A wine cocktail is a

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, similar to a true cocktail. It is made predominantly with

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(including

Champagne Champagne (; ) is a sparkling wine originated and produced in the Champagne wine region of France under the rules of the appellation, which demand specific vineyard practices, sourcing of grapes exclusively from designated places within it, spe ...

and

Prosecco Prosecco (, ) is an Italian wine, Italian Denominazione di origine controllata#Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC), DOC or Denominazione di origine controllata#Denominazione di origine controllata e garantita (DOCG), DOCG white wine pro ...

), into which distilled alcohol or other

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is combined. A spritz is a drink that has Prosecco added to it. The distinction between a ''wine cocktail'' and a '' cocktail with wine'' is the relative amounts of the various alcohols. In a wine cocktail, the wine product is the primary

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compared to the distilled alcohol or mixer.

List of wine cocktails

Wine variation cocktails

The following drinks are not technically

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s unless wine is secondary by volume to a distilled beverage, since

is a

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not a

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one. * Agua de Valencia * Black Velvet *

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* Flirtini *

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* Sangria *

Mulled wine Mulled wine, also known as spiced wine, is an alcoholic drink usually made with red wine, along with various mulling spices and sometimes raisins, served hot or warm. It is a traditional drink during winter, especially around Christmas. It is ...

(Glögg) * Wine cooler * One-Balled Dictator — 5 parts German Liebfraumilch, 1 part French

, briefly but violently shaken, then poured into a ''rocks'' glass containing one candy cinnamon ball. This produces a very white drink, to which much

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Sparkling wine cocktails

* Bellini * Hugo * Spritz

Champagne cocktails

* Buck's Fizz * Mimosa * Kir Royal * Ruby Dutchess * Chicago Cocktail * French 75 * Golden Doublet * Savoy Affair

Red wine cocktails

Kalimotxo The calimocho or kalimotxo (, ) is a drink consisting of equal parts red wine and a cola-based soft drink. Red wine and cola were combined in Basque Country as early as the 1920s, but Coca-Cola was not widely available. That changed in 1953, ...

or Calimocho or Rioja Libre * Tinto de Verano * Zurracapote * Borgoña

Port cocktails

* Cheeky Vimto

White wine cocktails

* Kir * Spritzer * Rocky Mountain Railway — 1 part

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juice, 1 part lemon soft drink, 1 part white wine

External links

"Champagne Cocktail Recipes"
– over 70 recipes including photos and descriptions. {{Lists of beverages Wine cocktails

Wine Wine is an alcoholic drink made from Fermentation in winemaking, fermented fruit. Yeast in winemaking, Yeast consumes the sugar in the fruit and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Wine is most often made f ...