Summertime White Wine Spritzers

A quick and easy cocktail, that is beautifully light and fresh for the summer! These white wine spritzers with rosemary, lemon and ginger are guaranteed to be on your menu this summer! Make individual, or whip up a pitcher, these white wine spritzers scream summertime entertaining! 

Happy almost Spring to my American friends! While the weather is getting warmer there, we are starting to freeze our butts off here in Australia!

Regardless, I was feeling nostalgic for Portland the other day, so I thought it was the perfect time to remake these white wine spritzers!

This recipe was inspired by one of my favourite local wines - Portland Sangria. They have this amazing white wine sangria in a can that is flavoured with rosemary, ginger and lemon and it is absolutely perfect for a hot summers day!

Nothing beats sipping on these spritzers on a hot day. They're hydrating, not too sweet, gingery and tangy!

Recipe Notes

What is a white wine spritzer?

A white wine or wine spritzer is a cocktail combing wine, and soda water/mineral water/club soda.

The addition of the soda water makes it really light and refreshing, which is why I love it for the summer time.

I feel a lot more hydrated when I drink spritzers!

What type of wine can I use?

Preferably and light white wine, that is not too sweet, such as a Sauvignon Blanc, or dry Pinot Gris.

Personally, I'm a huge fan of all things New Zealand when it comes to white wine, and Marlborough Sav Blanc is usually my go-to region and wine for whites.

I opted for a Clean Skin brand because it was cheap and still drinkable. Clean Skin wines are wines that are available in Australia and New Zealand and have no label. They are typically sold very cheap and can be quite good.

Ingredient List

Lucky for you, these white wine spritzers are ridiculously easy and require just a few simple ingredients.

• White Wine - see above for more information.
• Club Soda - this is hydrating, bubbly and brings the spritz to the spritzer
• Fresh ginger - finely grated
• Lemon - juice of one lemon
• Rosemary - one rosemary sprig, plus more for garnish
• Sugar - you'll need a ¼ cup of sugar for the simple syrup
• Water - equal parts to sugar for the simple syrup

How to Make Simple Syrup

To make the simple syrup, you'll combine the water, sugar, ginger and thyme in a small saucepan, and heat until the sugar has melted.

Then you'll want to set it aside for 10 minutes to cool and to let the flavours infuse.

How to Assemble The Spritzers

To make follow these simple steps.

1. Add ice to your glass
2. Top with about 1 cup of white wine
3. Add 3 teaspoon of the simple syrup
4. Add a teaspoon of extra ginger if needed
5. Squeeze in a good squeeze of lemon
6. Top with the club soda
7. Garnish with lemon wedge and a sprig of rosemary.

The amount you use of the lemon, ginger and simple syrup is dependent on taste. I measured mine with 1 cup of white wine and wanted a touch of the extra ginger flavour.

Adding fresh ginger really enhanced the sharpness to the drink and really mellowed out the thyme flavour.

If you want yours with more citrus, simply add additional lemon, and likewise, if you wanted it sweeter, add more simple syrup.

I love this recipe because it's perfect to adapt to individual tastes and serving sizes. I measured mine with a baseline of 1 cup of wine and went from there, but you could totally do this with a whole bottle of wine in a pitcher!

Happy cocktail making lovelies!  I hope the sun is shining in your part of the world!

G x x 

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Want More Cocktail Recipes?

• This strawberry mojito recipe is another summer favourite of ours!
• If you can find blood oranges, these blood orange cocktails with ginger and mint are also perfect for a hot day!
• These frozen raspberry margaritas are so refreshing and delicious for a hot day too!
• I also LOVE this passionfruit cider punch for entertaining a crowd too!
• And last but not least, you can't go past a Moscow mule-ish citrus ginger dark and stormy!

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