Spanish Recipe – Tinto de Verano

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No… I know it isn’t summer yet… but enjoy an early taste of the sunshine with this favourite drink!

tinto-veranoTinto 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!!!

Image source: brk.to via Laura on Pinterest

Elle, along with Alan, is the owner of Spain Buddy and the busy web design business - 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, their three bouncing dogs, good food, and dry white wine - although not necessarily in that order. More about Elle - HERE | Got a news story to share? Click HERE | Want to write for Spain Buddy? Click HERE | Interested in our low cost advertising? Click HERE

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14 Comments

  1. wanderingeducators
    June 5, 2013 @ 7:23 pm

    YUM. sounds delicious!!

  2. Elle Draper
    June 5, 2013 @ 7:30 pm

    Oh it is! You must have some. Elle x

  3. Bethaney - Flashpacker Family
    June 6, 2013 @ 3:09 am

    Yum indeed!!! Looks like the perfect refresher for summer.

  4. 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!

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Travelogged
    June 7, 2013 @ 11:04 pm

    Yum! I love Spain so I’ll take anything that will transport me back there…

  8. 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!

  9. Terry at Overnight New York
    June 10, 2013 @ 5:02 am

    Every festive drink should have a cocktail brolly!

  10. 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

  11. Eirik
    July 2, 2015 @ 2:35 pm

    The real spanish name is: Tinto de Verano. :P

  12. Julie Allen
    July 2, 2015 @ 7:14 pm

    I always thought a good tinto de verano had a dash of vermouth in it?

  13. Elle Draper
    July 2, 2015 @ 7:55 pm

    Absolutely right… as it says at the bottom of the article. Makes all the difference x

  14. Elle Draper
    July 3, 2015 @ 5:15 pm

    Quite right. Fixed! xx

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