spritzer

Wine with soda

A spritzer is a drink made by mixing wine with sparkling water or soda water, producing a lighter, fizzy beverage: She ordered a white wine spritzer.

The term extends to other carbonated mixed drinks: an orange juice spritzer.

From German spritzen, to spray or squirt.

carbonation

fizz

Bubbly hissing sound

seltzer · soda water · club soda · carbonation · fizzy · tonic water · splash · refreshing · crisp · light

wine

white wine

Pale fermented grape beverage

chilled · tall glass · low-alcohol · sessionable · wine cooler · summer wine · ice cubes · ratio · topped off

cocktail

prosecco

Italian effervescent white wine

garnish · citrus · orange slice · highball · rocks · drinks · vermouth · bitters · venetian

refreshment

summer

Year's warmest season

barbecue · picnic · beach · outdoors · thirst-quenching · cooling · afternoon · brunch · garden party · sundowner

Categories
Opposites
dilution/purity

spritzerstraight

Not curved or crooked

neat

effervescence

spritzerstill wine

Non-sparkling fermented grape

still water

alcohol strength

spritzerneat whiskey

double shot

Phrases
Family

spritz

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G