Sangria is a perfect libation for a crowd. The wine-based drink flavored with fresh fruit and liquor is festive, refreshing and easy to make in big batches, just like punch. To maximize its full potential, think outside the confines of simply "red" or "white." The Food Network Kitchen chefs came up with a seasonal sangria for every month of the year.
January: Pineapple-Coconut Sangria
The first month of the year is often long and cold. This refreshing melange of crisp white wine, coconut water syrup and fresh tropical fruit is like a vacation in a glass.
Valentine's Day's most-iconic treat inspired this chocolatey winter sangria. Its signature flavors come from chocolate-flavored liqueur as well as preserved and frozen cherries.
Melon liqueur adds flavor and also a festive bright-green color to this spring sangria, teeming with tart apples, other green fruits and mint leaves. An obvious choice to serve at your St. Patrick's Day party, this sangria also works well in warmer months.
Tapioca pearls add a bit of whimsy to this bubble-tea-like sangria that's flavored with fragrant elderflower liqueur and sweet white peaches. This delicate drink is perfect for a spring party or shower.
Raspberries and grapefruit soda add a bit of tang to balance out the floral rosewater syrup in this rosé wine sangria. Thanks to its blushing-pink color, the drink is perfect for Mother's Day or a spring picnic in the garden.
Get ready for summer in a pitcher! This sangria calls for crisp white wine, lemon-flavored liqueur and tart lemon soda, plus a bright, herbal cilantro syrup, for a decidedly adult version of lemonade.
For summer's hottest days, try this refreshing summer sangria filled with crisp and cooling honeydew melon, cucumber, and jicama. Gin and lime juice add a bright, floral zip to the drink.
Summer's berry bounty is on full display in this dark sangria made with red wine and flavored with black raspberry liqueur, mixed-berry vodka, and loads of fresh blackberries and blueberries.
This invigorating sangria is reminiscent of fall's first cool days. Apples and apple cider flavor this bright beverage; it's sweetened with a lemon-cinnamon syrup and apple brandy.
This bright, citrusy fall sangria combines Aperol, a slightly bitter orange-flavored aperitif, with orange liqueur, soda, juice and slices. Fresh rosemary adds a fragrant, herbal note.
Instead of being served hot, this mulled red wine is sweetened with maple syrup and flavored with black tea and spices before being chilled. Whole fresh cranberries keep it bright and refreshing.
December: Vanilla, Starfruit and Champagne Sangria
Lillet Blanc, an aromatic French aperitif wine, enhances the delicate starfruit in this festive sangria. Made with Champagne and vanilla bean syrup, it's ideal for the holiday entertaining season and also works for wedding showers, birthdays or anytime you want to add a bit of sparkle to the party.
