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    10 Tasty Sangria Recipes

    Nothing puts heat in its place quite like a chilled glass of ripe fruit soaked in sweet red wine. The classic sangria wine punch has been seducing patrons for centuries and has no plans of disappearing off menus. READ: How To Stock Your Home Bar Luckily, you don’t need to be a cocktail connoisseur to make the perfect punch in your own kitchen. RECIPE: Mix Up Cocktails Like Ron Burgundy “Wine is this new frontier in mixology, so you’re seeing the best bartenders taking the idea of a sangria — one of the first wine cocktails ever — to new heights, so it’s an exciting time to give it a try,” explains Michael Dawson, senior editor of Wine Enthusiast Magazine. “Just here in New York it’s become the hot brunch drink, flat out eclipsing the mimosa and Bellini. You can see restaurants trying to one up each other with their sangrias.” “It’s also easy to make your own,” adds Dawson. “Just pour in wine, fruit, sugar, some brandy or sherry or even soda water and you’re drinking.” PHOTOS: 15 Great Gifts For Home Mixologists Ready to shake things up at your next get-together? The folks of Wine Enthusiast Magazine provided their handy guide on how you can prepare your very own sangria. And if you need some inspiration, we have 10 drink recipes for you to make (and taste) pronto:

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  • The Anatomy of Sangria
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  • Watermelon Rose Sangria
    Ingredients 1 bottle of rose wine 1 cup of vodka 16 oz. watermelon juice 5 oz. sugar (or to taste) Mint sprig Fresh watermelon Preparation Mix all the ingredients until sugar dissolves. To serve fill the glass with ice. Fill the glass ¾ of the way with sangria and top with club soda. Stir gently, garnish with diced watermelon, mint sprig, and a small wedge or slice on the rim.
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    Chef David Santos of Louro in New York City
  • Cantaloupe Sangria
    Ingredients 4 oz. Trebbiano ¾ cups Monin Cantaloupe Syrup ¾ cups lemon juice 1 ¾ cups Cinzano Bianco ¼ cups peach schnapps ¾ cups simple syrup orange wheels lemon wheels lime wheels basil leaves cantaloupe half moons Preparation Pour all ingredients into glass pitcher with ice. Gently stir and serve.
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    Carmine’s in New York City
  • Mexican Fruit Sangria
    Ingredients 2 bottles red wine 2 cups brandy 1 cup fresh orange juice 1 orange, sliced 1 lemon, sliced 1 apple, cored and cut into thin wedges 1 pear, cored and cut into thin wedges 1 bottle club soda, chilled Preparation Combine wine, brandy, orange juice, and fruit in a large glass pitcher. Cover and chill completely, at least 1 to 2 hours, or overnight. Add soda to mixture when ready to serve. Serve with ice and some of the fruit.
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    Recipe from “Muy Bueno: Three Generations of Authentic Mexican Flavor” by Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack, Veronica Gonzalez-Smith and Evangelina Soza. Reprinted Courtesy of Hippocrene Books, Inc., Photo by Jeanine Thurston
  • Guava Sangria
    Ingredients 3 oz. red wine 1 oz. tequila ½ oz. agave nectar 1 oz. guava puree ½ oz. lime juice 1 pinch of cinnamon Preparation In a mixture, place all ingredients and mix well. Then, add mixture in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake. Strain drink over ice. This recipe’s amount can be increased to yield more portions.
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    The Tippling Bros. for Mercadito in New York City
  • Molto Italiano Sangria
    Ingredients 1 bottle red wine ¼ cup Luxardo Maraschino ¼ cup berry puree ¾ cups peach liqueur 1 ¾ cups Cinzano Sweet Vermouth ¾ cups lemon juice 1 ¼ cups simple syrup 1 cup orange juice 8 sprigs of rosemary cut into smaller pieces Orange twists Red seedless grapes Preparation Mix all ingredients in a large pitcher with ice.
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    Carmine’s in New York City
  • Frozen Sangria
    Ingredients ¼ cup red wine 1 cup Xi Acai ½ cup sparkling soda 3 oz. lemon juice Berries Hollowed lemons Mint Preparation Mix all ingredients in a metal bowl. Freeze for at least 4-6 hours or overnight for best results. Scoop and serve in hollowed lemons. Top with fresh berries or mint.
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    Limon restaurant in San Francisco
  • Sparkling Lychee Sangria
    Ingredients 0.75 oz. white cranberry juice 0. 5 oz. Soho Lychee Liquor 0.5 oz. St. Germain Liqueur 0.5 oz. lemon juice 0.5 oz. simple syrup 2 dashes peach bitters 3 oz. Albarino Wine Citrus wheels Mint Preparation Add all ingredients in a pitcher with ice and stir.
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    Hyde Bellagio in Las Vegas
  • Peach-Ginger Sangria
    Ingredients 1 bottle wine wine 4 peaches thinly sliced Ginger syrup (pureed ginger and sugar reduced in water and strained) ¼ cup Cointreau Top with Limonata Pellegrino Preparation Mix all ingredients together and serve over ice.
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    Kevin Hilton, beverage manager of Bàsico in South Carolina
  • Berry Sangria
    Ingredients 1 ½ cups frozen blueberries 1 can frozen concentrated lemonade 1 bottle Halter Ranch Rosé 3 cups lemon lime soda ½ cup CAMUS Cognac Limes Berries of choice Preparation Stir all ingredients, except soda, in a punch bowl. Then stir in soda before serving. Garnish with fruit.
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    Halter Ranch Rosé
  • Cranberry Pomegranate Sangria
    Ingredients ¼ cup dried cranberries 1 Tbsp. sugar 2 Tbsp. water ½ cup brandy 1 bottle dry red wine, chilled 3 cups Ocean Spray Pomegranate Cranberry Juice, chilled 1 cup orange juice, chilled 1 orange, thinly sliced 2 ½ cups club soda chilled    Preparation Combine dried cranberries, sugar, and water in a small saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat for 3 minutes or until sugar is dissolved and cranberries are plump. Stir in brandy and let cool. Combine brandy mixture, wine, and two juices in large pitcher. Add orange slices. Mix well and chill. Stir in club soda before serving.
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    10 Tasty Sangria Recipes

    Nothing puts heat in its place quite like a chilled glass of ripe fruit soaked in sweet red wine. The classic sangria wine punch has been seducing patrons for centuries and has no plans of disappearing off menus. READ: How To Stock Your Home Bar Luckily, you don’t need to be a cocktail connoisseur to make the perfect punch in your own kitchen. RECIPE: Mix Up Cocktails Like Ron Burgundy “Wine is this new frontier in mixology, so you’re seeing the best bartenders taking the idea of a sangria — one of the first wine cocktails ever — to new heights, so it’s an exciting time to give it a try,” explains Michael Dawson, senior editor of Wine Enthusiast Magazine. “Just here in New York it’s become the hot brunch drink, flat out eclipsing the mimosa and Bellini. You can see restaurants trying to one up each other with their sangrias.” “It’s also easy to make your own,” adds Dawson. “Just pour in wine, fruit, sugar, some brandy or sherry or even soda water and you’re drinking.” PHOTOS: 15 Great Gifts For Home Mixologists Ready to shake things up at your next get-together? The folks of Wine Enthusiast Magazine provided their handy guide on how you can prepare your very own sangria. And if you need some inspiration, we have 10 drink recipes for you to make (and taste) pronto:

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  • 10 Tasty Sangria Recipes
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  • The Anatomy of Sangria
  • Watermelon Rose Sangria
  • Cantaloupe Sangria
  • Mexican Fruit Sangria
  • Guava Sangria
  • Molto Italiano Sangria
  • Frozen Sangria
  • Sparkling Lychee Sangria
  • Peach-Ginger Sangria
  • Berry Sangria
  • Cranberry Pomegranate Sangria