Wines make a fascinated alcoholic drink that goes well with parties. They pair the best with pizzas, pasta, or cheese. And they also make a great base for a variety of cocktails. Yes! They are no more distant from the world of cocktails. Be it a red, white, or sparkling wine, you can simply mix it with some flavored drinks, seasonal fruits, or other alcoholic beverages. Your guests will go “wow” some of the unique wine combinations. They go well with supper, snacks, feast, or brunch.

Try out these amazing recipes for wine cocktails and add a unique experience to your meals!

1. Rosѐ Fruit Punch

Wine punches are easy-to-make drinks with no more than 2 steps. These cocktails are simple yet beautiful with amazing taste. They make a great choice when you are expected to serve the crowd for example, in events like birthday parties, baby showers, or weddings. Here is the recipe for this refreshing cocktail:

Best season to serve the cocktail: Spring, and Summer

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Chilling time: 60-90 minutes

Cooking time: 0 minutes

Serving: 5 servings

Ingredients	Amounts
Rosѐ wine	1 bottle (350ml)
Pink lemonade (frozen)	½ pack (6 ounces)
Lemon-lime soda	½ Liter
Berries (Blueberry/ strawberry/ raspberry)	½ – ¾ cup finely chopped
Lemon slices	For garnishing
Salt	¼ teaspoon

Recipe

1. Take a large pitcher
2. Mix wine, lemonade, berries, and salt
3. Let the flavors mix with each other in the refrigerator for an hour
4. Take this out, mix well and fill half of your glasses with the mixture
5. Top them with lemon-lime soda
6. Garnish them with lemon slices (optional)
7. Serve this to your guests immediately!

Cocktail Tips

1. You can add fruits like pear and apple instead of berries
2. Homemade sweetened lemonade can be a substitute for the packaged pink lemonade
3. Adding mint leaves can make this drink the best option for summer afternoons

2. Blueberry Lemonade Sangria

Sangria makes a perfect cocktail for holidays, Valentine’s day, or parties. It is simple to make and delicious to serve especially with cheese-loaded pizzas, pasta, baked dish, or anything of your choice. The freshness of blueberries and tangy lemonade mix perfectly with your white wine and gives a mesmerizing experience!

Best season to serve the cocktail: Spring, summer, winter, autumn

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Chilling time: Overnight

Cooking time: 0 minutes

Serving: 6 servings

Ingredients	Amounts
White wine	1 bottle (750ml)
Lemonade	1 pack (12 ounces)
Lemon-lime soda	12 ounces
Blueberries (fresh or frozen)	1.5-2 cups chopped
Lemon slices	For garnishing
Lemon slices	For adding them to the drink – 10-12 slices
Sugar	½ cup

Recipe

1. Mix wine, lemonade, blueberries, lemon, and sugar in a big pitcher
2. Cover the pitcher and keep it in the refrigerator overnight
3. Take out the pitcher before serving
4. Add lemon-lime soda to it
5. Immediately pour the sangria in ice-filled glasses
6. Garnish it with lemon slices
7. Serve it without wasting a moment!

Cocktail Tips

1. You can add raspberries or black current instead of blueberries
2. Add lemon-lime soda only at the time of serving the sangria
3. You can cover the rim of sangria glasses with lemon and sugar for a better experience

3. Fall Sangria

This drink is best to be served at a thanksgiving party to make the eve memorable for your near and dear ones. It brings in the unique flavors of green tea, cinnamon, and fruits like kiwi and pomegranate. It’s a cold-weather recipe with light flavors. White wine goes best with the flavors of this cocktail, but you can also try it with red wine if you have a taste for it!

Best season to serve the cocktail: Autumn

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Chilling time: 8-10 hours minutes

Cooking time: 0 minutes

Serving: 7-8 servings

Ingredients	Amounts
White wine (preferably dry white wine)	½ bottle (350ml)
Kiwi/pomegranate/orange juice	½ cup
Lemon-lime/ club soda	½ cup
Chilled green tea	½ cup
Brandy	¼ cup
Gin	¼ cup
Apple	½ no.
Orange	½ no.
Pear	1/ no.
Cinnamon Syrup	1 ounce
Cinnamon stick	For garnishing

Recipe

1. Take a large pitcher
2. Add brandy, gin, wine, fruit juice, green tea, and cinnamon syrup
3. Stir it well
4. Add sliced pear, apple, and orange to the mixture
5. Let the flavors mix with each other in the refrigerator for 8-10 hours
6. Take the pitcher out of the refrigerator at the time of serving
7. Add club soda to the sangria and pour it into glasses
8. Garnish the cocktail with cinnamon sticks and fruit slices
9. Don’t delay to serve this delicious cocktail

Cocktail Tips

1. Add soda immediately before serving the sangria
2. You can use berry juices instead of pomegranate juice

4. Slushy Wine Cocktail

Fruit slushes are one of the prime choices during the spring and summer seasons. Why not try this with wine? Yes, wine can also be served slushy! This can rejoice in the vibes of your summer parties, and events. You can complete the pre-preparations early and serve the slush whenever you need. This saves on your time and you can enjoy your parties as a host to the fullest!

Best season to serve the cocktail: Spring, Summer, and sometimes during autumn

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Chilling time: 8-10 hours

Cooking time: 0 minutes

Serving: 10 servings

Ingredients	Amounts
Red/ Rosѐ wine	1 bottle (750ml)
Sugar syrup	½ cup
Lemon-lime soda	½ Liter
Orange juice	½ – ¾ cup
Lemon slices	For garnishing
Salt	¼ teaspoon

Recipe

1. Mix the wine, sugar syrup, and orange juice in a pitcher
2. Freeze this mixture in the deep freezer for 8-10 hours
3. Take out the pitcher and scrape the frozen wine
4. Add it to the blender jar with soda
5. Blend it to a smooth, slushy texture
6. Pour this into the glasses and garnish them with lemon slices
7. Serve it immediately to enjoy the slushy feel of the wine!

Cocktail Tips

1. Serve the drink immediately after blending
2. You can use berry/pomegranate juice as a substitute for orange juice

5. Grapefruit Spritz

What can better accompany your vermouth other than a juicy, tangy grapefruit? Here is a quick recipe for this combination to accompany your meals, especially in summers. It can be a quick-to-serve cocktail during house-warming parties, kitty parties, or small get-togethers. You can even prepare it while enjoying a campfire or picnic at your favorite spot.

Best season to serve the cocktail: All seasons

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Chilling time: 0 minutes

Cooking time: 0 minutes

Serving: 3-4 servings

Ingredients	Amounts
Sweetened Vermouth	2.5-3 oz
Sugar syrup	1-2 tablespoon
Grapefruit juice	1.5 – 2 cups
Club soda	½ – ¾ cup

Recipe

1. Fill your cocktail shaker with ice
2. Add the wine, sugar syrup, and grapefruit juice to the cocktail shaker
3. Shake the cocktail until it’s chilled properly
4. Pour it in the glasses and add club soda
5. Serve the cocktail to your friends without wasting a moment

Cocktail Tips

1. Serve the drink immediately after adding the soda
2. You can use berry/pomegranate juice as a substitute for grapefruit juice
3. If you wish to garnish the cocktail, add some slices of lemon or fruits like orange and pear

6. Spicy Summer Cocktail

Summer is all about chilled, tangy, and flavorful cocktails. Spice your wine up with some jalapeño pepper and enjoy the punch on a summer afternoon. Whether you are on a beach feeling the sand under scorching heat or going around on the cruise to experience the breeze on the deep water, this cocktail can accompany you to each place.

Best season to serve the cocktail: Spring, and Summer

Preparation time: 5-7 minutes

Chilling time: 0 minutes

Cooking time: 0 minutes

Serving: 10 servings

Ingredients	Amounts
Rosѐ wine	20 oz.
Tequila	1.5 oz.
Sugar syrup	½ cup
Jalapeño pepper	1 slice
Orange juice	1 cup
Lemon slices, mint leaves	For garnishing

Recipe

1. Add tequila, sugar syrup, jalapeño pepper, and orange juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice
2. Muddle it until the drink is chilled
3. Strain the drink into a pitcher
4. Add ice to the glasses and pour in the mixture to ¼th or 1/3rd of the glasses
5. Fill the remaining glass with wine
6. Garnish the cocktail with lemon slices and mint leaves
7. Relish it with your favorite meal!

Cocktail Tips

1. Straining is mandatory after removing the drink from the shaker
2. You can use berry/pomegranate/pineapple juice as a substitute for orange juice

7. Pineapple Sangria

Sangria is one of the most popular wine cocktails that can go along with every meal irrespective of the weather. You can devour the freshness of pineapple with the refreshing flavor of your favorite red or white wine. This can be served with any citrus fruit of your choice. An ice-cold sangria can also make your date go crazy! Grab this recipe to prepare it at your home…

Best season to serve the cocktail: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Chilling time: 8-10 hours

Cooking time: 0 minutes

Serving: 10 servings

Ingredients	Amounts
Wine of your choice (preferably white or red wine)	1 bottle (750ml)
Pineapple juice	1 cup
Coconut rum	½ cup
Sugar syrup	½ cup
Lemon slices	For garnishing
Chopped citrus fruits	As per your taste

Recipe

1. Take a big pitcher
2. Mix all the ingredients in the pitcher
3. Stir them well
4. Let the flavors merge in the refrigerator for 8-10 hours
5. Pour the sangria in the serving glasses with ice cubes
6. Garnish them with lemon slices
7. And your refreshing cocktail is ready!

Cocktail Tips

1. Serve the drink when it’s ice-cold
2. You can replace pineapple juice with orange/ pomegranate juice
3. Coconut rum can be replaced by a flavor of rum that you enjoy on usual days
4. Herbs like mint and rosemary can be a flavorful add-on to your cocktail

8. Tangy Sparkler Cocktail

Are you confused about what to serve to your guests when you host a New Year’s or Christmas party? Try this tangy sparkler cocktail with tangy flavor from figs and peach with a refreshing touch of vodka. Imagine all these in your favorite sparkling wine – Sounds delicious? Sip it yourself to feel the taste of this cocktail. Here’s the recipe:

Best season to serve the cocktail: Spring, Summer, Autumn

Preparation time: 3 minutes

Chilling time: 0 minutes

Cooking time: 0 minutes

Serving: 5 servings

Ingredients	Amounts
Sparkling wine	20 oz.
Vodka	8 oz.
Fig (dried or fresh)	1 no.
Peach	1 no. sliced
Cranberries	½ cup
Lemon slices, cranberries	For garnishing

Recipe

1. Add figs, orange, and cranberries to a cocktail shaker
2. Muddle them with vodka
3. Add ice to the shaker
4. Shake the mixture well until it gets chilled
5. Strain it into the serving glasses
6. Add some wine to all the glasses
7. Garnish the cocktail with lemon slices and cranberries
8. Let it reach your guests and wait for the compliments

Cocktail Tips

1. You can pre-prepare the drink, refrigerate it, and serve it whenever needed
2. Vodka can also be replaced by champagne
3. White wine can be used as a substitute for sparkling wine

9. Mulled Pomegranate Warmer

Mulled wine can be the best choice for holidays and winter parties. This warmer is a spiced version of tangy wine with a mixture of fruits and spices. It allows you to add all the seasonal fruits that you have at your home during winter. This can also be an amazing recipe to serve unexpected guests and friends on a cold winter day (or evening).

Best season to serve the cocktail: Winter, autumn

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Chilling time: 0 minutes

Cooking time: 15-20 minutes

Serving: 10 servings

Ingredients	Amounts
Red wine	1 bottle (750ml)
Pomegranate liquor	¾ cup
Sugar	½ cup
Water	1 cup
Nutmeg	¼ teaspoon
Cinnamon sticks	3-4 no.
Cloves	8-10no.
Lemon	3-4 sliced
Orange/ grapefruit	1 sliced

Recipe

1. Mix all the ingredients except lemon and orange slices in a saucepan
2. Cook for around 10-15 minutes on a medium flame until the spices and sugar get dissolved
3. Now add the sliced lemon and orange
4. Simmer for 15-20 minutes
5. Let the mixture cool down for a while
6. Strain it into a separate bowl
7. Pour it into serving glasses as per the requirement

Cocktail Tips

1. Serve the cocktail when it is warm
2. You can also serve it cold by adding some ice cubes or refrigerating the cocktail for an hour or two

10. Ginger Iced Tea Cocktail

Tea is an evergreen beverage that can be served at any time of the year. Adding wine to it sounds like “a cherry on the top of the cake.” This can be a cocktail that you can enjoy in your leisure time or serve your friends during a party. It can also make a great choice while you are on a picnic. Hurry up and make this quick iced tea cocktail at your home with this easy and quick recipe.

Best season to serve the cocktail: Spring, Summer, and sometimes during autumn

Preparation time: 15-20 minutes

Chilling time: 0 minutes

Cooking time: 15-20 minutes

Serving: 10 servings

Ingredients	Amounts
Sparkling or white wine	1 bottle (750ml)
Tea leaves (dried)	4-5 tablespoons
Sugar syrup	½ cup
Ginger juice	2 tablespoons
Orange juice	½ – ¾ cup
Lemon slices	For garnishing
Water	1 cup

Recipe

1. Take water and tea leaves in a saucepan
2. Simmer it on low-medium flame for 15 minutes
3. Strain the tea and let it cool down
4. Take the tea, ginger juice, orange juice, and sugar syrup in your cocktail shaker
5. Add ice and shake it well for 1-2 minutes
6. Now strain this in serving glasses and add ice to them
7. Fill the glasses with sparkling or white wine
8. Add a lemon slice and your cocktail is ready!

Conclusion

Wine can make an amazing base for cocktails apart from liquor, whiskey, and rum. The only thing that matters is the combination of flavors. You can use the above-mentioned recipes or make something innovative of your own out of wine. Enjoy your cocktails your way!