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