| Type | Wine cocktail |
|---|---|
| Primary alcohol by volume | |
| Served | On the rocks; poured over ice |
| Standard garnish |
lemon slice |
| Commonly used ingredients | |
| Preparation | Mix and serve well chilled. |
Tinto de verano is a wine-based cold drink similar to sangria and is very popular in Spain.
It is simpler than sangria, usually made up of 1 part red wine and 1 part gaseosa. Gaseosa is a mild flavored low sugar carbonated lemonade, of which La Casera is the best known brand. Unlike sangria, it is not prepared when drunk at home. Rather, each person mixes the desired amounts of wine and Gaseosa in the glass they will drink it in. Gaseosa can be replicated by mixing Sprite or 7-Up with carbonated water.
Rum is sometimes added to the drink.[1] It is served over ice, sometimes with a slice of lemon.
The name is Spanish and literally translates to red wine of summer ("tinto" is Spanish for "red" when referred to wine). As the name suggests it is often served during the summertime. It is often home-made, or bought ready-bottled from supermarkets. In the Costa del Sol and other Southern regions of Spain. It is common for locals to drink Tinto de verano as it is easy to make yourself, or has many variations of preprepared varieties for the same price as many cola drinks. Sangria is considered more commercial and "touristy" as it requires more time to make and is often sold in restaurants at a more expensive price, where as Tinto de verano is common at parties, festivals, and dive bars where drinks are affordable and consumed in volume.
Other varieties include: red wine and lemon soda, red wine and orange soda, rose wine with lemon or orange soda. The mix of red wine and cola is known as calimocho.
Tinto de verano is made with a Tempranillo wine specifically .