Sangria by the Pitcher for the Holidays

One of my favorite fall / winter drinks is Sangria. We usually make a large pitcher of Sangria to drink while cooking on Thanksgiving and Christmas. If your sangria disappears quickly there’s no need to replace the fruit – just add more sangria.

1 bottle New Age Red Wine – This wine has a slight effervescence which I think adds to the sangria. If you can’t find New Age, any inexpensive sweeter red wine will work.

1/2 cup Cointreau

1/2 cup Licor 43 – use this Spanish liquor instead of brandy

1/2 cup Orange Juice

1 cup of Fanta orange soda – the secret ingredient we learned about in Spain

Slices of orange, pear, apple and blackberries all work well with red wine sangria – pick your favorites or use them all.

Honestly, I never measure my Sangria ingredients but I used the measurements above this week and it was good.

If possible, assemble early in the day, I love to soak my fruit in the wine, Cointreau and Licor 43 for a couple hours before adding the orange juice and Fanta. This can be stored in the fridge for several hours before serving, but wait to add the Fanta until you are ready to serve the Sangria.

Serve in a large wine or water goblet filled with ice. Make sure to scoop out an assortment of fruit for each glass.

Cheers and Happy Holidays!