Red Wine Sangria

After a few trials and error I believe I've finally found a good traditional sangria recipe. Earlier this month I made a white wine sangria and one of our friends pointed out to me that I was doing it wrong, I needed red wine. So here goes!

Ingredients:

Bottle of red wine ( preferably a dryer wine like a Cabernet Sauvignon )

About 1/4 cup sugar

2 oranges

2 peaches

1 lemon

1. First you're going to cut up one of the oranges, both peaches and the lemon. Add to pitcher.

2. Add the sugar to the cut up fruit. Juice the other orange and add it to the pitcher. Mash together.

3. Add the bottle of wine and chill for a few hours.

4. Pour over ice and enjoy!

I made this for a little get together at Miss Mel's house and it was a great hit! Hope you guys enjoy it as well! What are some of your favorite sangria recipes?

-Miss Mel and Miss Heather

P.S. looking for other summer drink ideas? You might like our other posts on:

White Wine Sangria

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Summer Beverages

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White Wine Sangria

With the summer swiftly becoming oppressively hot, Miss Mel and I have been trying to come up with delicious drinks to help everyone cool down. Miss Mel talked about cool summer beverages here. I have been in love with Sangria ever since I had some last year from a St. Louis local pizzeria, Pi Pizzeria, and it was the best thing ever! They had made theirs with red wine but I decided to try a white wine mixture. 

Ingredients:

Bottle of white wine (I used a sauvignon blanc)

1/3 cup sugar

1/2 Apple

Peach 

4-5 Strawberries 

1/2 Pineapple

1 Lime

Ginger ale

1-2 liter decanter (container to hold the sangria)

1. First step you'll need to thinly slice all the fruit and make sure it will fit into the mouth of your decanter.
Then put the fruit to the side.

2. Pour the 1/3 cup of sugar and your bottle of white wine into decanter.
Make sure to mix the sugar and wine together.

3. Next, put your fruit into the wine and sugar mixture and then chill it for a few hours.
 *at least one hour but, the more the better*

4. You'll add the ginger ale just before serving the sangria, but not to the decanter.  I filled the wine glasses about 1/3 full of ginger ale then poured the sangria over it to mix them together.
All that is left is to enjoy the drink!

I love this drink because it's so refreshing and when the drink is gone you can snack on the fruit! Stay tuned as I try out a red wine mixture next time!

P.s. Even Sass got to enjoy some of the fruit!

-Miss Mel and Miss Heather