Homemade Wine Cooler Drinks for Fruity Refreshments

Published February 14, 2022
homemade wine coolers with fruit

If you furrow your brow at the idea of a wine cooler, you may only know them as a cloyingly sweet drink, but that couldn't be further from the truth. A wine cooler, at its core, is a juicier wine spritz with extra flavor coming from juice flavors and an easily controllable amount of sweetener. With less potency than a regular cocktail, a wine cooler drink is the way to go for those days when you're looking for spirits without the heavy buzz.

Fuzzy Navel Wine Cooler Drink

Give your fuzzy navel a lighter spin with some wine and fizz.

fuzzy navel wine cooler

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces dry white wine, such as sauvignon blanc
  • 1½ ounces freshly squeezed orange juice
  • ¾ ounce peach schnapps
  • ¼ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • Ice
  • Club soda to top off
  • Orange slice and mint sprig for garnish

Instructions

  1. In a mixing glass, add ice, white wine, orange juice, peach schnapps, and lemon juice.
  2. Stir rapidly to chill.
  3. Strain into glass over fresh ice.
  4. Top off with club soda.
  5. Garnish with orange slice and mint sprig.

Peach Wine Cooler Cocktail

Are you looking for a peach drink that goes hard on the peach? Look no further.

peach wine cooler

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces dry white wine
  • 2 ounces peach nectar
  • 1 ounce peach schnapps
  • ¼ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • Ice
  • Club soda to top off
  • Peach slice and mint sprig for garnish

Instructions

  1. In a mixing glass, add ice, wine, peach nectar, peach schnapps, and lemon juice.
  2. Stir rapidly to chill.
  3. Strain into glass over fresh ice.
  4. Top off with club soda.
  5. Garnish with peach slice and mint sprig.

Strawberry Daiquiri Wine Cooler

Turn your strawberry daiquiri into a cool and refreshing sip with a wine cooler spin.

strawberry daiquiri wine cooler

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces white wine, such as pinot grigio
  • 1 ounce strawberry liqueur
  • ¾ ounce lime cordial
  • ¼ ounce silver rum
  • Ice
  • Club soda to top off
  • Strawberry slices for garnish

Instructions

  1. In a mixing glass, add ice, wine, strawberry liqueur, lime juice, and rum.
  2. Stir rapidly to chill.
  3. Strain into glass over fresh ice.
  4. Top off with club soda.
  5. Garnish with strawberry slices.

Gardener's Choice Wine Cooler

This wine cooler packs a whole garden in a glass, perfect for the gardener and those aspiring to have a green thumb.

gardeners choice wine cooler with fruit and herbs

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces white wine
  • 1 ounce cranberry juice
  • 1 ounce white grape juice
  • 1 ounce plum liqueur
  • ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • Ice
  • Club soda to top off
  • Sage sprig, lemon wheel, and plum slices for garnish

Instructions

  1. In a mixing glass, add ice, wine, cranberry juice, white grape juice, raspberry liqueur, and lemon juice.
  2. Stir rapidly to chill.
  3. Strain into glass over fresh ice.
  4. Top off with club soda.
  5. Garnish with sage sprig, lemon wheel, and plum slices.

Berry Wine Cooler

Indecisive about what berry flavor to use? Don't want to decide? Pack 'em all in.

berry wine cooler

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces rosé wine
  • 2 ounces watermelon juice
  • 1 ounce strawberry liqueur
  • ½ ounce blueberry vodka
  • ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • Ice
  • Club soda to top off
  • Lemon slice for garnish

Instructions

  1. In a highball glass, add ice, rosé, watermelon juice, strawberry liqueur, and blueberry vodka.
  2. Stir to mix.
  3. Top off with club soda.
  4. Garnish with lemon slice.

Cranberry Wine Cooler

Give your wine cooler a tart spin with cranberry juice.

cranberry wine cooler

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces white wine
  • 3 ounces cranberry juice
  • ½ ounce cherry liqueur
  • ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • ¼ ounce simple syrup
  • Ice
  • Lemon slice for garnish

Instructions

  1. In a mixing glass, add ice, wine, cranberry juice, cherry liqueur, lemon juice, and simple syrup.
  2. Stir rapidly to chill.
  3. Strain into wine glass over fresh ice.
  4. Garnish with lemon slice.

Lemon Wine Cooler

Take things a little sour, or keep it sweet like a lemon drop by adding simple syrup with this lemony cooler.

lemon wine cooler

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces white wine
  • 1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • ¾ ounce citron vodka
  • Ice
  • Lemon club soda to top off
  • Lemon wheel for garnish

Instructions

  1. In a highball glass, add ice, wine, lemon juice, and vodka.
  2. Stir to mix.
  3. Top off with lemon club soda.
  4. Garnish with lemon wheel.

Perfect Pear Wine Cooler

Enjoy the juicy, sweet flavors of pear in this refreshing wine cooler.

pear wine cooler

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces white wine, pinot grigio or sauvignon blanc
  • 1 ounce pear nectar
  • ¾ ounce pear liqueur
  • ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • ½ ounce pear vodka
  • Ice
  • Pear slices for garnish

Instructions

  1. In a rocks glass, add wine, pear nectar, pear liqueur, lemon juice, and pear vodka.
  2. Stir to mix.
  3. Garnish with pear slices.

Homemade Cooler Drinks to Keep it Chill

Pre-made wine coolers can sometimes leave much to be desired or undesired if the flavors aren't what you're looking for in a cooler. With a homemade wine cooler drink by your side, you know you're getting what you want, so it's the perfect one every time.

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Homemade Wine Cooler Drinks for Fruity Refreshments