If you could capture summer and squeeze it into a glass, you’d get Sangria. This boozy beverage is refreshing, fruity and can be made with your favorite wine. Prosecco and peach brandy, rose and lemon-lime soda, and moscato with Grand Marnier are a few quick, easy recipes you can whip up at home. Salute, summer!
1. Sangria Tinto
Recipe via Inspired by Charm
Sweeten up Black Box Merlot with simple syrup, blackberry brandy, triple sec, orange juice and garnish with slices of orange, apples and lemons.
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups of simple syrup*?
1 box of Black Box Merlot
1 1/2 cups of blackberrry brandy?
1 cup of triple sec?
1 1/2 cups of orange juice?
4 oranges, sliced into thin rounds?
4 green apples, cored and sliced thin?
4 lemons, sliced into thin rounds
Directions: Combine all ingredients in a large pitcher, cover, and refrigerate for two hours or up to two days. Serve over ice.
*Bring 1 cup of sugar and 2 cups of water to a simmer over medium-high heat until the sugar is completely dissolved. Let the mixture simmer for about 10 minutes to create a thicker syrup. Allow syrup to cool completely.
2. Citrus Moscato Sangria
Recipe via Laylita
For a sweet and citrusy sangria, mix a bottle of fragrant moscato with honey and an orange liqueur, such as Grand Marnier.
Ingredients
1 grapefruit, peeled and cut into rounds
2 oranges, peeled and cut into rounds
1 blood orange, cut into slices
2 clementine mandarins, cut into slices
10 kumquats, cut into slices
2 tbsp. of honey
1/2 cup of orange liqueur, such as Grand Marnier
2 cups of chilled sparkling water
Juice of 1 lemon
1 bottle (750 mL) of chilled moscato wine
Ice
Directions:Place the fruit slices and segments in a pitcher. Add the honey and orange liqueur, and let macerate for at least 30 minutes. Add the chilled sparkling water, moscato wine, lemon juice and ice. Mix well. The citrus moscato sangria can be served immediately or kept refrigerated for a few hours before serving.
3. Prosecco Sangria
Recipe via Martha Stewart