While white wine is a delicious drink to enjoy as is, there are also a number of other ways in which you can make your favourite wine that much more interesting. A white wine cocktail will make you feel pampered and it’s a refreshing option for the warmer months of the year. Here are some recipes you should try!

Refreshing sangria

While many people associate red wine with sangria, it is also a brilliant white wine cocktail. Combine your favourite white wine with ginger ale, watermelon and strawberries. Alternatively, you could add brandy, pineapple juice and some scrumptious peaches. There are plenty of different recipes out there just waiting for you to try them!

Spritzers

If you want a particularly light drink, you should try mixing one cup of white wine with half a cup of club soda. Thiss will make your drink lighter and more refreshing. Make sure that you serve cold. If you want to sweeten things up, add just a dash of peach schnapps. You can garnish with a piece of fruit to make your white wine cocktail look the part.

Pineapple and white wine cocktail

If you want an easy yet impressive white wine cocktail, this is one to try! All you need to do is combine a cup of crushed pineapple with 6 ounces of dry white wine and 3 ounces of pineapple juice. Add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and 9 ounces of sherry. The crushed pineapple will need to be soaked in the wine for a few hours. Keep it in the fridge so that it does not start to ferment. Once you are ready, add the rest of the ingredients to the mix. Chill the mixture well, strain and serve.

The President cocktail

If you want to serve a white wine cocktail in a martini glass, this is perfect! In a shaker, combine 1.5 ounces of white rum, 0.75 ounces of Orange Curacoa, 0.75 ounces of dry white wine, a dash of grenadine and some ice. Shake all of the ingredients well to blend and chill before straining into a martini glass.

These are just a few excellent ideas to help you serve the perfect white wine cocktail this summer. If, however, the evenings are cooler than usual, you can always serve some mulled wine instead. You will need a selection of ingredients to boil with the wine. These include cloves, cinnamon, lemon and orange rinds. You can add some sugar or allow your guests to add sugar according to their preferences.