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Has anyone made Sangria ?

Bigbro — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:18:54 GMT

Any tips ? I have my first sangria drink at a resturant last night. Its funny I do not like wine. I do try white wine maybe a few times over the years. Easter with my parents etc...I had a peach sangria WOW loved it !

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PINKdogWOOD — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:27:26 GMT

I've not made sangria myself and like you I'm not a real wine drinker either. If I do, I choose white that's on the sweeter side instead of dry.

I've thoght about making sangria too and I think it would be easy. I also bet that if you googled a few recipe sites you'll find some recipes for sangria. I'm also betting for sure you'd find one on 'thechew.com'. I watch them all the time and I think I recall Clinton Kelly making sangria, and I bet Mario has a sangria online too.

If I were to make one I'd use white wine and toss in a few great fruits like peaches, pears, white grapes, kiwi would work too.

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VaBelle35 — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:32:32 GMT

I make this one. An oldie but goodie from 1973.

It makes 100 servings, so you really need to be a big drinker or have a big party. I have cut it down to 1/4 of the recipe.

I like the Target boxed zin for this.

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/sangria-102315

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Bigbro — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:48:15 GMT

wow this looks like a great site.

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Bigbro — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:50:06 GMT

I was entering an Italian resturant and they had a sign special drinks. It was tasty !! The peaches were soaked in booze ...I guess you cannot beat that ! LOL

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PINKdogWOOD — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:55:26 GMT

I've had pineapple soaked in vodka and it's pretty darn tasty too!!!!

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2blonde — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 20:20:22 GMT

Sangria is my favorite type of wine. There are actually some good ones you can buy right in the grocery store for around $6.00 - $7.00 a bottle. Two that come to mind (I can't access my stash right now), are Madria Sangria and Red Guitar, but there are others. You can also add more fruit if you wish. (This is making me thirsty!)

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VanSleepy — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 20:22:10 GMT

I make sangria all the time. My favorite is always what they serve in Spanish and Portuguese restaurants. This is the closest recipe I've found to that and my new favorite easy one.

Restaurant Style Sangria

Freeze 2 cups grapes and 12 oz. blackberries and raspberries

750 ml dry red wine

1 cup orange juice

1/2 cup tequila

1/4 cup triple sec

3 TBSP superfine sugar

1 orange, sliced

Chill at least one hour. Add frozen fruit right before serving.

You don't taste the tequila, but you feel it when you try to stand up! Drink at your own risk lol

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Zhills — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 21:50:49 GMT

Sangria is a typical beverage from Spain and Portugal. It normally consists of red wine, chopped fruit, a sweetener, and a small amount of added brandy. Chopped fruit can include orange, lemon, lime, apple, peach, melon, berries, pineapple, grape, kiwifruit and mango.

A sweetener such as honey, sugar, syrup, or orange juice is added.

Other liquids such as Seltzer, Sprite or 7 Up may be added.

Sangria is steeped while chilled for as little as minutes or up to a few days.

Steep the fruit in the wine before adding the bubbly.

The combination of wines and fruits is your choice. There is no set rule.

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denisemb — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 21:10:23 GMT

I've never made sangria (my niece does), but I emailed her a Caramel Apple Sangria recipe I found on Pinterest that sounds wonderful.

You could check Google, too.

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vabreeze — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 23:36:47 GMT

This sangria is perfect for the fall!

Apple Pie Sangria

1 bottle Moscato***
6 oz apple cider (I used Trader Joe's Spiced Cider)
6 oz Caramel Vodka
1 apple, sliced
1 pear, sliced

2 cinnamon sticks

1 bottle club
soda

Combine first 5 ingredients (Moscato - Pear) and let sit overnight in a
pitcher, adding cinnamon sticks about 4 hours before serving.  Pour into
individual glasses with ice and cover with a splash of club soda.

***or use a white table wine, riesling, etc. or if you want to make it less sweet, use
something like a pinot grigio of sauvignon blanc...or do one bottle of sweet and
one bottle of dry if doubling the recipe)

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mustang66lady — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 01:44:21 GMT

This sangria is wonderful; it was originally posted by lavendarsage who no longer posts here but I do believe she lurks and pops up every now and then! It is made with white zinfandel and even though I believe it is classified as a rose' and not a true white wine, I believe white wine drinkers as well as red wine drinkers will enjoy it.

WHITE ZINFANDEL SANGRIA

Use whatever fresh fruit you have on hand (strawberries, pineapple, mangoes, blackberries, chopped green apple, etc.), just make sure to include at least 1 citrus fruit in the mix.

1 (750 ml) bottle chilled White Zinfandel
1/2 c. peach schnapps
2 Tbsp. Cointreau, Grand Marnier or other orange liqueur
2 Tbsp. sugar, or to taste
2 cinnamon sticks, broken in half
1 lemon, sliced
1 orange, sliced
1 peach, sliced into wedges
1 (10 oz.) bottle chilled club soda (1 1/4 c.)
Ice cubes

Mix first 8 ingredients in a tall pitcher. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to allow flavors to blend.

Mix in club soda.

Fill 6 wine glasses with ice cubes. Pour sangria over ice. Serve.

Lavendar often took beautiful photos of her recipes and this one she posted as using orange slices, strawberries, and I believe peaches.

This is also a very good sangria-we make it often for get togethers.

Topsy Turvy Sangria

1 bottle of merlot

1 cup of sugar

1 cup of orange liqueur

1/2 - 1 cup of brandy

3 cups chilled lemon lime soda, chilled

1 cups sliced fresh strawberries

1 lemon thinly sliced

1 orange thinly sliced

1 peach, sliced

ice

Stir all together except for soda, until sugar is dissolved. Add fruit and refrigerate over night. Before serving, add chilled soda. Makes 10 - 3/4 cup servings.

Re: Has anyone made Sangria ?

vabreeze — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 13:00:00 GMT

I do miss Lavendarsage's postings. Her recipes and photos were great.

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Group 5 minus 1 — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 14:56:34 GMT

Way back in the seventies. It is better to make a sugar syrup. There is some sweetness but you don't have to wait for the sugar to dissolve.

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Honeybit — Sun, 18 Oct 2015 22:22:42 GMT

If you haven't already done it, go up to the top of the page where there's a box that says "Search Forums & Blogs" and type in Sangria. You can use the pulldown next to it to choose Board and see the Sangria recipes that have been posted here in the RECIPES forum.

Or, if you just choose the default of Community, you'll get about 90 results that have been posted on the various QVC Forums.

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AuntG — Sun, 18 Oct 2015 22:39:57 GMT

No, but I've drank it. That apple pie sangria recipe I saw posted sure sounds tasty.

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jaxs mom — Sun, 18 Oct 2015 23:44:02 GMT

Sure I've made it a bunch of times over the years. Not that I drink very often. The best thing about it is it's so versatile, you can make it with white or red wine and whatever fruit you want.