Tinto de Verano is a popular Spanish cocktail made with just two ingredients - red wine and lemon soda!
Serve this fruity cocktail in a tall glass of ice with freshly sliced strawberries and fresh mint leaves.
Sip your way to cocktail bliss with a glass of Tinto de Verano. It's one of Spain's most popular drinks, often likened to sangria, except for the lack of brandy.
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Tinto de Verano Recipe
This light and fruity Tinto de Verano can be whipped up in 5 minutes. In fact, I wonder if you'll even need a recipe when assembling this drink.
While there are a couple of ways to make this cocktail, this is definitely the best Tinto de Verano recipe I've made!
Try my Tequila Sunrise Mocktail, Watermelon Slushie or Spicy Watermelon Margarita if you enjoy this cocktail.
What is Tinto de Verano exactly?
Tinto de Verano is a Spanish red wine-based drink served cold as a refreshing Spanish drink.
It consists of fruity Spanish red wine, such as Spanish Grenache, mixed with a Spanish type of soda.
It's great for serving into a wine goblet or left for people to help themselves from a pitcher for larger parties.
Tinto de Verano Ingredients
- Red wine - Feel free to use your favorite Spanish red wine for this cocktail. Vermouth and Pinot Noir are also great options. Spanish wine from the Grenache or Tempranillo red grape variety is famous for traditional sangria.
- Lemon-lime soda (or sparkling water) - Sparkling water, soda water, or Sprite combined with lemonade is another option for this red wine and lemon soda cocktail. I have yet to try lemon Fanta, but it could work. If you have access to the Spanish soda, La Casera, go ahead and use that!
- Fresh strawberries - Add fresh citrus, such as lemon and orange slices, to this wine and soda drink.
- Ice cubes - Perfect to keep this wine-based beverage chilled.
- Fresh mint leaves - These are optional, although they add a lovely bit of garnish to this summer drink.
📋 You can find the full ingredient list in the Recipe Card below the article.
Can I Use Frozen Strawberries Instead of Fresh Ones?
Only use frozen strawberries if you can't source fresh strawberries.
Fresh fruit adds the most vibrant color and flavor to any drink. The same applies if you choose to add the lemon and orange.
How To Make Tinto de Verano
- Add ice. Fill a tall glass with ice.
- Pour in red wine. Fill the glass with red wine until the halfway mark.
- Pour in soda. Top this simple drink to the rim of the glass with your choice of soda.
- Stir. Give the drink a gentle stir and add in the sliced strawberries.
- Garnish and serve. Garnish each glass with fresh mint, and enjoy!
What Are The Best Wines for a Tinto de Verano?
For Tinto de Verano, use inexpensive, young red wines that are fruity and easy to drink.
Good options are Tempranillo, Garnacha, Monastrell, Syrah, or any inexpensive red blend.
🍷 Can you use white wine in this Spanish cocktail recipe? No, you can't use white wine in Tinto de Verano because it's specifically a cocktail made with red wine.
However, if you want a similar drink with white wine, you can check out "Blanco de Verano cocktail."
Tinto de Verano Drink Tips
- Alcohol level - Make the Tinto de Verano recipe non boozy or with less alcohol. You can reduce or swap the red wine for non-alcoholic red wine or fruit juice (red grape or pomegranate juice works amazing!). You can also increase the alcohol with more red wine!
- Serving size - While this wine cocktail recipe makes one single serving, you can easily double the number of ingredients for a crowd. Use a large pitcher when serving to a large crowd at a party. Pour the wine into the jug and right before serving to guest add ice cubes and soda + garnishes.
- Sweetness - Increase the sweetness in this Spanish red wine cocktail by adding sugar or a simple syrup.
- Presentation - Get creative and serve this Spanish wine cocktail with a different assortment of fresh berries and citrus fruit (peach, orange and lemon slices), or rim the individual glasses with sugar and white wine.
Serving Suggestions
- Simple Charcuterie Board
- Jalapeno Poppers
- Strawberry Bruschetta
- Baked Jalapeno Popper Dip with your favorite crackers and freshly sliced veggies.
Julia's Tip
It's always best to serve this summer wine drink immediately after it has been assembled, as the bubbly fizz from the use of club soda or other types of Italian soda will quickly turn flat.
Freezing And Storing Instructions
- Serve this spanish cocktail right away, it will turn flat quickly.
- Do not freeze this fruity red wine cocktail unless you intend to make boozy popsicles from any leftovers.
- You can make this summer cocktail recipe ahead of time by preparing the citrus slices, fresh sliced strawberries, or other fruity garnish and store this in separate airtight containers in the fridge the night before.
Recommended Equipment
- Glasses - best glasses for this spanish wine cocktail! You can use red or white wien glasses for this.
- Muddler - use it to muddle strawberries for extra flavor (optional).
- Cocktail Stirring spoon
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Recipe Card
Tinto de Verano
Ingredients
Method
- Take a tall glass and fill it with ice cubes.
- Add the red wine to the glass, filling it up to the halfway mark.
- Top off the glass with lemon-lime soda (or sparkling water) to fill it to the brim.
- Give it a gentle stir to combine the ingredients and add sliced strawberries to the glass.
- Optionally, garnish the glass with a sprig of fresh mint leaves.
- Serve immediately and enjoy your refreshing Strawberry Tinto de Verano!
Nutrition
Notes
- This recipe is designed for a single serving. Adjust the quantities accordingly if you want to make multiple servings.
- Feel free to adjust the sweetness by adding sugar or sweetener according to your taste preferences.
- Fresh mint leaves can be added for an extra burst of flavor, but it is optional.
- Feel free to experiment with different types of berries or a combination of berries such as raspberries, blueberries, or blackberries to create a mixed berry Tinto de Verano.
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Tinto De Verano: FAQs
While some may suggest using red or white wine in this refreshing summer cocktail, it's important to remember that, similar to sangria, this Tinto de Verano is made with red wine.
Of course, feel free to use your favorite type of red wine.
Absolutely! Muddle the strawberries for a more pronounced flavor since the fresh juice will infuse with the rest of the ingredients.
"Tinto de Verano" translates to "red wine of summer" in English. It is a popular Spanish drink made with red wine and a carbonated soda, often lemonade or lemon-lime soda, served over ice and typically garnished with a slice of lemon.
It's a refreshing beverage commonly enjoyed during the hot summer months.
YES, Tinto de Verano is enjoyed in Barcelona as well as other parts of Spain. It's a popular, refreshing drink during the summer months.
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Julia
Enjoy Tinto de Verano cocktail - perfect easy summer drink.