slices, and vermouth.
- Stir to combine and serve over ice.
Rosé Berry Bliss Punch
Ingredients
- 1 750ml. bottle rosé
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 12-oz. package frozen pink lemonade
- 1 liter lemon-lime soda
Directions
- In a large pitcher, mix the wine, blueberries, and frozen pink lemonade together.
- Allow the flavors to marry in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
- Pour into Champagne flutes and top each glass with lemon-lime soda.
- Serve and enjoy!
Something Blue
Ingredients
- 2 oz. Hpnotiq Liqueur
- 2 oz. white wine
- 1 oz. ginger ale
Directions
- In a Champagne flute pour the Hpnotiq first, then the white wine, and top with ginger ale.
Kalimotxo
Ingredients
- 4 oz. spanish red wine
- 4 oz. cola
Directions
- Add equal parts red wine and cola into a tumbler full of ice and serve.
Ginger & Lemon White Wine Cocktail
Ingredients
- 1 cup white wine blend
- 1 ¼ oz. fresh-squeezed lemon juice
- 1 oz. Pisco
- 1 oz. ginger simple syrup
Directions
- Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake for 20 seconds.
- Strain over a glass filled with ice.
- Garnish with a lemon wedge or candied ginger.
Totally Fuzzed
Ingredients
- 1 cup white wine blend
- ½ oz. fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice
- ½ tsp. sugar
- 1 oz. peach liqueur
Directions
- In a cocktail shaker, combine ingredients with ice and shake for 20 seconds.
- Strain over a glass filled with ice.