Summer Sangria & Classic Sangria

Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup triple sec (or other orange liqueur)
• 1/2 cup brandy
• 2 (750 ml) bottles dry wine
• 1 (750 ml) bottle club soda, chilled
• 1 cup honeydew melon, balls,or chunks
• 1 cup cantaloupe ball, or chunks
• 1/2 cup lemon slice, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup lime slice, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup orange slice, thinly sliced
• 1 cup strawberry, whole (no leaves)
• 15 ice cubes
• 750 ml dry red wine
• 6 orange slices, thickly sliced
• 6 lemon slices, thickly sliced
• 2 tablespoons triple sec (orange liqueur)
• 2 tablespoons brandy
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 750 ml club soda, chilled
• 30 ice cubes

Recipe

• 1 summer sangria.
• 2 in a large chilled pitcher, combine the sugar, orange liqueur, brandy and wine.
• 3 cover and refrigerate for 2 1/2 hours.
• 4 when ready to serve slowly stir in club soda to taste.
• 5 add all the fruit and ice cubes and enjoy.
• 6 classic sangria.
• 7 in a large chilled pitcher, combine the red wine, orange and lemon slices, triple sec and brandy with 1 tbsp of sugar.
• 8 cover and refrigerate for 1 1/2 hours.
• 9 before serving add club soda and ice, taste and adjust sugar or soda as preferred.