🍷 Spritzer
Also known as: wine spritzer, wine and soda, white wine spritzer
White or red wine mixed with sparkling water.
A spritzer is a drink of wine and sparkling water. White wine is used, sometimes red, with soda water added. Proportions vary, most often one to one. Ice and a slice of lemon are often added.
The drink comes from Central Europe. In Austria it is called "Gespritzter" or "Spritzer", in Germany "Schorle", in Hungary "fröccs". It is popular in Slovakia. Spain has its own version, tinto de verano, "summer red", in which red wine is mixed with lemonade.
A spritzer refreshes well in the heat. It is weaker than ordinary wine, so it is handy for quenching thirst outdoors. Light, fresh wines suit it, for example whites with high acidity.
A spritzer is one of the kinds of wine drinks. A wine cooler is similar in spirit. Like any alcohol, a spritzer should be enjoyed in moderation: it is weaker but still contains alcohol.
How it connects to Wine
🍷 Spritzer → kind of → 🍷 Wine cocktails → kind of → 🍷 Types of wine → kind of → 🍷 Wine
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- Part of
- 🍷 Wine cocktails
- Where it is made
- 🗺️ Austrian wine, 🗺️ German wine, 🗺️ Hungarian wine, 🗺️ Slovak wine
- Similar and different
- 🍷 Tinto de verano, 🍷 Fröccs, 🍷 Weinschorle, 🍷 White wine, 🍷 Spritz, 🍷 Wine cooler
Frequently asked questions
How is a spritzer named in other countries?
In Austria "Gespritzter" or "Spritzer", in Germany "Schorle", in Hungary "fröccs"; it is also popular in Slovakia.
Which wine works best in a spritzer?
Light, fresh wines, for example whites with high acidity, with soda water, ice and often a slice of lemon.
Is it true that a spritzer is only made with white wine?
No. White is the usual choice, but red is sometimes used, and Spain has tinto de verano, red wine with lemonade.
What to read next
- 🗺️ German wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grapes and appellations.
- 🍷 Spritz — An Italian aperitif: sparkling wine, a bitter liqueur and soda water.
- 🗺️ Austrian wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grapes and appellations.
- 🗺️ Hungarian wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grapes and appellations.
- 🗺️ Slovak wine — The wine of Slovakia: 9 designations of origin and the regional Slovenská; vines on south-facing slopes at 100–350 m, the main grape Grüner Veltliner.
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