What is sangria + 7 recipes at home

Sangria – This is a relatively low-alcohol soft drink (if you want – a kind of cocktail), prepared on the basis of very ordinary, but at the same time high-quality, mostly dry table wines. Homeland are Spain and Portugal. But the Italians also contributed to the creation of the drink, starting to add sparkling wines to it.

Composition of sangria

Textbook sangria is a blood-red color that got its reflection in the name of the drink (from Spanish this word is translated as “blood”), consists of dry red wine (ideally – rioja), spring water, cane sugar and slices of citrus fruits (usually , oranges and lemons).

In the future, thanks to the development of the idea of ​​​​the drink and the growth of its popularity, the number of possible ingredients increased significantly.

So, along with red wine, both white and rosé wines can serve as the basis for today’s drink.

Instead of ordinary water, mineral water, carbonated drinks, fruit juices or sparkling wine can be used. In addition, as additional additives, strong alcohol is often used (brandy, whiskey, vodka, gin, rum, etc.), as well as various liqueurs (most often dry or cocktail).

The fruit list has expanded inexpressibly. In addition to the invariable citrus fruits, it includes fruits and berries of temperate latitudes, grapes, southern and tropical fruits, and even melons with watermelons. Finally, along with sugar, honey, vanilla, syrups, nutmeg, ginger, anise, cinnamon, cloves and fresh mint were added to the drink.

All this determined a somewhat conditional typology of this South European drink:

1. Quiet (regular) sangria – prepared on the basis of red wine using citrus fruits and grapes, but without the addition of sparkling or carbonated components

2. White sangria, the recipe of which involves the use of dry, semi-sweet or even sweet white wine instead of red table wine

3. Pink sangria – made with rosé wine

4. Sparkling sangria – a variation that involves the addition of sparkling wines a la Champagne or soft drinks to a red, white or rose base

5. fruit sangria (also goes under the playful name “wine okroshka”) – it is distinguished by a huge amount and an unregulated variety of fruits and berries contained in it

6. Strong sangria – got its name due to the preliminary six-hour soaking of fruits cut for it in high-grade alcohol or the direct addition of adult strong drinks

7. There is also non-alcoholic sangria., the recipe of which excludes the presence of any alcohol. It is a sliced ​​​​fruit, filled with cola, lemonade, or just sparkling water, flavored, if desired, with sugar and spices

How many degrees in sangria

In the vast majority of cases, the strength of the drink we are interested in is from 4 to 9 degrees.

If we are talking about its strong variation, then it can reach 14-18 revolutions.

How to drink sangria

Prepare and serve sangria in a jug with crushed ice or in a capacious transparent bowl. Ideally, it is drunk from cork glasses, but this is not necessary.

There is an unwritten rule that glasses, glasses or mugs for a sparkling variety of a drink must be transparent.

When using a bowl, coolant is poured with a ladle.

If we are talking about a jug, then a special spoon with a long handle is attached to it, used to hold fruit. The only exception is “fruit okroshka”, poured along with its fruit and berry component.

Appetizer for sangria

If you got a strong variety of drink or just wanted to have a snack, we recommend choosing cheeses, fruits or, based on the nature of the wine base, low-fat meat or fish dishes.

How to make sangria

The process of preparing the drink itself is quite simple. But at the same time, it requires a high degree of creativity in the selection of ingredients. Again, there are a few unwritten rules here.

There are some differences in the preparation of fruits and berries:

1. Citrus fruits are cut into slices along with the peel.

2. Apples and pears are freed from the core and cut into slices.

3. Stone fruits (peaches, plums, etc.) are separated from these very stones and, depending on the size, cut into halves or quarters.

4. Large berries, like strawberries, are cut in half, small ones are placed whole.

5. When using melons, watermelons and tropical fruits, only medium-sized chopped pulp is used.

Fruits and spices are put into a jug and then poured with wine mixed with water, juice and sugar. Then, if desired, strong alcohol is added to the resulting substance.

The resulting mixture is infused in the refrigerator from 3 to 12 hours.

Crushed ice can be added both before infusion and immediately before serving.

Chilled sparkling and carbonated drinks are added to the jug just before serving.

Next, we will offer you one example of the ingredients for each type of drink. Having mastered the basic principles and proportions, you can safely embark on an open sea of ​​experiments, in the hope that sooner or later you will get the most delicious sangria!

Classic Recipe: Quiet Sangria

Let’s start with that very ordinary drink that has become a classic of the genre.

List of ingredients

1. Dry red wine – 0,7 l

2. Drinking water – 0,7 l

3. Oranges – 2 piece

4. Lemon – 1 pc.

5. Cane sugar – 2 tbsp spoons

Click here if you haven’t read how to make sangria (this is the base for all recipes).

Recipe: White Sangria

White wine can easily replace red from the previous recipe. But let’s make it harder.

List of ingredients

1. Dry white wine – 0,75 l

2. Apple juice with pulp – 1 l

3. Red apple – 1 pc.

4. Orange – 1 piece

Click here if you haven’t read how to make sangria (this is the base for all recipes).

Recipe: Pink Sangria

The Pyrenean rose wine drink is an avant-garde phenomenon. Therefore, its preparation will be somewhat different from the above canon.

List of ingredients

1. Dry rose wine – 1,5 l

2. Orange liqueur – 160 ml

3. Lemonade – 1,25 L

4. Cane sugar – 2 tbsp spoons

5. Watermelon pulp – 500 g

6. Lime – 2 pieces

Method of preparation

1. Mix all the ingredients except wine and lemonade in a jug and leave for half an hour at room temperature.

2. After the specified period, add ice and wine.

3. Next, you can put the jug in the refrigerator for a couple of hours, or you can immediately add lemonade, mix everything gently and serve.

Recipe: Champagne Sangria

And here is the sparkling (Italian) version.

List of ingredients

1. Dry red wine – 0,75 l

2. Dry or semi-sweet sparkling – 0,75 l

3. Oranges – 1 piece

4. Lemons – 1 pcs

5. Apples – 2 pieces

6. Fresh mint – 3-4 leaves

7. Cinnamon – 2 sticks

Click here if you haven’t read how to make sangria (this is the base for all recipes).

Recipe: Fruit Sangria

Take any of the above recipes as a basis and add as many fruits and berries as possible to it.

The main thing is that the liquid component of the drink, after all, prevails at least a little.

Recipe: Strong Strawberry Sangria

And finally, a strong variation of the drink, perfect for strawberry season and home cooking.

List of ingredients

1. Semi-sweet white wine – 0,75 l

2. Peach juice – 0,75 L

3. Peach bitter – 300 ml

4. Light rum – 200 ml

5. Strawberry – 300 g

6. Lemon – 1/2 pc

7. Cane sugar – 2 tbsp spoons

8. Fresh mint – 4 leaves

Method of preparation

1. Pour the chopped strawberries with bitters and let them brew for 6 hours at room temperature.

2. Add lemon and mint, grated with one tablespoon of sugar.

3. Mix the wine, juice and remaining sugar thoroughly and add all this to the rest of the ingredients.

4. Add ice, add rum and place the vessel with the drink in the refrigerator for 4 hours.

Sangria video recipe

Relevance: 18.06.2017

Tags: wine and vermouth