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Sparkling Sangria, Patio Perfection

What could be better on a hot summer day than a big, cold glass of booze-laden fruity wine punch?! Enter Sparkling Sangria, the bubbly life of the party! Big citrus flavour with a splash of strawberry and kiwi, it’s how we patio, because we are – fabulous!

Hundreds of years of summer consumption by the Spanish and Portuguese has only improved this recipe, which is basically: fruit, juice, liquor, a bottle of wine, and a light mix – which is the optional by-the-way.

The fruit is my second favourite part; it’s like boozy fruit salad with your drink. Doesn’t that sound refreshing?!

Sparkling Sangria Ingredients, Food Gypsy

Please don’t use the good bubbles!

This is not a break-the-bank kind of recipe. It’s a casual, wear-your-favorite-shorts-and-smell-like-sun-screen kind of recipe, so expensive champagne is completely unnecessary. In fact, it’s a good way to ruin good bubbly. So please, don’t use a $50 bottle of champagne.

This Sparkling Sangria is the perfect application for an inexpensive Spanish Cuvée, or a light Prosecco. Really any sparkling wine will do. The part that packs the bigger punch, in this punch, is the booze you choose.

Sparkling Cuvee Sangria, Food Gypsy

Time to Clean Out the Liquor Cabinet

Waste nothing! Sparkling Sangria is the ideal opportunity to check what’s laying around in the back of the liquor cabinet.  All you need is half to three-quarters of a cup of the strong stuff.

The bottom of a bottle of Triple Sec, leftover from that margarita party in 2009? In it goes. The last of the light rum from winter’s eggnog indulgences? Use it up. That bandy that you use “for medicinal purposes” and sauces?! Yup. Why not. Tiny bottles of Grand Marnier that were tagged for blueberry tea? That works too.

Think fruity. Think mellow. Think citrus. Skip the rye, the scotch, the whiskey, gin, and vodka. That is a whole different kind of punch.

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Cheers to Sparkling Sangria, Bitches!#cocktailsoftiktok #wine #champagne #foryou #pridemonth #patioseason

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To Garnish Is Devine

Garnishing Sparkling Sangria – or any Sangria – is the fun part! Add a sprig of mint or basil, or both, to your fruity concoction for next-level presentation and taste. It tastes like… rainbows.

And you don’t have to stop at just one bottle! Once you have your fruit base, if you’re hosting, you can continue to top-up your sangria throughout the night. Add another bottle of wine, grab some juice, a splash of the hard stuff, and a dash of sugar if it’s running low.

Sangria, fruit base, Food Gypsy

Good news: If you find you have a little extra, store it in the refrigerator for tomorrow. Word to the wise though, that fruit will start to ferment after two days… which is nasty, and a waste of bubbles. Can’t have that. Waste. Nothing.

Cheers to fabulous you!

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Sparkling Cuvee Sangria, Food Gypsy

Sparkling Sangria


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  • Author: Cori Horton
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: Serves 4 - 6 1x

Description

Hot summer day? How about a booze-laden fruity wine punch? Try Sparkling Sangria, it’s the bubbly life of the party!


Ingredients

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  • 2 cups cut fruit (citrus, berries, melon)
  • 1/23/4 cup sugar, honey, or simple syrup
  • 1/2 cup liquor (brandy, triple sec, light rum, liqueur)
  • 1/23/4 cup juice (orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit)
  • 1 bottle sparkling wine
  • 1 cup mix (sparkling water, soda water, or 7up) optional
  • Garnish: fruit slices, mint, basil

Instructions

  1. Cut your fruit, add to a large jug or pitcher.
  2. Add your sugar, liquor of your choice, and juice.  Stir gently then let stand at room temperature for one hour to masticate fruit.
  3. Pour in your chilled sparkling wine and (if you have room) the mix (or you can add it to the glass or skip it altogether; like I do!).
  4. Serve Sparkling Sangria immediately over ice. Garnish with sliced fruit, basil or mint, or all three!
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 Minutes
  • Category: Drinks
  • Method: Mixing
  • Cuisine: Spanish

Cori Horton

Cooking in her home kitchen just outside Ottawa, Canada; Cori Horton is a food photographer and recipe blogger. A Cordon Bleu-trained Chef, Cori spent five years as the owner of Nova Scotia's Dragonfly Inn and has been sharing all things delicious - right here - since 2010.

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