Chill both the wine and the soda thoroughly. This drink is built on ice rather than shaken or stirred with it, so anything warm going in will dilute the result.
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 2 cups young red wine, well chilled (Tempranillo or Garnacha)
- 2 cups lemon soda (gaseosa, or a dry lemon-lime soda)
- 1 lemon, half juiced and half sliced into wheels
- Plenty of ice cubes
- 1 orange, sliced into half-moons (optional)
- 4 sprigs fresh mint (optional)
- Pinch of salt (optional, for the glass rims)
Instructions
- Chill both the wine and the soda thoroughly. This drink is built on ice rather than shaken or stirred with it, so anything warm going in will dilute the result.
- Fill four tall glasses right to the top with ice. Under-icing is the single most common mistake and leads to a flat, quickly warming drink.
- Pour equal parts wine and lemon soda over the ice in each glass, roughly half a cup of each.
- Add a small squeeze of fresh lemon juice to each glass, about a teaspoon, to sharpen the sweetness of the soda.
- Stir once, gently, with a long spoon. Excessive stirring knocks the carbonation out and the lift with it.
- Tuck a lemon wheel and an orange half-moon down the side of the glass and add a mint sprig if you like.
- Serve immediately, with something salty alongside: olives, almonds, or a plate of chips.
- To make a pitcher, combine the wine, soda and citrus slices in a jug without ice and pour over filled glasses to order, so the last glass is as lively as the first.
- Tinto de verano, literally summer red wine, is what Spaniards actually drink on a hot afternoon while sangria is being served to visitors. It was reportedly born in a Cordoba venta in the 1920s, and its appeal is its restraint: two cold ingredients, no macerated fruit, no brandy, nothing to prepare in advance. Serve it long and very cold.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
- Calories: 120 kcal
- Protein: 0g
- Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 0g
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 15mg
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