Put the lemon rind, fruit juice, and sugar in a large jug and chill.
To serve, pour the wine, soda water and ice cubes into the jug.
Stir, then pour into tall glasses.
Makes about 2 liters or 4 pints.

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Fruity Sangria Blanca

1 bottle Spanish (or other favorite) white wine
1/3-cup sugar
3/4-cup peach-flavored brandy
6 tablespoons thawed lemonade concentrate
8 oz. sliced peaches
1 cup sliced green grapes
1 cup sliced red grapes

Mix together the wine, sugar, brandy and lemonade until well mixed. Add in the fruits, and refrigerate overnight.

Serve the next day from a large pitcher filled with ice.

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Garden Sangria

1 gallon dry white wine
2 cups brandy
1 cup orange liqueur
4 oranges, sliced
1 bunch fresh mint leaves
1 bottle club soda, chilled (1-liter)
1-quart whole strawberries
2 lemons, thinly sliced
2 limes, thinly sliced

Combine first 5 ingredients in a large container. Cover and chill 8 hours. Add club soda and next 3 ingredients just before serving. Serve sangria over ice, if desired. Garnish, if desired.

Yields: 1 1/2 gallons.

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Hot Sangria

1 bottle red wine, preferably Rioja
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 lemon, in wedges
1 tablespoon orange juice
1 orange, in wedges
1 tablespoon sugar
1 shot brandy
1 shot triple sec
1 teaspoon hot sauce
1 bottle sparkling water

Mix together everything but water.

Let chill overnight and then mix in water and ice.

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Italian Sangria

2 bottles fruity red wine
15 oz. Cranberry juice
10 oz. Grenadine
8 oz. Sweet Vermouth

Mix all of the ingredients together, stir well. Add in a few cherries and orange circles. Let sit overnight in the fridge if possible.

Serve over ice the next day.

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July 4th Sangria

1 bottle Spanish (or other favorite) white wine
1/3-cup sugar
3/4-cup apricot-flavored brandy
6 tablespoon thawed lemonade concentrate
1 cup sliced red grapes
1-cup whole strawberries
1 cup sliced purple (blue colored) grapes
1-cup blueberries

Mix together the wine, sugar, brandy and lemonade until well mixed. Add in the fruits, and refrigerate overnight.

Serve the next day from a large pitcher filled with ice. Decorate with flags.

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Mexican Sangria

4 cups dry red wine
2/3 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
1/2-cup caster sugar, very fine
2 limes or 1 apple, sliced, to serve

Half fill a large jug with ice cubes. Pour in the wine and the orange and lime juice. Add the sugar and stir well until it has dissolved. Pour into large glasses and garnish with lime or apple slices on top.

Serve at once.

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Party Sangria

1 Bottle of red wine (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Rioja, Zinfandel,Shiraz)
1 lemon cut into wedges
1 orange cut into wedges
1 lime cut into wedges
2 tablespoons sugar
Splash of orange juice
2 shots of gin
1 cup of sliced strawberries or raspberries
1 small can of diced pineapples (with juice)
4 cups ginger ale

Pour wine in the pitcher and squeeze the juice wedges from the lemon, orange and lime into the wine. Toss in the fruit wedges (leaving out seeds if possible) and add sugar, orange juice and gin.

Chill overnight. Add ginger ale and ice just before serving.

If you'd like to serve right away, use chilled red wine and serve over lots of ice. However, remember that the best Sangrias are chilled around 24 hours in the frig. - allowing the flavors to really marinate into each other.

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Passion Fruit Sangria

2 cups passion fruit purée
2 bottles dry white wine
3/4-cup Simple Syrup (recipe follows)
1/2-cup triple sec
3/4-cup brandy
3 lemons, halved lengthwise and sliced 1/4 inch thick
3 oranges, halved lengthwise and sliced 1/4 inch thick
3 Granny Smith apples, cored and cut into eighths

Place all ingredients in a large container; stir to combine. Add ice, and serve.

Simple Syrup: Makes about 1 cup.

3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4-cup water

In a small pot, combine sugar and water. Heat mixture over medium heat until sugar dissolves.

Serves: 10 to 12.

The publisher of Taste of the Grape would be happy to send you 50 Free Sangria Wine Recipes including the ones on this page. To request the 50 Free Sangria Wine Recipes, click this email request link:  Free Sangria Recipes Request.

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