Sangria with Winter Citrus
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 8 to 10 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 10 servings
- Calories
- 368
- Total Fat
- 0
- Saturated Fat
- 0
- Carbohydrates
- 31
- Dietary Fiber
- 2
- Sugar
- 21
- Protein
- 1
- Cholesterol
- 0
- Sodium
- 30
- Total: 2 hr 15 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Inactive: 2 hr
Ingredients
1 green apple, cored and diced
1 ruby grapefruit, thinly sliced
1 lemon, thinly sliced
1 blood or regular orange, thinly sliced
1 Bosc pear, cored and diced
Juice of 2 lemons
Three 750ml bottles medium-bodied red wine, such as malbec, rioja or sangiovese
1 cup grappa
1/2 cup orange liqueur, such as Cointreau
1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup simple syrup
4 cups chilled club soda
Directions
- Begin by macerating the fruit. Add half of the apples, grapefruit, lemon, blood orange and pears to a large pitcher and squeeze the lemon juice on top. Muddle the fruit using a wooden spoon. Add the remaining half of the fruits. Pour over the red wine, grappa, orange liqueur and stir. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 2 hours, or overnight if time allows. Add the orange juice and simple syrup, and then top off with the chilled club soda before serving.