Why not add a Sangria to your beverages for this Labor Day weekend?

Savoy-Lee Winery Sangria

Sangria can be purchased by the bottle at some wineries; other wineries produce wines that can be used for making your own Sangria. Sangria already bottled is quick and easy for a picnic (make sure you have a corkscrew handy.) Several wineries offer recipes for making Sangria. If you have time you may want to create your own special Sangria.

Below are four easy recipes from wineries in Colorado, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Enjoy!

Hope everyone has a wonderful Labor Day weekend!

Cheers!

Kathy

Narmada’s Midnight Sangria

Ingredients

2 bottles of Midnight Wine (This Narmada Winery wine is produced with Chambourcin and is off-dry.)
1 c of frozen orange juice
4 cans of Sprite soda
¼ c of sugar
Fruit – oranges, lemons, strawberries
Mint leaves

Directions

1. Mix and Enjoy!

Recipe provided by Narmada Winery, Amissville, Virginia.

Pickering Winery Sangria

Ingredients

1/2 bottle of Marchael Foch
1/2 lemon sliced
1/2 orange sliced
1/2 apple sliced
1/4 c sugar
2 shots Gin
16 oz Ginger Ale

Directions

1. Mix wine, sugar, gin and ginger ale until sugar is dissolved
2. Add fruit
3. Chill

Recipe provided by Pickering Winery, Pennsylvania.

Sangria (Carlson Vineyards)

Ingredients

1 bottle Carlson Vineyards Laughing Cat Sweet Baby Red Note: this is a sweet wine blend made from mostly Merlot.
1 c orange juice
1/4 c juice from one lime
1/4 c juice from one lemon

Directions

1. Pour all ingredients into a picture.
2. Add ice and slices of lemon, lime and orange.

Recipe provided by Carlson Vineyards, Palisade, Colorado.

Savoy-Lee Sangria

Ingredients

1 bottle of Savoy-Lee Johnson Mountain Picnic Blush Wine or dry fruity rosé
1 lemon, cut into wedges
1 orange, cut into wedges
1 lime, cut into wedges
2 T sugar
1 small can of diced pineapple (with juice)
1 small container of sliced, sweetened frozen strawberries (thawed)
2-4 c of ginger ale (preference)

Notes

1. Pour Savoy-Lee Johnson Mountain Picnic Blush Wine in a pitcher and squeeze the juice wedges from the lemon, orange and lime into the wine.
2. Toss in the fruit wedges (leaving out seeds) and pineapple then add sugar.
3. Mix well.
4. Chill overnight.
5. Add strawberries and ginger ale just before serving.
6. Use fruit wedge or fresh strawberry for garnish..enjoy!

Makes approximately 10 – 12 glasses of Sangria.
NOTE: Do not double recipe – make individual batches.

Recipe provided by Savoy-Lee Winery, Virginia.