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Red Wine Sangria Recipes
Never say never chill your red wine. Sangria recipes, chilled and served over ice, make short work of that rule.
Use a rich and hearty red wine for best results. Burgundy is good or, I've discovered, Smoking Loon's Merlot is both hearty and inexpensive. Box wine just doesn't cut it.
Either of these Red Wine Sangria recipes makes a very refreshing summer wine drink and backyard barbecue treat. Truth be told, we start every summer with a pitcher of Sangria. An excellent tradition.
Classic Red Wine Sangria
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup very hot water
1 (750ml) bottle hearty red wine
3 oranges
2 limes
3 ripe peaches, peeled and cut into 6 wedges (optional)
2 ounces brandy or peach brandy
2 ounces orange liqueur, like Cointreau
Strawberries, optional
Dissolve the sugar in the hot water to make a simple syrup. Cool.
In a large pitcher, combine the simple syrup, juice of 2 oranges, juice of 1 lime, peaches, brandy and Cointreau.
Cut the remaining orange and lime into thin slices and add them to the wine mixture.
Chill well and let the flavors blend for several hours (2 at the very least.)
Serve in red wine glasses over ice. Add a strawberry garnish, if desired. 6-8 servings.
You might want to make 2 pitchers full, and if that's not enough, try the Champagne Sangria recipe, below, or the Sangria Punch recipe.
Champagne Sangria
This recipe goes twice as far, with the addition of champagne. No need to use expensive champagne, either.
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup very hot water
1 (750ml) bottle champagne or sparkling wine
1 (750ml) bottle hearty red wine
3 each oranges, lemons, limes
Dissolve the sugar in the hot water to make a simple syrup. Cool.
Place the champagne in the refrigerator to chill, if you haven't already.
Pour the burgundy into a large pitcher or jug. Stir in the simple syrup.
Add the juice of 2 oranges, 2 limes and 2 lemons.
Thinly slice the remaining citrus fruit and add it to the mix.
Refrigerate and chill for several hours or overnight. (It just gets better with
time.)
Serve in large wine goblets over ice; fill half way with Sangria and top off with
chilled champagne. 12-14 servings.
More mixed drinks like the Sangria recipes
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