Tinto de verano (Spanish red wine cocktail)

Name: Tinto de verano (Spanish red wine cocktail)
Prep time: 1 min
Total time: 1 min
Yield: Serves 1
Cuisine: Spanish recipes
Ingredients: 125ml red wine; 125ml Sprite; Soda water to top up (optional); Lemon wheel to garnish (optional)

Portion size: Serves 1
Prep time 1 min
Difficulty: easy

Dairy-free

Gluten-free

Vegan

Tom Shingler

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Tinto de verano is a popular Spanish cocktail made with red wine and lemon-lime soda. It’s an easier, lighter version of sangria and so simple it almost isn’t a recipe.

Take it easy: Tinto de verano is one of those drinks that just works. Perfect for summertime sipping, it’s a long cocktail that you can enjoy without overdoing it. It’s basically sangria without the faff!
Simple swaps: Replace the lemonade with Coca-Cola to create kalimotxo, which tends to be popular in the Basque country. (Don’t knock it ‘til you’ve tried it!).
Budget-friendly: There’s no need to use the finest wine you have in this cocktail – a cheaper tempranillo or other light-bodied Spanish red is perfect.
Scale it up: This is a very easy drink to make for a crowd – just mix equal parts wine and lemonade in a jug.

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Ingredients

125ml red wine
125ml Sprite
Soda water to top up (optional)
Lemon wheel to garnish (optional)

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Method

Fill a tall glass with ice.
Add the red wine, pour in the Sprite, then top up with soda water (if you like).
Garnish with a wheel of lemon.
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Nutrition

129kcals Calories
0g Fat
0g Protein
8.5g (8.5g sugars) Carbs
0g Fibre
trace Salt

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In Spain, the gaseosa (soda) often used to make this drink is called La Casera, which is a little more tart and a little less sweet than Sprite. It’s hard to get in the UK but if you find the Sprite too sweet you can lower the sweetness by diluting it with a little more soda water. We think it tastes great as it is.