Top Sangria Recipes

Sangria is an alcoholic beverage of Spanish origin. A punch, the sangria traditionally consists of red wine and chopped fruit, often with other ingredients such as orange juice or brandy.

Sangria recipes vary widely, with many regional distinctions. Traditional recipes features red wine mixed with fruits, such as pineapple, peaches, nectarines, berries, apples, pears, or melon, sweetened with sugar and orange juice. Spanish Rioja red wine is traditional. Sangria blanca (sangria with white wine) is a more recent innovation. For sangria blanca, most chefs recommends dry white wines such as a Rueda, Jumilla, or Valdepeñas.

Some sangria recipes, in addition to wine and fruit, feature additional ingredients, such as brandy, sparkling water, or a flavored liqueur.
In this book you will find more than 50 top innovative sangria recipes. Be warned, some of the recipes are habit forming.