If you plan to organize an aperitif with friends, prepare a sangria, the perfect summer aperitif!
It has happened to you so often to sip this cocktail during festivals and parties or on holiday in the Iberian peninsula, the country where Sangria was born. Know that preparing it at home is very simple. All you need is excellent seasonal fruit, wine and spices.
There is no single recipe for sangria and everyone makes it their own way, but in general we can say the most important rule is that it must be served cold and prepared a little in advance because all the flavors need time to mix.

The right wine for sangria

Choose a young wine. It doesn't necessarily have to be a very high quality product. As long as it is good, not astringent, with a fruity and very fragrant aftertaste. You can find in the supermarkets specific wines for sangria, but wary of those that already have spices inside.
The classic sangria is red, prepared with a red wine, but there is also a clear variant, typical of the region of Catalonia, with a more delicate taste prepared with white wine.

Fruit

The original sangria is prepared with peaches, apples, orange and lemon. Then stretch it with orange juice. We advise you not to use the packaged one, but to squeeze fresh oranges, even if it is not exactly seasonal fruits.
There are many variations of sangria in which other types of fruit can also be used.
Excellent with strawberries and berries.

Spices

The perfume of spices should not be missing from the perfect sangria.
Add some cinnamon sticks, not the powder, and some cloves, but do not overdo it so as not to alter the taste.

Alcoholic part

In addition to wine, there are also other alcoholic ingredients in the sangria.
Some add to the end of the cointreau, others of the brandy. It depends a little on your taste and also on your proportions, you decide how strong you should be. Remember that the sangria, like all cocktails, should be drunk in moderation because it is not a simple fruit salad!

Water, fruit juice or gazzosa

Before serving, the sangria is usually diluted with a non-alcoholic part. Generally orange juice is used, but many prefer to lighten the taste of wine and fruit with simple cold water or gazzosa to give the sangria even a sparkling touch.

The step by step recipe

At this point we explain the step by step recipe.
First, cut two nectarines and an apple into cubes and slice an orange and a lemon quite thinly.
Pour half a liter of rose wine into a large glass container and mix it with 120 grams of sugar, 2 cinnamon sticks and 4 cloves. Then add some orange or lemon juice and 50 gr of cointreau or brandy and let it rest for one night, or for a few hours, in the refrigerator.
When ready to serve, add another 500 ml of wine and 300 ml of water or gazzosa or orange juice.

How to serve sangria

Choose large glasses and place the fruit first with a ladle and then the liquid part. Serve with a straw and a teaspoon and decorate with a sprinkling of cinnamon if you like it so much this spice feels.
Some like it very cold and so in this case you serve a few ice cubes separately.

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