Spanish Sangria

Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 1 750ML Bottle of Red Spanish Wine (recommended: a young Rioja)
  • 1 Lemon, thinly sliced
  • 1 Orange, thinly sliced
  • 1 Peach, cubed
  • 1 Apple, cubed
  • ¼ Cup Good Quality Spanish Brandy
  • 1 Cup Orange Juice (not from concentrate)
  • ⅓ Cup Sugar
  • 1 Cinnamon Stick

Preparation

  1. Add half of the orange slices, lemon slices, and cubed apples into a pitcher and reserve the other slices and cubes, cut 1 peach and 1 apple into small cubes and add all the cubed peaches and half the cubed apples to the pitcher, reserve the other cubed apples.
  2. Next the brandy, orange juice, and sugar into the pitcher.
  3. Using a large wooden spoon, push down on the fruit to release all the juices and then mix everything together
  4. Now add the red wine and cinnamon stick into the pitcher and mix everything together
  5. Chill for at least 2 hours to let all the flavors develop
  6. Drizzle a little fresh lemon juice on the reserved apples (so they don´t brown) and chill with along with the reserved fruit
  7. When ready to serve stir the sangria, then add some ice cubes and some of the reserved apples to each serving glass, pour in some sangria and add 1 orange and 1 lemon slice.
  8. Enjoy!