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Wine Slushy

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Get the party started by picking a bottle of your favorite wine and an ice cube tray to make an easy and delicious Wine Slushy.  The perfect frozen drink for hot sunny days.

wine slushyI just love Summer.  Everyone is in the celebrating mood and there’s always a fun happening party or event.  School’s out, summer vaca is on, the weather’s beautiful, the beach water is warm, and there lots of good eats and drinks around all the time.

I think it’s the best time of the year.

Wine Slushy

Wine Slushy or Wine Slushie, that is the question…

Actually, it doesn’t really matter what you call it because this perfect alcoholic concoction is ideal when you want some wine and a frozen drink too.

Wine slushies have been around for quite awhile now, but I’ve never tired one before trying this recipe.

My Mom, who knows me too well, emails me an article about freezing wine into slushies.

Then she told me I had to make one ASAP and write a post about it.  What Mama wants, Mama gets.

Honesty, I was a little uninspired going into this recipe because I thought:

  • How could I love wine any more than I already do, so what’s the point of freezing it??
  • What a pain to have to freeze the wine and then blend it up to have it taste just like wine.

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How to make a wine slushy

After a few weeks of holding this recipe, I finally went for it and the result was that it turned my wine into the super cool drunk uncle of a 7-11 slurpee.  OMG, I LOVE THIS DRINK!

I love it so much, all these crazy ideas were going through my mind like:

  • How could I have a full-time job driving around a wine slushy drink truck?
  • Is it acceptable to drink this as a dessert replacement every day?

This frozen drink recipe is hands down the easiest drink in the world.  It’s also the easiest recipe in the world too.

Basically it’s freezing wine into cubes, slushing it up in a blender, and pouring it into a glass.

I feel like I should make everything a little more interesting here and talk about the science of freezing wine or something-something about the molecular structure.

It ain’t rocket science, but it is a damn good drink, especially on a sunny day and by a pool.

Although pool or no pool, I’m pretty sure I’ll be drinking/enjoying this slushy not only as a holiday drink, but all summer long.

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Choosing the best wine for a wine slushy

For my wine slushy, I used straight up Pinot noir because it’s the bottle I already had open (feel free to use red or white wine).

At first I was hesitant to use it, thinking that type of red wine would be too strong and not fruity enough.

Then I thought, Pinot noir is my favorite wine so, alright, if it sucks I’ll just let it melt and then drink it as regular wine (genius brain working here folks, can’t stop it even if I wanted to).

No worries because my slushie was everything a frozen wine drink should be, so refreshing and delicious, and the perfect summer drink.

It was simple and easy to crush the wine cubes too, as they don’t fully freeze due to the alcohol.

A few pulses of my immersion stick blender and my slushy was really to drink.  Party on!

Madras Slushy Recipe

If you are looking for more party drinks or summer drinks, try this Madras Slushy Recipe or this fruity Red Wine Sangria Recipe

This Wine Slushy is the perfect drink to enjoy all summer long or anytime the frozen drink urge strikes.  Let me know in the comments what type of wine you used and CHEERS!!

Wine Slushy

Get the party started by picking a bottle of your favorite wine and an ice cube tray to make an easy and delicious Wine Slushy!!
5 from 10 votes
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Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 141kcal
Author: Karrie | Tasty Ever After

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces wine , your choice of type and flavor
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Pour wine in ice cube trays. Freeze until firm, at least 4 hours.
  • Take wine cubes out of tray and place in immersion stick blender or regular blender. Pulse a few times until wine cubes are crushed up and of a slushie-like consistently.
  • Pour into a glass and enjoy on a beautiful sunny day.

Recipe Notes & Tips:

Can also freeze wine in a loaf pan if no ice cube trays are available. Scrape a fork across the top of frozen wine to make into a slushy.
Nutrition Facts
Wine Slushy
Amount Per Serving
Calories 141
% Daily Value*
Sodium 8mg0%
Potassium 168mg5%
Carbohydrates 4g1%
Sugar 1g1%
Calcium 14mg1%
Iron 0.6mg3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Comments

  1. Theresa says

    Your candour is so refreshing! And fun! I can’t wait to share this cool slush with family and friends. That got the giggles!

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    • Karrie says

      Thank you so much Theresa and glad you got the giggles!! heeheehee 🙂 Pretty sure you’ll LOVE this slushy, so please let me know what you think of it when you, your family, and friends try it!

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  2. Kendra N Vincent-Jackson says

    Love it. I had a wine slushie at Virginia beach. I wanna open a wine slushie kiosk in the mall for hubbies and parents! #livewine

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  4. Lisa says

    OMG reading your post I thought ‘we could be great friends!’. I too love my wine and am a Malbec girl. I am going to be drinking this on my pontoon this summer!

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    • Karrie says

      Hahahaha Lisa and I’m friends with anyone who loves wine as much as I do! I’ve tried Malbec in this and it’s awesome as a slushy. Cheers to that and a big heck yeah to enjoying slushies on a pontoon boat this summer! Please let me know how you like when you try it.

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  6. Christina says

    Yeah, you had me at Wine Slushy. I live in Portland and it’s been over 90 degrees, not to mention smokey, outside for over a month. I’m in desperate need to cool down and this drink will do the trick

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    • Karrie says

      It’s been so hot and humid here in New England area too! Wine’s okay on the Keto diet, right? If yes, bring on the wine slushies!!!

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  9. Leros says

    I love love love this idea… as much as I love wine! Haha! Will definitely try this for sure.

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  10. Susan says

    I LOVE WINE!! and I’ve never had this before. I usually never like to do “tinto de verano”, adding sprite or 7up to wine it hurts my heart haha. I like it right from the bottle. But this kind, I would love to try!! I love drinks with blended ice on them.. although in this case it’s not ice, but frozen wine.

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    • [email protected] says

      I love it Mary! It’s a great idea and probably would work, as long as the wine has some room in the box to expand and there’s a way to remove part of the box to scoop out the frozen wine. Please let me know if you try it and if it works so I can update the blog

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  13. Nelson says

    5 stars
    When I saw the picture I thought it was going to be a complicated recipe. Then I scrolled down haha. I will definitely try this for myself one day when it’s too hot and I’ve run out of beer

    I do have a question about the taste, does the water/ice dilute the taste?

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    • [email protected] says

      It’s so easy Nelson! It does get a little messy if you use red wine and when taking the cubes out of the tray. I dump all the cubes in a large bowl, then transfer the cubes to a large ziplock bag to keep in the freezer until I want to make a slushy
      Freezing the wine definitely does not affect the taste or dilute it. Literally, it tastes just like a slushy you would get at a convenience store but it’s wine! So awesome on a hot day

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  14. simonacallas says

    5 stars
    I can’t believe I wrote a long comment here and it wasn’t sent Anyway, I want to tell you that I loved your idea of icy red wine, especially for my husband who loves red wine and now we have a way to serve it even on hot days

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    • [email protected] says

      Aw, sorry your first comment didn’t post but thanks so much for taking the time to send it again I love red wine also and can’t get over how much I like it frozen. I think you and your husband will like it this way too! Let me know how you like it when you try it

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  15. Ben Maclain | Havocinthekitchen says

    5 stars
    Wine slushy? That sounds good! Can I anticipate mojito slushy as well?

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  18. Katie Crenshaw says

    5 stars
    I know some girls that will love this recipe! I am so making this next time I have my friends come over for food, drinks, and gossip This drink looks so fun and refreshing in this 100 plus degree summer weather over here. Cheers!

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  21. Rachelle @ Beer Girl Cooks says

    First of all, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I love that you made a wine slushy. A super cool drunk uncle of a 7-11 slurpee! LOL! And if you start driving around the wine slushy drink truck, I’m totally hopping on board!

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    • [email protected] says

      Thank you Rachelle. As soon as I get my wine slushy drink truck going, I’ll come by to pick you up! Although we will probably drink up all the slushies and then there won’t be any to sell

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  22. Kathryn Doherty says

    YES to this drink! Love it! A grown-up alcoholic slushy – perfect for summer! (And then I can drink red wine cold in the middle of the day instead of settling for white.)

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  23. Beeta @ Mon Petit Four says

    It’s funny because I’ve obviously heard of wine slushies before, but it’s never something I think about, you know? Like it’s never an option I think of or consider. And then, when it’s summer and all I want is a nice cool drink, I just debate between ordering a glass of cabernet (which is what I want) or a glass of white wine (since it’s cold). THIS looks like the answer to all my prayers. Thank you for reminding me about the wine slushy and sharing your gorgeous rendition. I can’t wait to try this…this is awesome!

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  25. Thao @ In Good Flavor says

    I’m really liking this super cool drunk uncle of a 7-11 slurpee too! Now that is a fun slushee! Happy Birthday and Happy 4th of July, Karrie! I never realized how it is truly the best time of the year to have a birthday. Mine falls around Thanksgivig. And as Thanksgiving babies know, it means that there are years that you are stuck with turkey dinner in a houseful of people, some of whom you don’t necessarily want to spend your entire birthday with. And there is no where to escape! Everything is closed. Haha!

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