Picking fruit FOR sangria

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1/2 pint blackberries 3276
Makes 8 TO 10 servings 3129
1 bottle light- or medium-bodied red wine 6226
Just about any summer fruit can BE used TO make sangria. Peaches work well as do oranges, berries, apricots or even grapes. Apples are fun TO include when it gets closer TO THE fall while mango and pineapples are perfect FOR adding a?tasty tropical twist. 6933
1 cup fresh basil leaves plus more TO garnish 7467
2. Strain mixture through a fine colander into a pitcher. Add brandy, wine, peach AND peach nectar. Stir well AND let soak IN refrigerator FOR at least 1 hour or overnight. When ready TO serve, garnish with extra basil leaves. 5865
1 orange, thinly sliced (with skin on) 672
Ingredients: 3596
Makes 8 TO 10 servings 2168

Add Wine, spirit AND bubbles

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1. Combine orange liqueur, strawberries, blackberries AND raspberries IN a pitcher. 5626
1/4 cup peach flavored brandy 6079
1/4 cup orange flavored liqueur 32
1. Combine wine, sugar AND brandy IN a large pitcher AND stir well TO dissolve sugar. 5519
16 strawberries, sliced 6399
1 ounce (2 tablespoons) brandy 9069
1. Muddle basil leaves with sugar IN a small pot. Add half THE peach nectar AND bring TO a simmer. Stir AND simmer until sugar is dissolved. Remove pot from heat AND let sit until cool. 1059
4 TO 5 cinnamon sticks 5092
Even winter fruit can BE used FOR a nice warm winter sangria. Once THE fruit is soaked, you can keep it IN THE liquid FOR garnish AND then enjoy eating it as a delicious dessert. 7681
Ingredients: 5224
24 ounces peach nectar 2595

Sparkling Sangria

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Any wine can BE featured IN a sangria. Though red is traditional, experiment with white wine or even rose. You can even take sangria TO an elegant level AND use champagne or sparkling wine. Brandy is often added TO sangria and, FOR a bubbly treat, you can top off sangria with ginger ale, seltzer?or club soda. 2127
Directions: 1888
A few handfuls OF seedless grapes 7294
1 bottle Champagne or sparkling wine, chilled 3729
Makes 8 TO 10 servings 7081
2. Add fruit AND cinnamon sticks TO THE pitcher, stir, AND let soak IN refrigerator FOR at least 1 hour or overnight. 4370
1 bottle chilled dry white wine 5158
3. When ready TO serve, serve ice cold topped with club soda. 138
Ingredients: 5199
1/2 pint large blackberries 7360
2. Pour champagne into pitcher AND stir well. Add grapes AND serve right away. 6186
3/4 cup granulated sugar 9710

A few more luscious sangria recipes

• Super sangria tips
• Sake Sangria
• Peach Sangria