Notable Classics
Tinto de Verano
Summer red, fizzed
What Spaniards actually drink in summer — not sangria. Equal parts red wine and fizzy lemon soda over ice: lighter, drier, and ready in seconds. No lemon soda on hand? Build it from a squeeze of lemon, a little sugar, and soda water.
Ingredients
- 3 oz Red Wine
- 3 oz Lemon-Lime Soda
Method
Fill a wine glass with ice. Add equal parts red wine and lemon-lime soda. Stir gently. Garnish with a lemon slice.
Created by Federico Vargas at Venta de Vargas in Córdoba, Andalusia in the 1920s, Tinto de Verano combines red wine with lemon soda—a Spanish refresher. Per PUNCH and Spanish journalist Alfredo Martín-Gorriz's account, Vargas initially siphoned soda into house wine for summer relief. Notes: Not on Difford's Guide database; not an IBA official cocktail.
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