🍷 Wine cooler
A light sweet drink of wine, juice and soda.
A wine cooler is a weak, sweet drink made of wine, fruit juice and carbonated water. It is drunk cold, often with ice, in hot weather. The word "cooler" explains the idea well: it is a drink meant to refresh.
Recipes vary. The base is wine, more often white or rosé, to which citrus or other fruit juice, a little sugar and fizz are added. The result is a drink much weaker than ordinary wine. The strength is usually low, around a few percent.
Wine coolers became popular in the United States in the 1980s. They were then sold in bottles as a light summer drink. Over time many products under this name came to be made not from wine but from malt alcohol and flavourings, so it is worth reading the label.
The wine cooler belongs among the kinds of wine, but on the border. Close to it is the spritzer, a mix of wine and soda water. These drinks show how wine can be made a light part of summer leisure.
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Frequently asked questions
What is a wine cooler?
A weak sweet drink made of wine, fruit juice and carbonated water.
How does a cooler differ from a spritzer?
A cooler also has fruit juice and sugar, while a spritzer is simply wine with soda water.
Is a cooler always made from wine?
No, many drinks under this name are malt-based, so the composition is worth reading on the label.
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