Easy Classic Red Wine Sangria Recipe For Any Occasion

Here is one red wine sangria recipe of many, there are, so many sangria recipes, but there is nothing like the basic and traditional one.

The sangria is such a great drink, it's very easy to fit it to the mood and the weather, you can make it cold in the summer and hot in the winter, you can drink it at any time of the day and you can play with the recipe and the ingredients anyway you like.

Sangria comes from Spain, the name comes from the Spanish word sangre, it means blood.

Ingredients for a great sangria recipe:

1 Bottle red wine, preferably Rioja (Spain)

2 Oz of Brandy, Cognac or Rum

1 Glass orange juice, preferably freshly squeezed

1 Lime or Lemon cut to cubes

1 Orange cut to cubes

2 Spoons of sugar melted with a bit of hot water

Glass of club or lemon lime soda

2 Cinnamon sticks

6 Cloves if you like

Step by Step Instructions:

Glassware: Wine, Old fashioned, Rock, Any party glass

You will need a bowl or wide pitcher for this drink, the recipe is for 8 portions, just double the ingredients according to the number of glasses you wish to make

Step 1: Cut The fruit and place in a punch bowl
Step 2: Pour the wine and alcohol in the bowl
Step 3: Add the orange juice and melted sugar
Step 4: Stir very well, and chill in the fridge for an hour
Step 5: Add Ice before serving (around 20 cubes)
Step 6: Add soda

Step 7: Stir very well

Step 8: Start pouring your sangria into the glasses using a ladle or just use dip a glass into the bowl and pour to a new one.

Sangria anyone?..

Cocktail-Guru Tip

Try making the sangria an hour before you want to serve it, this way the flavors of the spices and fruit will mix better with the liquids. Put the ice in minutes before you serve and stir.

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