[1] A lower-calorie green spritzer from My Recipes. My Recipes is part of the Allrecipes Food Group (photo © copyright 2021 Meredith Corporation).

[2] Tint it green with a few drops of food color. We like to tint vanilla ice cream green for St. Pat’s (photo © McCormick).

[3] Use plain sparkling water or club soda; or a lime-flavored version (photo © Perrier).

Thanks to My Recipes for this lower-calorie way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.

While often called a spritzer in the U.S., the drink is actually a spritz.

We first started to drink them in college, when bartenders and waiters called them spritzers.

Either way is fine with us. Just don’t ask for a spritzer in Europe.

This spritz, which is half white wine, half club soda, has only 92 calories of wine. The club soda is a caloric freebie, as is the squeeze of lime.

For Christmas, you can serve the same drink with a strawberry garnish.
 
 
RECIPE: GREEN SPRITZ (SPRITZER) FOR ST. PATRICK’S DAY

Ingredients For A Glass Or Pitcher

 
Preparation

1. PLACE 1 drop of green food coloring into each wine glasses, or 8 drops for a pitcher.

2. ADD four ounces of chilled white wine to a glass, or the entire bottle for a pitcher.

3. TOP with four ounces of chilled club soda for a glass, or the entire bottle for a pitcher.

4. STIR very lightly (you don’t want to break the bubbles). Garnish as desired.
 
 
> WINE SPRITZ – SPRITZER HISTORY
 
> CLUB SODA HISTORY
 
> THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CLUB SODA, SELTZER & THE OTHER FIZZY WATERS
 
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