32 Wine Cocktails, Because You Need More Summer Water

If there's one summer rule we live by, it's that it's important to stay hydrated. And there's no better way to do that than with summer water, aka any rosé, white wine—okay, any wine—we can get our hands on. We'll take it by the glass, and we'll especially take it in any and all light cocktails we're served while the sun is shining. Oh, there are 32 different options? Spritzers, fizzes, sangria—we'll take 'em all.
Ted Cavanaugh1/32Ginger-Lime Spritz
Go with a Brut style (the driest) when picking out your Prosecco for max refreshment.
Eva Kolenko2/32Blueberry-Apple Cordials
For those times when you buy as many quarts of berries as you can carry, then don’t know what to do with them, preserve them into drinkable form.
Alex Lau3/32Melon and Lemon Verbena with Prosecco
Adding lemon verbena and pureéd cantaloupe to a simple syrup brings out the sweet notes of the Prosecco.
Photograph by Travis Rainey, Prop Styling by Tim Ferro, Food Styling by Micah Morton4/32Sbagliato
In Italian, "sbagliato" means "mistake." Supposedly, a bartender grabbed sparkling wine instead of gin as he was making this cocktail, resulting in this happy, delicious mistake.
Julian Broad5/32Sangria Blanco
A refreshing citrus sangria that gets bittersweet notes from Suze, a French aperitif.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Pearl Jones, Prop Styling by Dayna Seman6/32French 75
Gin and Champagne make a bubbly wonderful duo, which is why this classic cocktail is always a good idea.
Ted Cavanaugh7/32Cocchi Spritz
Cocchi Americano is a refreshing aperitif from Italy and has just recently become popular in the States. It's the perfect ingredient for delightful summer cocktails.
Alex Lau8/32Frosé (Frozen Rosé)
Choose a full-flavored, full-bodied, dark-colored rosé for freezing. It will lose some of its color and will be a bit diluted after freezing and blending; you want something that can hold its own.
Peden + Munk9/32The Jimmie Roosevelt
Don’t let the sugar cube and dainty bubbles fool you: This is a very stiff drink.
Alex Lau10/32Blood Orange Sangria
RockSugar uses the juice of calamansi, a delicious but hard-to-find citrus fruit. We approximated its flavor with a mix of other citrus.
Christopher Testani11/32Saint-Florent Cocktail
An easy-drinking aperitif made slightly more potent with the addition of gin.
Laura Murray12/32Rosé-Aperol Spritz
Meet your summer cocktail, a pinky and bubbly rosé wine spritz with Aperol and passion fruit juice. Now all you need is a pool to drink it next to.
13/32The Champagne Cocktail
This is a cocktail everyone should master. Bonus: It gives you a chance to experiment with all those new bitters.
Craig Cutler14/32The Strawberry Muddle
The peak season strawberry has a higher purpose: to end up mashed and muddled in the bottom of this superb summer cocktail.
Alex Lau15/32Sparkling Lemon Cocktail
If you pour the bubbly too quickly, the drink will foam up and over the edge of the glass.
16/32Bellini
Like any good bellini recipe, this one from the iconic River Café keep it simple: peaches, lemon, sugar, and Prosecco.
Jeremy Liebman17/32Manischewitz Spritz
This may just be the cocktail to end all Manischewitz jokes. You decide.
Christopher Baker18/32Stone-Fruit Sangria
Make the most of your primetime plums, peaches, and apricots—and share with them the gift of a great sangria.
Ted Cavanaugh19/32Aperol-Grapefruit Spritz
Aperol spritz is one of the most popular aperitifs in Italy, and you'll soon find out why after tasting this.


Christopher Testani22/32Strawberry-Rosé Spritzer
If your friend tells you they don't like this drink, you are being lied to.
Matt Duckor23/32Cava Sangria
If you're the type of person who gripes about how sweet sangria is, this riff featuring cava will be right up your alley.
Ted Cavanaugh24/32Cassis Spritz
Crème de cassis is most well-known as being an ingredient in Kir and Kir Royale cocktails, but if you're feeling brave, try it on its own as an after-dinner drink.
Peden & Munk25/32Rosé Spritzer
These breezy cocktails are the kind of thing you can drink all afternoon.
Ted Cavanaugh26/32Cucumber-Gin Spritz
Skip the pricey Champagne and go for Italian Prosecco, with lots of solid options under $15.
29/32Orange Aperol Sun
Like an Aperol spritz, but stronger and more orange-y—and we wouldn't have it any other way.
Ted Cavanaugh30/32Cointreau Spritz
Cointreau can be added to a wide variety of cocktails, from margaritas to cosmopolitans to Long Island ice teas, but it can also be drunk neat or on ice.
Charles Masters31/32Wine Spritzer
A good rule of thumb, regardless of batch size, is three parts wine to one part club soda.
Keirnan Monaghan & Theo Vamvounakis32/32Red Sangria With Herbs and Citrus
Just because this is an infused mixture of wine, brandy, and orange liqueur doesn’t mean you can just throw anything in there and expect it to taste good. Use spirits you’d be happy to sip on their own. This recipe is from Morcilla, one of the Hot 10, America's Best New Restaurants 2016.

