Wine Cocktails

25 recipes, including Red Mimosa, Wine Sour, Tinto de Verano (and Calimocho / Pé Sujo).

25 Wine cocktail recipes, with ingredients and how to make them.

  • Red Mimosa — A twist on the brunch classic that swaps sparkling wine for the acidity or sweetness of red wine.
  • Wine Sour — A technical drink that showcases the body of the wine, with a velvety texture.
  • Tinto de Verano (and Calimocho / Pé Sujo) — Built right in the glass for maximum refreshment.
  • Wine & Tonic — A wine take on the classic highball, all about aromatics.
  • Brazuka Sour — Inspired by the New York Sour, using a float for visual and sensory impact.
  • Caipivinho — A caipirinha topped with dry red wine.
  • Banzeiro — A cachaça sour with a dry red wine layer and a citrusy ginger foam.
  • New York Sour — A whiskey sour with egg white and a floating layer of dry red wine.
  • Limoncello Spritz — A citrusy spritz of limoncello and sparkling wine, finished with lime wheels.
  • Pineapple Devil's Margarita — A pineapple margarita with a floating layer of dry red wine, Devil's Margarita style.
  • Devil's Margarita — A classic margarita with a floating layer of dry red wine for visual and flavor contrast.
  • Apple Tinto de Verano — A riff on Spain's summer wine: dry red wine with tangerine syrup, diced apple, and orange juice, topped with sparkling water.
  • Orvalho — A pale spritz of vodka and dry white wine, with lemon and thyme.
  • Aperol Spritz — Italian 3-2-1 classic: prosecco, Aperol, and soda water, served in a wine glass with an orange slice.
  • Hugo Spritz — Floral spritz of elderflower liqueur, prosecco, soda water, and mint.
  • Carmim — Red wine spritz with limoncello and orange juice, lengthened with soda water.
  • Negroni Sbagliato — The "mistaken" Negroni: Campari and sweet red vermouth lengthened with prosecco in place of gin.
  • Jaboo Spritz — Spritz of jabuticaba liqueur and brut sparkling wine, brightened with a touch of lemon.
  • Bellini — Brunch classic: prosecco and peach purée, served in a chilled flute.
  • Mimosa — Brunch classic: fresh orange juice and brut sparkling wine, equal parts in a flute.
  • Kir Royal — French aperitif: crème de cassis in the bottom of a flute, topped with brut sparkling wine.
  • Clericot — Pitcher punch of white or sparkling wine, chopped fruit, and orange liqueur — barbecue summer in a glass.
  • Champagne Cocktail — Jerry Thomas classic: a sugar cube soaked in Angostura, topped with brut sparkling wine.
  • Adonis — Classic stirred aperitif of sherry, sweet red vermouth, and orange bitters, in a coupe.
  • Bicicletta — Milanese aperitif of Campari, dry white wine, and soda water, in a highball.

More in this list

  • Cachaça
  • Vodka
  • Liqueur
  • Tequila
  • Gin
  • Whiskey
  • Rum