TikTok’s latest wine and soda combinations may look strange on first pour, but the idea is not as new as it seems. Recent coverage from Food & Wine, Wine Enthusiast, and drinks industry reporting shows that social media is reviving older wine based mixed drinks, while also pushing newer soda pairings into the spotlight.
Why the trend looks new, even when it is not
One of the clearest recent examples came in a Food & Wine article published October 30, 2026, and syndicated by AOL. The drink combines Sauvignon Blanc with apple soda, usually at about two parts wine to one part soda, served over ice. The article compared it to tinto de verano, a Spanish drink made with red wine and lemon soda or Sprite.
That same basic logic, wine plus something fizzy and sweet, also shows up in older spritzer traditions. Wine Enthusiast notes that the white wine spritzer is essentially a simple mix of wine and soda water, and that spritzer recipes have been gaining views on TikTok. The publication also points out that Spanish spritzer variations can include flavored sodas such as Coca-Cola and Fanta.
That helps explain why the trend can feel both odd and familiar. To many American drinkers, mixing wine with soda sounds like a shortcut or a dare. In practice, it often works more like a low effort highball, using bubbles, dilution, and sweetness to soften wine’s edges.
Wine writers have been tracking this pattern for a while. Wine Enthusiast previously noted that wine on TikTok has been mixed not only with sparkling water and liqueurs, but also with Coca-Cola in the Spanish kalimotxo. In that sense, TikTok is less inventing the category than giving old combinations a new audience.
The soda pairings getting attention now
The newest pairing to get mainstream food media attention is the Sauvignon Blanc and apple soda mix. According to the October 30 Food & Wine article, creators have favored apple flavored mixers such as Olipop Crisp Apple, while lighter sparkling apple drinks can make a less sweet version.
Another branch of the trend leans red. Drinks Retailing News reported on June 25, 2026, that 19 Crimes launched a wine based drink in the UK called Calimocho, inspired by the Spanish kalimotxo, the equal parts mix of red wine and cola. The brand said its versions include Shiraz and cola, plus a white wine and lemon variant, both sold in 75cl bottles at 9% abv.
That does not mean every TikTok wine mix is interchangeable. Wine Enthusiast’s spritzer guidance emphasizes that soda water lightens wine without adding much sweetness, while flavored sodas create a fuller shift in taste. A tart white wine can stay recognizable with bubbles and a mild fruit soda, but cola or lemon soda pushes the drink closer to a cocktail.
For home cooks and hosts, that distinction matters. A soda water spritzer is closer to stretching a glass of wine for a warm afternoon. A wine and cola or wine and apple soda mix is more of a party drink, with the soda acting as a true mixer rather than just a fizzy top off.
What it means for home entertaining
The practical appeal is easy to see. These drinks use a short ingredient list, do not require special tools, and can turn an everyday bottle into something more casual. Food & Wine also noted that adding soda partially dilutes the wine, making the apple soda version a lower alcohol option than a full strength pour.
There is also a style shift behind the trend. Wine Enthusiast has reported that TikTok can turn wine into a more approachable, less formal category, especially for younger drinkers who may already be comfortable with hard seltzers, canned cocktails, and sweet fizzy flavors.
That does not mean every combination will land with every palate. The same coverage makes clear that some viral wine drinks attract curiosity precisely because they sound a little wrong. But the better examples tend to follow an old rule, pairing wine with bubbles, sweetness, or citrus in ways that already have a track record.
For anyone trying the trend at home, the most grounded takeaway is simple: start with a wine you do not mind mixing, keep the ingredients cold, and match the soda to the style of wine. TikTok may be making the combinations feel new, but the best of them are really updated versions of spritzers and Spanish wine coolers that have been around for years.