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Easy Red Sangria

Published: May 25, 2024 by Marye

A sweet, easy red sangria with lots of fruit flavor from oranges, pineapple, and blackberries. Rum gives it a subtle kick. This refreshing drink is perfect for casual summer parties.
Total time for the recipe to be finished.Total Time 10 minutes minutes
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If you are looking for an easy red sangria recipe, you have definitely come to the right place. I've tried a gazillion variations, but this one is my go-to recipe for summer entertaining. It's pretty, refreshing, and delicious.

It's also meant for adults 21 and over. Drink responsibly.

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Table of Contents
  • One of the best Sangrias I have tasted!
  • 🗝️ Key takeaways
  • 📖 Variations
  • 🍴 Equipment
  • 🥫 How to store leftovers
  • Marye's Tip
  • 💭 Things to know
  • 📚 Related recipes
  • 📞 The last word
  • 📖 Recipe
  • Simple Red Sangria
  • 💬 Comments

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One of the best Sangrias I have tasted!

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This is one of the best Sangrias I have tasted. I think I'll make some for my Mom when I am in Louisiana next.
Edye

🗝️ Key takeaways

  • I love my drinks on the sweet side and this red sangria is a perfect balance between sweet blackberry and tart citrus.
  • Make it by the pitcher and enjoy it all summer long.
  • Remove the old fruit and add fresh fruit just before serving so it maintains that pretty look.

So, a little history.

Sangria comes from Spain and Portugal. I knew I loved those countries!

The word sangria actually is the active form of to bleed so essentially sangria means bleeding. It refers to the bright crimson color of the drink.

You can make white sangria, and it is very good, but the red is one of my favorite things ever. No surprise there, right?

📖 Variations

This is the best sangria recipe and makes a sweeter sangria - just the way I like it but you can vary the basic ingredients to suit your own tastes.

  1. raspberries
  2. strawberries
  3. blueberries
  4. various citrus fruits
  5. grapes
  6. Other seasonal fruit as desired
  7. vodka instead of rum
  8. silver tequila instead of rum
  9. brandy instead of rum
  10. For a very sweet sangria use brown sugar syrup rather than white sugar syrup.

🤫 Cook's secrets -

I like to add club soda into the sangria just before serving to make a sparkling red sangria - and make it less likely to have me snoring on the couch after one glass on a hot summer day.

🍴 Equipment

  1. pitcher
  2. sharp knife
  3. saucepan for making simple syrup
  4. measuring cups

🥫 How to store leftovers

Marye's Tip

Sangria is fantastic with ice in it, but use the frozen whiskey stones or plastic cubes so you don't dilute your drink —or else drink really, really fast.

💭 Things to know

  1. Sangria needs to be served very cold.
  2. Keep it in the refrigerator or an insulated pitcher or the fruit will break down and it will lose it's flavor.
  3. I  like to make it the night before my party so it has time for the flavors to mingle.
  4. I remove the old fruit and add fresh fruit before serving so it maintains that pretty look.
  5. Just don't eat the fruit because it absorbs the alcohol and it carries a punch you might not expect.
  6. I'll usually float orange slices in the glass when serving this easy cocktail.

I will be perfectly honest here. I do not use an expensive wine when I make homemade sangria. In fact, I tend to buy a gallon jug of Carlo Rossi Sangria or Paisano and use that.

The reason an inexpensive wine works well is because there are fruits and fruit juice flavors to add depth to this simple red sangria recipe. The lemon juice keeps it from beeing too sweet.

Just make sure it's a fruity red wine that isn't too sweet or too dry. A pinot noir or a zinfandel are other possibilities. In fact, a pinot noir is always a good choice, as far as I'm concerned.

Once you have your wine you add spirits and fruit then you just pop it in the fridge overnight.

It is just so incredibly easy to make red sangria recipes your own.

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📞 The last word

I think that sipping a glass of chilled sangria with friends while watching the stars come out in the summer is just one of life's blessings. This easy sangria recipe is perfect for those kinds of nights.

If you click on the number of servings in the recipe card you can adjust the measurements up or down for the exact number of servings you need.

If you love this recipe please comment below and give it 5 stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📖 Recipe

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Easy Red Sangria Recipe

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A sweet, easy red sangria with lots of fruit flavor from oranges, pineapple, and blackberries. Rum gives it a subtle kick. This refreshing drink is perfect for casual summer parties.
Course Beverage/Cocktail
Cuisine Spanish
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings:6 servings
Calories:435
Author:Marye Audet-White

Ingredients

Simple Syrup

  • 1 cup of water
  • 1 cup of sugar

Sangria

  • 1 750 ml bottle of red wine
  • ¼ cup Triple Sec
  • ½ cup white rum
  • ½ cup orange juice
  • ¼ cup pineapple juice
  • ½ cup simple syrup
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 limes
  • 1 orange
  • 1 cup blackberries, , muddled (just mash the slightly)

Instructions

imple Syrup

  • Simmer the water and sugar together until the sugar is dissolved.
  • Cool.

Sangria

  • Mix all of the ingredients together in a large pitcher with a cover.
  • Stir in the cooled simple syrup.
  • Stir gently until the ingredients are well mixed.
  • Cover and refrigerate for 18 to 24 hours (longer is better).
  • Strain out the fruit and replace with fresh fruit before serving.
  • You may add 1 cup of sparkling water before serving.

Notes

The cook time refers to the simple syrup. The total time is 10 minutes for cooking and prep and 24 hours in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts

Calories: 435kcal | Carbohydrates: 73g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.03g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 24mg | Potassium: 363mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 65g | Vitamin A: 160IU | Vitamin C: 44mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

This recipe has been tested several times. If you choose to use other ingredients, or change the technique in some way, the results may not be the same.

First published July 22, 2014. Last updated May 25, 2024 for editorial improvements and readability.

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  1. Marye Audet says

    July 22, 2014 at 11:04 pm

    Angela - you could use a different type of sweetener like Swerve. 🙂

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  2. Angela says

    July 22, 2014 at 9:36 pm

    This recipe looks great. I'd probably try it without the simply syrup because I'm avoiding sugar. But still...yummy!

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  3. Edye Buxbaum says

    July 22, 2014 at 9:31 pm

    This is one of the best Sangrias I have tasted. I think I'll make some for my Mom when I am in Louisiana next.

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