First, forget everything your uncle the sommelier told you. Red wine is not a fragile little flower that wilts if you add ice. In fact, ice is the unsung hero of warm-weather wine survival. Toss a couple of cubes into a cheap Merlot, and suddenly it’s a refreshing rosé’s cooler cousin.
But here’s a surprising fact: ancient Romans mixed their wine with seawater and herbs. They weren’t fancy—they were trying not to die of dysentery. So if you add a splash of cola, you’re actually continuing a proud tradition of “making wine survivable.”
