Sangria

Servings
2
Prep
20 m
Cook
10 m

Recipe By: Chef Ha Nguyen

Traditional Sangria recipes feature red wine mixed with fruits, such as pineapple, peaches, nectarines, berries, apples, pears or melon. It is sweetened with sugar and orange juice. Sangria blanca is made from White wine and is a more recent innovation use dry white wines such as a Rueda, Jumilla, or Valdepeñas.
Sometime Sangria may feature additional ingredients, such as brandy, sparkling water or liqueur.

Ingredients

1/4 . Orange - quartered then thinly sliced crossways
1/4 . Granny smith apple, cored, quartered then thinly sliced crossways
3 tasp Cointreau
1.5 tasp Sugar
1/2 bottle Shiraz Sparkling Wine
1/2 cup Lemonade
1/4 cup Icecubes
. . Other fruits

Directions

1

Place the orange, apple, Cointreau and sugar in a large bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 30 minutes to chill and allow the flavours to develop.
2

Add the sparkling shiraz, lemonade and ice cubes to the fruit mixture. Use a ladle to transfer the sangria to a jug. Pour among 8 serving glasses. Serve immediately.