Refreshing Summer Sangria

Celebrate the holiday and unofficial start of summer with lively white wine sangria! Clean & citrusy with lively acidity, enjoy this refreshing version with savory or spicy foods on a warm summer day. Makes 8 servings.

Simple Ingredients

· 1 750 ML (25.36 Oz) bottle of Villa Graziella Bianco Toscano IGT-chilled

· 3 medium fresh oranges or 1 cup of orange juice.

· 1 fresh lemon

· 1 fresh lime

· 2 cups club soda or ginger ale

· 2/3 cup sugar

· ¼ cup brandy optional

Easy Directions

1. Wash and dry oranges, lemons and lime leaving the rind on.

2. Cut the fruit in half, remove the seeds and squeeze juice of each into a pitcher, stir to mix with a spatula or long wooden spoon.

3. Cut the fruit into wedges, set aside.

4. Add the chilled white wine, followed by the brandy to the pitcher, stir to thoroughly mix.

5. Add the fruit wedges to the pitcher, stir to mix.

6. Add sugar to the pitcher, stir well ensuring all the sugar dissolves.

7. Cover & refrigerate if not serving immediately, two hours to overnight so flavors can fully blend.

8. Add the club soda or ginger ale to the pitcher and stir well.

9. Serve immediately in frosted glasses or over ice with fruit wedges (optional).

10.Cover & refrigerate up to 3 days.

Helpful Hints

· Did you know? Ancient Romans first made sangria by adding herbs and fresh fruit to wine as a safer alternative to drinking water.

· Use a quality albariño, sauvignon blanc, gewürztraminer, pinot grigio or viognier white wine.

· Adding club soda or ginger ale just before serving allows the sangria to retain its bubbly sparkle.

· Swap club soda & ginger ale with Spanish cava or Italian prosecco for tasty fizziness.

· Sangria is an adaptable beverage, with many versions. Experiment with apples, peeled, sliced mango or pineapple for a fruitier flavor. Fresh in season berries for berry version.

· Drier sangria: use less sugar and add more club soda. Sweeter sangria: use sugar per instructions and add ginger ale or lemon-lime soda

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