Wine Coolers & Spritzers

Wine coolers and spritzers are similar in that both are traditionally made with dry wine, a soda and ice. However, the wine cooler is made with sweet soda in a tumbler with lots of ice, whereas the wine spritzer is made with club soda in a wine glass with a small amount of ice.

At home you can design your own favorite drink, using almost any Nissley wine. This is particularly useful if you purchased a wine for cooking that doesn't fit your sweetness preference. Use club soda to reduce the sweetness of a wine. Use a sweet soda to increase the sweetness of a wine. If you like a very sweet drink, add sugar, too. Use superfine sugar, because it dissolves more readily. Here are suggested recipes.

Wine Cooler Recipes
*To make a very sweet wine cooler from a DRY RED* wine:**
3	oz.	Nissley Chambourcin, dry red wine
1	Tbsp.	Superfine Sugar
2	oz.	Lemon/Lime Soda, cold
2	oz.	Gingerale, cold
Combine the wine and sugar in a 12-oz. glass by stirring briskly. Add ice cubes to nearly fill the glass. Add the soda and gingerale. Stir well.

*To make a very sweet wine cooler from a DRY WHITE* wine:**
3	oz.	Nissley Vidal Blanc, dry white wine
1	Tbsp.	Superfine Sugar
4	oz.	Lemon/Lime Soda, cold
Combine the wine and sugar in a 12-oz. glass by stirring briskly. Add ice cubes to nearly fill the glass. Add the soda. Stir well.

Wine Spritzer Recipe
To make a wine spritzer:
4	oz.	Nissley Wine, white, red or rosé
2	oz.	Club Soda, cold
Use a 10-oz. wine glass. Pour the wine in first. Add 2 ice cubes. Add soda, and stir.