{"id":793,"date":"2011-05-23T02:33:48","date_gmt":"2011-05-22T18:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/?p=793"},"modified":"2012-04-21T23:52:35","modified_gmt":"2012-04-21T15:52:35","slug":"homemade-sangria-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/behind-the-scenes\/homemade-sangria-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"homemade sangria recipe&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wine is a great love of mine. Especially red wine (although I do love some Riesling every now and then). The thing is, I live in Florida, and when the thermometer outside is reading 3937 degrees, sometimes red wine just doesn\u2019t get it. In fact, when you\u2019re sitting outside under the blazing sun, taking a sip of a drink that is resting at a gentle simmer and is acting as a jacuzzi to all kinds of wacky insect life,\u00a0is\u00a0just plain gross. So what does a wino do to combat this situation? Sangria, of course!<\/p>\n<p>In the last couple of years, I\u2019ve tried lots and lots of different sangria recipes. You can do ANYthing with sangria. But I think I\u2019ve finally perfected all my experimenting into one all-around, amazing concoction\u2026the best way to\u00a0cope with\u00a0a 9 month long summer when you can\u2019t live without red wine.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the stuff I put in it. The measurements are approximate because I don\u2019t really measure. Not because I\u2019m some kind of amazing kitchen wonder woman who doesn\u2019t need to\u2026more like, I\u2019ve just made\u00a0sangria a few (hundred) times.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A bottle of red wine (like Merlot or Cabernet Sauvignon). You know the regular 750ml size bottle? Not that one. You want that huge bottle of cheapo wine that they line up along the very bottom of the shelf under the snobby wines. That\u2019s the best part about making sangria\u2026the $6.99 per gallon kind works fabulously!<\/li>\n<li>About a cup of brandy\u2026and I have recently discovered that using blackberry brandy takes this sangria from being the best, to the ultimate.<\/li>\n<li>\u00be cup or so of triple sec.<\/li>\n<li>About half a can of frozen lemonade concentrate (limeade will work too). Then you can pop the lid back on the leftover and save it for tomorrow, when you\u2019re making it again.<\/li>\n<li>About 1\/3 cup of lemon juice. If you want to get all\u00a0fancy, you can squeeze it yourself&#8230;I\u2019m not\u00a0all fancy.<\/li>\n<li>About\u00a03\/4 cup orange juice.<\/li>\n<li>One each lemon, lime, and orange, sliced. I always like to keep a couple of slices of each on the side, and cut them in half to put in the individual wine glasses to make them look pretty. (Okay, maybe I AM a little fancy).<\/li>\n<li>A big handful of maraschino cherries. (leave the stems on&#8230;it makes it really priiity.)<\/li>\n<li>A small bottle of club soda.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/fruit-slices-for-sangria1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-822\" title=\"lemon, lime, and orange for sangria\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/fruit-slices-for-sangria1.jpg\" alt=\"lemon, lime, and orange for sangria\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/fruit-slices-for-sangria1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/fruit-slices-for-sangria1-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Put all the fruit in a pitcher, and then add the wine and liquors, lemonade, orange juice, and lemon juice\u2026.well, basically, everything except the club soda. \u00a0I do not like sangria to be overly sweet, so I do not add any sugar\u2026but if you want sweet, then go ahead and\u00a0add a little to it. Put some ice and fruit slices in each individual glass\u2026and then when you pour each\u00a0 glass, top it off with a little bit of club soda (another way to sweeten this up is to use Sprite instead of club soda) The fizzier you want it, the more soda you add. Then, put a tip jar outside your door to help fund this once all your neighbors find out about your amazing sangria making skills.<\/p>\n<p>Now sit outside in the sun with your yummy, icy, fruity wine instead of that lava stuff you were drinking before. Is that a bug floating in that glass? Of course not\u2026it\u2019s probably just an orange seed or something\u2026cheers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wine is a great love of mine. Especially red wine (although I do love some Riesling every now and then). The thing is, I live in Florida, and when the thermometer outside is reading 3937 degrees, sometimes red wine just doesn\u2019t get it. 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