Winter Sangria

This winter sangria is SO GOOD.

This recipe is really up to you- there are so many ways you can make a sangria and this is my take on a winterized version. You can use this as a baseline, add to it, tweak it, or create your own, be inspired!

Updated Version: 12/18/2021

Ingredients:

1. 1 Bottle of Red Table Wine - I used Anthony Road

2. Wassail Juice from Trader Joe's.

3. Champagne (nothing fancy)

4. 1 Orange, Sliced

You can use any Red table wine that you normally would use for a Sangria or simply a red table wine you really enjoy. I used Tony's Red table wine from Anthony Road winery in the Finger Lakes.

Add in if you don't have Wassail Juice nearby, you can use cranberry juice or maybe even a mix of cranberry and apple cider. This is what creates the "winter" sangria. Shout out to my momma for always snagging the goods from Trader Joe's for me!

Instructions:

• Pour the bottle of wine into a pitcher.

• Add in Wassail juice (or juice of choice) - approximately an equal amount to the wine. We didn't actually measure, we just went for it but leave enough space in your pitcher for Champagne.

• Top off your pitcher with champagne. In the video below, I used almost the full bottle. I used the remaining to top off the glasses.

• Add in your orange slices and save a couple for your drink garnish.

• Add ice to your drinking glass and pour yourself a delicious winter sangria!

The wassail juice is a great choice if you can grab it because it has cinnamon, clove, & orange peel flavor in it. If you don't have wassail juice, add a few cinnamon sticks to your mix to add the flavor. This is great for the holidays or simply a great winter drink!

Let me know if you try this or if you created your own Winter Sangria!