Enough ice to fill half of each glassbig ice cubes work best
1bottle of lemon or lime soda(7UP goes really well with it)
Instructions
Since we are going to use the fruit with the skin on, wash and scrub well all the fruits.
Cut the orange and the grapefruit into wedges.
Cut the lemon and lime as follows: Cut them in half and cut one of the halves in wedges and the other half in circles, you are going to use the circles for garnish.
Prepare each glass with lots of ice (almost half of the glass should be filled with ice) and some of the fruit wedges. The idea is to have a mixture of each of them.
How to make the layered glass: Once you have the glass ready with the ice and fruit wedges, pour the soda until you reach almost half of the glass.
Put a tablespoon upside down, resting in one of the ice cubes, and slowly pour the wine on top of it, so it will fall into the soda slowly, without breaking completely into it. You’ll find that it will end up looking like you have less soda, but that’s normal since they mix a little.
You could pour the wine and the soda and mix but I much prefer a little fancy presentation.
Garnish with a circle of lime and lemon on the brim of each glass. For this, make a tiny slit on each circle and accommodate it over the brim.
Mix before you drink it. You can always adjust it to your liking by adding a bit more soda or a bit more wine.
Notes
Notes on the ingredients:Wine base: This drink was originated in the 1920s in the south of Spain as a way to drink chilled wine, also being a great opportunity to use not so good quality wine, because once you mix it with soda it becomes much nicer. However, I recommend using a nice medium-quality young wine. Avoid any aged wines. I used Spanish Rioja, however, you could use the wine of your choice.Fruits: All kinds of citrus: orange, lemon, grapefruit, and lime, but not any other fruit.Soda: The other key ingredient in Tinto de verano is the soda, so choose the soda of your choice, but always have in mind to choose a lemon or lime soda.Other notes: Tinto de Verano can be served in regular wine glasses, any type of tall glass, or in this bigger wine goblets you see me using in the photos; that’s completely up to you. Unfortunately this does not age well when stored. The soda will lose the carbonation, so my recommendation is to prepare it on the spot.