Spanish Recipe – Tinto de Verano
No… I know it isn’t summer yet… but enjoy an early taste of the sunshine with this favourite drink!
Tinto de verano translates to “summer wine”, and it was first introduced to us in Lanzarote at a BBQ. Oddly enough, not by a Spanish person… but an English excorcist (yes really!) called Rob. It’s a favourite of mine… but for some reason our Spanish hosts in Lanzarote used to think it hilarious to serve to me in bucket sized glasses!
Ingredients
- Equal amounts of red wine and lemonade (I actually prefer it made with a lemon/lime fizzy mix or “gaseosa”, a drink found in Spain)
- Plenty of ice
- Lemon slices
- Straw
- Cocktail brolly
- Sparklers
- Paper decorations
- Ok… you don’t need the last 4… but it’s nice to dress up a drink as special as this
Method
Well.. just put them all in the same glass and enjoy! Nice through a straw whilst watching the world go by outside your favourite bar.
Update: Since I typed this, I have had it with a dash of vermouth in (such as Martini Rosso). It makes all the difference!!!
Elle, along with Alan, is the owner of Spain Buddy and the busy web design business – Spain Web Design by Gandy-Draper.
Born a “Norverner”, she then spent most of her life “Dann Saff” before moving to Spain in 2006. Elle’s loves are Alan, the internet, dogs, good food, and dry white wine – although not necessarily in that order.
Disclaimer
Some of the links on this website may contain an affiliate link. It costs you no more to use one of these links, but we may receive a small payment for you doing so.
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.
Information correct at time of publication.
wanderingeducators
June 5, 2013 @ 7:23 pm
YUM. sounds delicious!!
Elle Draper
June 5, 2013 @ 7:30 pm
Oh it is! You must have some. Elle x
Bethaney - Flashpacker Family
June 6, 2013 @ 3:09 am
Yum indeed!!! Looks like the perfect refresher for summer.
Elle Draper
June 6, 2013 @ 12:10 pm
Very refreshing Bethaney… especially with some ice and lemon… and maybe a sprig of mint (although that’s more British than Spanish). Elle x
Cat of Sunshine and Siestas
June 6, 2013 @ 11:43 am
I’m more of a beer fan, but tinto is so easy to make and perfect when the summer heat gets to be too much!
Elle Draper
June 6, 2013 @ 12:09 pm
Oh I do like a beer too. You’ve just reminded me we don’t have any in the fridge. Muct amend that later on x
Travelogged
June 7, 2013 @ 11:04 pm
Yum! I love Spain so I’ll take anything that will transport me back there…
Elle Draper
June 10, 2013 @ 4:08 pm
It’s a nice simple one… so you can have a taste of Spain whenever you like it xx
LeX Tan Yih Liang (@LeXParadise)
June 9, 2013 @ 4:55 pm
I think I tried it before but I cannot remember! I gonna heading back to spain to try again!
Terry at Overnight New York
June 10, 2013 @ 5:02 am
Every festive drink should have a cocktail brolly!
Eirik
July 2, 2015 @ 2:35 pm
The real spanish name is: Tinto de Verano. :P
Elle Draper
July 3, 2015 @ 5:15 pm
Quite right. Fixed! xx
Julie Allen
July 2, 2015 @ 7:14 pm
I always thought a good tinto de verano had a dash of vermouth in it?
Elle Draper
July 2, 2015 @ 7:55 pm
Absolutely right… as it says at the bottom of the article. Makes all the difference x