How to Make a Wow-Worthy Wine Cocktail

Wine Cocktails - Spec's Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods

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

Directions

  1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
  2. Add chardonnay, dark rum, vanilla syrup, and pineapple juice.
  3. Shake and strain into a glass.
  4. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Goldmine

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Shake with ice and strain into an ice-filled short glass.
  2. 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

  1. Pour the wine into a large pitcher.
  2. Add the soda or tonic water and stir well.
  3. Add the lemon, orange slices, and vermouth.
  4. 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

  1. In a large pitcher, mix the wine, blueberries, and frozen pink lemonade together.
  2. Allow the flavors to marry in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
  3. Pour into Champagne flutes and top each glass with lemon-lime soda.
  4. Serve and enjoy!

Something Blue

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In a Champagne flute pour the Hpnotiq first, then the white wine, and top with ginger ale.

Kalimotxo

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Add equal parts red wine and cola into a tumbler full of ice and serve.

Ginger & Lemon White Wine Cocktail

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake for 20 seconds.
  2. Strain over a glass filled with ice.
  3. Garnish with a lemon wedge or candied ginger.

Totally Fuzzed

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In a cocktail shaker, combine ingredients with ice and shake for 20 seconds.
  2. Strain over a glass filled with ice.