Red Wine Spritzer

Across central Spain, Sangría had been the go-to way to cool off in hotter seasons using what folks were already going to drink by default: wine. In the 1960s, enterprising chefs decided that adding fruit and ice to wine wasn’t enough and mixing in citrusy soda was even better to beat the heat. It stuck, and Tinto de Verano, or red wine of summer, was born.