How to Make a Wine Spritzer

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Last Updated: October 13, 2022 Approved

A wine spritzer is a refreshing combination of white or red wine and sparkling soda. They're a great way to cut calories, reduce your alcohol consumption, or just conserve your wine supply at parties. Wine spritzers are especially appreciated during those hot summer afternoons. Best of all, whether you want to make a classic white wine spritzer, a red wine spritzer, or a tasty fruity wine spritzer, you can whip up the cocktail in a hurry.

Ingredients

Classic White Wine Spritzer

1 cup (237 ml) white wine
½ cup (118 ml) club soda
Lime slice

Red Wine Spritzer

Ice
1 cup (237 ml) red wine
½ cub (118 ml) club soda
Fresh raspberries

Fruity Wine Spritzer

Ice
4 ounces (118 ml) dry wine of your choice
2 ounces (59 ml) club soda
½ ounce (15 ml) fruit juice of your choice, such as cranberry, orange, or pomegranate
Lemon or lime wedges

Method 1

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Whipping Up a Classic White Wine Spritzer

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Chill the wine thoroughly. You want your spritzer to be cold, so it’s important to start with white wine that’s extremely chilled. Place it in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 hours or the freezer for 1 to 2 hours to ensure that it’s cold enough before you make the cocktail.^{[1]
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- You’ll know that the wine is cold enough when it frosts the glass that you pour it into.
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Pour the wine into a glass and top with club soda. When the white wine is properly chilled, add 1 cup (237 ml) of it to a serving glass. Add ½ cup (118 ml) of cold club soda or sparkling water to top off the glass.^{[2]
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- White wine spritzers are typically served in wine glasses.
- You can substitute lemon lime soda or ginger ale for the club soda if you prefer a sweeter spritzer.
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Garnish the spritzer with a slice of lime. After you’ve mixed the wine and club soda, cut a slice off a fresh lime. Stick the slice on the side of the glass and serve the spritzer while it’s still chilled.^{[3]
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Method 2

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Mixing Up a Red Wine Spritzer

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Fill a glass with ice. For red wine spritzers, it’s best to use a Collins glass or another large tumbler. Add enough ice to the glass to fill it approximately halfway.^{[4]
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Pour the wine over the ice and top with the club soda. With the ice in the glass, add 1 cup (237 ml) of red wine. Next, fill the remaining glass with ½ cub (118 ml) of club soda. Use a long spoon or straw to gently stir the wine and soda together.^{[5]
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- If you want your red wine spritzer to be a little sweeter, you can also mix in a little simple syrup.
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Float some raspberries in the spritzer and serve. Once the wine and club soda are mixed, drop a few raspberries into the glass as a garnish. Serve the spritzer while it’s still cold.^{[6]
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- Using frozen raspberries for the garnish can help keep your spritzer cold.
- You can use fresh mint leaves as a garnish for the spritzer if you prefer.

Method 3

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Preparing a Fruity Wine Spritzer

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Fill a glass with ice. Choose your glass for the spritzer based on what type of wine you’re using. Wine glasses work best for white wine spritzers, while tumblers work best for red wine spritzers. Add enough ice to fill the glass halfway.^{[7]
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- You can also use a rose wine if you can’t choose between white and red.
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Add the wine, club soda, and juice. Pour 4 ounces (118 ml) of the dry wine of your choice, 2 ounces (59 ml) of club soda, and ½ ounce (15 ml) of the fruit juice of your choice over the ice. Use a cocktail spoon to gently mix the ingredients together.^{[8]
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- You can use any juice that you like, but orange, cranberry, apple, pineapple, and pomegranate are tasty options.
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Squeeze the citrus wedge into the glass and stir again. To add a little more flavor to the spritzer, add the juice from a lemon or lime wedge to the mixture by squeezing it over the glass. Stir the spritzer with the spoon again to make sure all of the flavors are combined.^{[9]
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Garnish with another citrus wedge and serve. Once the spritzer is mixed, add a fresh lemon or lime wedge to the side of the glass as a garnish. Drink the spritzer while it’s still cold.^{[10]
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Community Q&A

Question

Can you use tonic water for the spritzers?

Community Answer

You can use tonic water in your spritzer, but be aware that it will add more sweetness to the cocktail than club soda will.
Question

Can I use lemonade in a spritzer?

Community Answer

Yes. Lemonade will take away the bitterness of the wine, but still retain its sweetness.
Question

Can I use seltzer water?

Community Answer

Yes, you can. Seltzer water and club soda are practically the same, the only difference is that most seltzer waters are naturally fizzy while club soda is artificially carbonated.

Warnings

Please be sure to obey your local laws for drinking.

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