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White Wine Spritzer with Fruit

June 15, 2020 By Leanne 36 Comments

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White Wine Spritzer with Fruit is an easy summer cocktail made with just white wine and tonic water, and dressed up with the summer fruit of your choosing! It’s light and refreshing, making it the perfect drink for all your warm weather gatherings!

This post was originally published in July 2019 and has been updated with some new text, photos and helpful tips for readers.

Glasses of white wine spritzer with strawberries and blueberries arranged on a pink surface.

I’m declaring this white wine spritzer the drink of summer!

Okay, it’s the drink of my summer but I feel like this easy spritzer should be the drink of everyone’s summer. It’s so easy, I actually hesitated to share this as a recipe. But white wine and tonic water with summer fruit is such a fun and versatile cocktail, I just had to share it with you.

I’m including two versions here today – one with sliced peaches and cherries and the other with sliced strawberries and blueberries. 

But you can change up the recipe to use almost any fruit you have on hand.

What is a white wine spritzer?

A white wine spritzer is probably the easiest cocktail you will ever make. It’s simply three parts white wine and one part sparkling water or club soda, and it’s garnished with a slice of lemon or lime, or citrus peel of some kind.

While this recipe keeps the basic elements of a classic wine spritzer, I’ve changed up a few of the ingredients to make this summer fruit version.

Side view of a glass of white wine spritzer with peaches and cherries.

How to make a wine spritzer with fruit

  • Fill two large wine glasses about half full with ice.
  • Add the summer fruit of your choice such as blueberries, strawberries, peaches or cherries.
  • Pour three ounces of white wine into each glass and top off with about one ounce of tonic water (or more if you desire).
  • Stir and enjoy!

What type of wine is best for a white wine spritzer?

I like to use a pinot grigio or sauvignon blanc, which are both light, dry and not overly sweet. You can go with a chardonnay but I find them a bit heavy and rich.

If you like your cocktails sweeter, you can always go with a riesling or a moscato.

What can I mix with wine to make a white wine spritzer?

Typically, white wine is paired with club soda or sparkling water to create a wine spritzer.

You can also make a wine spritzer with sprite, 7-up or ginger ale, but it will create a much sweeter cocktail.

For this recipe, I went for the middle ground and used tonic water, which is similar to club soda in that it’s carbonated water with minerals. However, tonic water is sweetened and it has a slightly bitter taste, giving it a unique flavour. 

To change things up, you can also use kombucha as your sparkling beverage of choice. Kombucha is a naturally effervescent fermented tea, so it will add spritz to your wine spritzer, as well as flavour and sweetness.

Side view of wine spritzers in wine glasses with berries.

Fruit variations for this wine spritzer recipe

  • Sliced peaches and rainier cherries work beautifully to make a stone fruit wine spritzer. You can also try using nectarines, plums or apricots.
  • One of my favourite versions is with blueberries and strawberries, which also happens to be perfect for your Fourth of July celebrations.
  • For Canada Day, I love serving this one up with raspberries and sweet red cherries.
  • And for a refreshing citrus twist, I suggest making these cocktails with lemon, lime or orange wedges.

Additional tips for making wine spritzers with fruit

  • This definitely goes against how I usually drink white wine, but for a spritzer, use lots of ice. And to keep it refreshing, make sure your wine and tonic water are cold too.
  • While the suggested ratio of wine to tonic water is 3:1, you can change this up to suit your tastes.
  • You can prepare these spritzers in single servings, or mix a large batch in a pitcher. Just use the ratio of three parts wine and one part tonic water. I recommend leaving the fruit out of the pitcher and just adding it to the glasses when you serve them. 
  • Leftover spritzer will go flat, so if you don’t think you and your guests will get through an entire pitcher, it’s best to make single servings of this cocktail.

Up close view of wine and tonic water with sliced peaches and cherries.

Other refreshing beverages to enjoy this summer

  • Strawberry Rhubarb Gin Fizz
  • Berry Cherry Kombucha Sangria
  • Green Apple Irish Mule

If you make this easy white wine spritzer with fruit, I would love to hear what you think in the comments below.

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White Wine Spritzer with Fruit

★★★★★ 5 from 14 reviews
  • Author: Leanne
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 2 cocktails 1x
  • Category: Drinks
  • Method: Stir
  • Cuisine: American
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White Wine Spritzer with Fruit is an easy summer cocktail made with just white wine and tonic water, and dressed up with the summer fruit of your choosing!


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Ingredients

  • Ice cubes
  • Summer fruit (see note)
  • 6 ounces white wine (pinot grigio or sauvignon blanc)
  • 2 ounces tonic water

Instructions

  1. Add ice to two large wine glasses (about half full) and top with fruit of your choice.
  2. Pour equal amounts of wine into each glass and top off with tonic water.
  3. Stir and enjoy!

Notes

  1. Summer fruit can include sliced peaches, cherries or strawberries and/or whole blueberries, raspberries or blackberries.
  2. In terms of quantity, use as much fruit as you like. For two cocktails, I usually use about one peach and 10 cherries.
  3. For the most refreshing cocktail, use lots of ice and make sure your wine and tonic water are cold.
  4. While the suggested ratio of wine to tonic water is 3:1, you can change this up to suit your tastes.
  5. If you like your spritzers sweeter, you can use a riesling or moscato wine.

Keywords: wine spritzer recipe, wine and tonic water

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  1. Tasia ~ two sugar bugs says

    June 22, 2020 at 1:06 am

    This white wine spritzer is perfect for summer! I love how gorgeous the fruit looks and I’m sure it gets rather tasty soaking in the wine too! Thank you for another great idea Leanne!

    Reply
    • Leanne says

      June 28, 2020 at 9:56 pm

      Oh yes, the fruit in the bottom of the glass is quite tasty! 😉 Thanks Tasia!

      Reply
  2. Katerina | Once a Foodie says

    June 19, 2020 at 9:04 am

    Mmmm, I’d love this to be the drink of my summer too! I love both the berry and peach versions and can just imagine myself drinking this on warm evening nights, relaxing. I will try it with some delicious sweet moscato when the weather warms up here again. Thanks for the inspiration, Leanne!

    ★★★★★

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    • Leanne says

      June 28, 2020 at 9:57 pm

      Thanks Katerina! It’s definitely nice for sipping on a warm summer day!

      Reply
  3. annie@ciaochowbambina says

    June 17, 2020 at 2:55 pm

    This sounds and looks perfect! My summer sips just got an upgrade!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Leanne says

      June 28, 2020 at 9:58 pm

      Thanks Annie!

      Reply
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