| Besides the beautiful weather and beaches of | | | | quality juices to keep its appeal. |
| Spain, youll not want to miss out on one of | | | | |
| the great sangria recipes at the local bars | | | | When serving Sangria youll want to use a good |
| and restaurants. Sangria is a drink thats | | | | pitcher that has a strainer on the lid, which |
| traditional to Spain, and nearly any | | | | will help to strain out all of the ice and |
| restaurant establishment will serve it. The | | | | fruit from going into the glass, and staying |
| recipe may be a little different from one | | | | in the pitcher. Its usually served in a |
| place to the other, so dont be afraid to | | | | 1-liter pitcher, however you can order it by |
| sample the different recipes. As well, many | | | | the glass. |
| savvy restaurant owners and chefs will vary | | | | |
| the recipe according to the meal that you | | | | If youre looking to create your own Sangria |
| order. | | | | its actually pretty simple process that |
| | | | includes red wine, a miniscule amount of |
| This is basically known to be a summer drink | | | | brandy or triple sec, some sliced fruit, and |
| through the northern parts of Spain, but in | | | | some type of sweetener like sugar or honey. |
| the southern and eastern areas you will find | | | | The easy version of Sangria basically if |
| it being available all year round. This is | | | | youre doing things quickly is a bottle of red |
| due in most to the fact that in these areas | | | | wine, 1 to 2 cups of orange juice, some |
| the temperature and climate are summer like | | | | sliced oranges, about two cups of clear soda |
| throughout the entire year. The drink does | | | | such as Sprite, and about 2 shots of triple |
| vary by strength depending on the type of | | | | sec. |
| establishment youre visiting, for instance a | | | | |
| bar will definitely have a stronger Sangria | | | | You can vary the fruit that you use depending |
| than a dance club or restaurant. | | | | on your own preference or depending on the |
| | | | meal that you're cooking. If you like, you |
| Spain was the originator of this great drink. | | | | can substitute the red wine for white, and |
| The Spanish word sangria actually translates | | | | have as mentioned about sangria blanco, |
| to bleeding, and therefore the drink received | | | | however make sure that the white wine that |
| its name because of the color of the wine | | | | you do use is of some higher quality. You may |
| traditionally used. You can however get the | | | | or may not want to carbonate the Sangria; |
| drink made with white wine, which is called | | | | this would be up to the person making the |
| sangria blanco, blanco meaning white in | | | | drink. |
| Spanish. | | | | |
| | | | One mistake that people make is not letting |
| So what is Sangria? Its rather simply a | | | | the wine and juices marinate together for |
| mixture of wine, fruit, fruit juices, and | | | | several hours or better yet overnight before |
| soda water. You can basically use any type of | | | | adding soda or even ice. This will make a |
| red wine, however youll want to use a good | | | | tremendous difference in the flavor of your |
| quality wine, as well as good ripe fruit and | | | | Sangria. |