Sangria's Cheap & Easy Cousin Is The Summer Drink You've Been Searching For

WARNING: This red-wine spritzer will probably change your life.

First, a concession: we all love sangria.

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There's no question that the combination of wine and fruit is D-I-V-I-N-E.

But let's be honest. It takes a while to make.

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What with buying the fruit, washing it, cutting it up, adding it to the wine, and letting it sit for hours, our crazy schedules just don't allow.

Lucky for you, sangria has a cheap and easy cousin called tinto de verano, or red summer wine.

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It's basically a red-wine spritzer that (1) tastes like heaven and (2) takes all of 30 seconds to make.

So let's begin.

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Start by filling a glass with ice cubes.

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It's 112º outside, so be generous with the ice.

Now, fill the glass half full with lemon-lime soda.

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The brand doesn't matter so much as the flavor, so pretty much any lemon-lime soda will do the trick.

Next, add the wine.

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Fill the remainder of the glass with wine, leaving only a bit of room at the top.

Then, add a splash of sparkling water.

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You're almost finished!

Finally, garnish with a lemon wheel.

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Behold, tinto de verano.

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You'll never want red wine any other way.

Crisp, refreshing, and robust, tinto is what you've been missing.

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Your answer to a long, hot summer is FIVE ingredients and THIRTY seconds away.

Bottoms up.

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