Authentic, traditional Spanish Sangria made with red wine and fruits. A very easy, quick, and deliciously refreshing drink perfect for cooling down during the summer months!
1applecore removed. I used a Granny Smith for the contrast in flavor and color.
A generous dash of liquorI used Italian Martini Rosso vermouth
Club soda or citrus sodaoptional
2tablespoonsgranulated sugar or more to tasteoptional
Instructions
Start by washing your fruits well. Since we are going to use them with the skin on make sure you scrub them well.
Prepare the fruit as follows:
Slice in wedges one of the oranges.
Slice in wedges one of the lemons.
Slice in wedges the peach.
Slice the apple in thiner slices.
Set aside.
Juice another one of the oranges and set aside the juice.
In a pitcher put the sliced fruits, add the orange juice, the bottle of red wine, and the splash of liquor. Mix well until combined. Do not add the ice at this moment. We are going to leave this Sangria mixture rest for a couple of hours.
Taste and adjust to your liking. Add sugar if you find it necessary. Keep in mind that you might add a bit of sweet soda for some bubbly later.
Let the mixture sit for at least a couple of hours in the fridge, so all the flavors in the fruits transfer into the wine and combine with the rest of the ingredients. You can also prepare it and let it sit overnight.
Prep the garnish fruit for the glasses:
Peel half of the remaining orange and lemon in fine strips with a potato peeler and cut them in half if they are too wide.
With a chopstick, roll one of the peels at a time around it and press gently for a few seconds, this will give you nice orange and lemon peel swirls. Cut them in shorter swirls and set them aside.
Cut the other half orange and lemon in thick slices. Cut them in triangles leaving the skin to be the bottom part of each triangle. Make a tiny slit in the zest for the triangles to sit on the glass brim.
Once the Sangria has been sitting for a couple of hours or overnight, transfer it into the serving pitcher. Leave some room for the sparkling drink in case you want to use it.
Serve each glass with some ice, Sangria, some of the fruits, and a triangle of lemon and orange in the brim as well as one of the peel swirls. Top with additional soda, if desired.
Enjoy! Remember you can eat the fruit after finishing your glass!
Notes
It can be stored in a glass jar for up to 4 days in the fridge; more than that it usually turns a little bit too strong since the fruit starts to ferment.