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12 cocktails that put sparkling wine to work

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Posted 07 Aug 2025

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Sparkling Wine Cocktails Recipes

Make the most of your favourite prosecco or other bubbles with these easy cocktails.

We all have our sparkling-wine traditions. Maybe yours involves getting the crew together each year to celebrate Prosecco Day (yes, it’s a thing – block out your diary on August 13). Or maybe it’s a standing dinner date where someone always brings the bubbles. Either way, if fizz is a go-to in your world, it might be time to mix things up – literally.

To help you do just that, we’ve rounded up a bunch of easy, refreshing and downright delicious cocktails that put sparkling wine on show. Whether you’re using prosecco, Aussie sparkling, Cava or going all out with Champagne, these spritzy recipes are built to shine and guaranteed to impress.

12 of the best sparkling wine cocktails
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1. Cosmo Bellini cocktail recipe
We love a hybrid cocktail around here, and this is one of the best. Combining all the tart appeal of a traditional Cosmopolitan with the peachy goodness of a Bellini, the Cosmo Bellini is the mash-up you never knew you needed. It’s super simple to make and just as easy to scale up for a crowd, too. Tangy, fizzy and fruity, this cocktail is a blend of peach puree, cranberry juice, peach schnapps and that all-important sparkling wine. Delish.
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2. Black Velvet cocktail recipe
Think all spritzy cocktails are light and bright? The Black Velvet is a revelation. This simple combination of Guinness and Champagne – or whatever sparkling wine you like – creates a rich, velvety drink. It all comes down to the ratios – and the pour. We love two-thirds Guinness to one-third bubbles, although if you’re going with Champagne, equal parts work best. Just be sure to add the bubbles second and from a height to nail the perfect froth in the glass.
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3. Cranberry Limoncello Spritz cocktail recipe
Batched cocktails are the ultimate hosting hack, and this spritz ticks a whole lot of boxes. Here, limoncello is mixed with prosecco and a homemade cranberry syrup – it’s super simple, trust us – all topped with soda water. All those zippy flavours shine with the bubbles in this mix, so you can play with the quantities, perhaps making it lighter in alcohol and even more refreshing. Pair this with good friends, a backyard and sunshine.
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4. Limoncello Hugo Spritz cocktail recipe
Zesty lemon and fragrant elderflower are made for each other in this vibrant drink, which fuses two of the hottest flavours of recent times. It’s a cinch to mix, too. This is simply elderflower liqueur, limoncello, prosecco and soda water in a wine glass with fresh mint (it makes all the difference) and a load of ice. Switch the prosecco for another favourite bubbles and you’ll get some different flavours here, but it’s all very Euro summer.
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5. Sgroppino cocktail recipe
If you’ve never thought to mix vodka, prosecco and sorbet together in a glass, you’re in for a treat. This Venetian classic – pronounced sgro-pee-no – is simple, sweet and refreshing, as well as being dead easy. And it’s bang on for warm afternoons. Just throw it all in a blender – or you can mix it all together in a bowl with a fork – pour it out, top it with mint and you have a pretty perfect, vibrant cocktail.
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6. Pineapple and Gin Punch cocktail recipe
Punch is the best communal drinking experience, and this fresh number is a mix of sparkling, pineapple, lemon, triple sec, gin, jasmine tea, mint and sugar syrup; AKA a crowd favourite. A few tips to make it freakin’ excellent? Use fresh fruit juice and sturdy ice cubes. This will ensure your punch is cooler for longer (and not too diluted) and ensures a good amount of zest and zing to the drink.
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7. Strawberry Patch cocktail recipe
This delightfully sweet sipper is from the hilarious Lucinda Price AKA Froomes AKA CEO of Froomesworld. It's the perfect throw-everything-together cocktail – just chuck your limoncello, strawberry sorbet and prosecco into a blender and whizz it up. The best thing about it? This cocktail is malleable. You can use whatever sorbet you have in the freezer (or prefer) and you know it’ll be damn delicious. You can also omit the limoncello and add more sparkling or vice versa. Either way, give it a go.
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8. Hugo Spritz cocktail recipe
We’ve already suggested the Limoncello Hugo Spritz above, but we’d be remiss not to include the OG in this list. This cocktail is a hit with the TikTok girlies, and we can see why. It’s a honeyed mix of prosecco, elderflower liqueur, soda water, lemon and gin, and a perfect aperitif, if you ask us. Best of all, we see this appealing to your fussiest friend. Build it in a beautiful big wine glass with loads of ice and a bit of mint, and you’re golden.
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9. Amaretto Fizz cocktail recipe
Ah, Amaretto, we love you in an Amaretto Sour, but it’s time to broaden our horizons. This is super easy AND has just three ingredients. It’s kind of like a more complex, more ‘with it’ Mimosa – just orange juice, orange zest, amaretto and a bit of sparkles. Perfect for any occasion and so, so easy to pull together. Those wonderfully rounded nutty and sweet flavours mesh perfectly with the orange and zippy bubbles. Source fresh orange juice if you can to give the drink the life and zing it deserves.
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10. Air Mail cocktail recipe
Honeyed, sparkly and golden, this perfect for all your celebratory moments. Born in Cuba, the Air Mail is a genius mix of honey syrup, golden rum, fresh lime and bubbles. Just a super-fun, take-it-easy kind of drink that’s very easy to make and can be tailored to your taste. Reduce the amount of sparkles in place of more rum, or add more bubbly in – the choice is yours. The only non-negotiable is to use fresh lime!
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11. Pornstar Martini cocktail recipe
Deliciously tacky name aside, this cocktail is iconic (and experiencing a real resurgence). Sweet, fruity and garnished with half a passionfruit and a shot of Champagne or sparkling, it's for those who like their Martinis flavoured and fun. If you’re into passionfruit, vanilla, lime and bubbles, you’ll love this sparkly cocktail. Mix fresh lime juice, vanilla syrup, passionfruit liqueur, vanilla vodka and passionfruit in a shaker, double strain into a fancy glass, and serve with those sparkles on the side.
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12. Death in the Afternoon cocktail recipe
Yes, it’s a dramatic name, and that’s partly why we love it. But this is a classic, three-ingredient cocktail that simply mixes absinthe, Champagne or sparkling and sugar syrup. If you’re newer to absinthe, this is an excellent introduction to this anise-flavoured spirit. If that’s too polarising for you, feel free to switch it for something like Ricard or Pernod, and the bolder the flavour in your sparkling wine here, the better.
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Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
  1. What are the best spirits and sparkling wines to buy for these 12 cocktails?
    Each cocktail recipe will outline the spirits and sparkling wines required, be sure to check your bar cart because it's likely you already have some of the ingredients. At the bottom of each cocktail recipe page, you'll find a list of recommended products from the Dan's Daily team.

  2. How do you keep sparkling wine fizzy in cocktails (serving temp, order of ingredients, glassware)?
    Follow the dedicated recipe on each cocktail page to get the most out of your sparkling wine. A few top tips include: make sure your sparkling is chilled, avoid shaking the cocktail unless stated in the method, handle your sparkling with care and, generally, when building the cocktail your sparkling wine comes last.

  3. How can I select the right spirits to elevate my homemade cocktails at Dan Murphy's?
    The right spirits are always the ones you love most, but on every cocktail recipe page, you'll always find a list of recommended products from the Dan's Daily team.
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