Sangria

A punch made popular in Spain with wine, fruit, sugar and soda water.

Recipe

• 1 Bottle of red wine
• 1 Lemon cut into wedges
• 1 Orange cut into wedges
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 shot brandy
• 2 cups ginger ale or club soda

Pour wine in the pitcher and squeeze the juice wedges from the lemon and orange into the wine. Toss in the fruit wedges (leaving out seeds if possible) and add sugar and brandy. Chill overnight. Add ginger ale or club soda just before serving.

Historical References

Tapas One at a Time, by Anthony Parkinson, 2005

"In the US, Sangria was first tasted at the 1964 World's Fair in New York."