Easy Red Sangria

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.

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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🗝️ 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.

🍴 Equipment

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

🥫 How to store leftovers

💭 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.

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