• Yield: Serves 3-5


Sangria
 

  • 1 bottle of juicy red wine, such as Roquerousse Côtes du Rhone 2000 or JP Vinhos Tinto 2000

  • 1 orange

  • 1 lime

  • 1/2 lemon

  • 3 tablespoons Grand Marnier

  • 1-2 tablespoons granulated sugar

  • Ice cubes

  • 6 ounces ginger ale or grapefruit soda

Pour the wine into a large pitcher. Wash the orange, lime, and lemon. Cut them into thin slices and add to the pitcher. Add the Grand Marnier and the sugar. Marinate for a few hours. (The sangria will taste better if you leave it overnight.)
 

When ready to serve, fill the pitcher with ice cubes, add the soda, and stir well. Serve with a wooden spoon in the pitcher.


White Sangria
 

  • 1 bottle fruity white wine, such as Famega Vinho Verde 2001 or Las Brisas Rueda 2001

  • 1 pear

  • 1 Granny Smith apple

  • 1 lime

  • 1/2 lemon

  • 3 tablespoons Grand Marnier

  • 1-2 tablespoons granulated sugar

  • Ice cubes

  • 6 ounces ginger ale or grapefruit soda

Pour the wine into a large pitcher. Wash the pear, apple, lime, and lemon. Cut them into thin slices and add to the pitcher. Add the Grand Marnier and the sugar. Marinate for a few hours. (The sangria will taste better if you leave it overnight.)

 

When ready to serve, fill the pitcher with ice cubes, add the soda, and stir well. Serve with a wooden spoon in the pitcher. 

Joshua Wesson
Once a hugely respected sommelier who reveled in the extravagance of princely pours, Josh now sips from the cups of carpenters in his quest for deliciousness.