Easy Traditional Red Sangria

Thanks, Dana! Always love looking your recipes UP. I’ve got lots of red wine (wine industry worker bee here) – need to do a disappearing act since I’m moving and don’t want to move *it* .. so making SANGRIA for 4th of July to celebrate freedom, peace & love. xoA

I made this with rum because we had no brandy on hand. I did not like it. Wish I tasted it before adding the rum because I bet it was good without it.
Next time I’ll try brandy.

Three years after the other comments – but I have made this twice in the past two weeks. It is a total winner and perfect for summer cook-outs. Everyone raves about how good it is.

I’m not sure you can’t keep it more than 48 hours, it should be fine for longer – all you must do is remove any rind-on citrus fruit from the mixture within 8 hours or so, or the oils will leave a bitter taste behind. The brandy fortifies the wine, so it really doesn’t spoil too quickly. I usually divide the brandy quantity into brandy and cointreau.
Keep refrigerated, add a splash of soda and some ice when serving. Dee-licious!

This is my FAVORITE Sangria recipe – I make it more than I should probably admit. I remove the fruit from it after 24 hours so it keeps a little longer in the fridge. SO FREAKING GOOD. Just watch out, it catches up with you quickly!

This is DELICIOUS! I’ve made it at least three times. One of my good friends is from Spain – there’s a restaurant in Boston we visit often, as it’s the closest thing to authentic Spanish food, and this sangria is better than what they serve there!

Thanks for this great recipe.

This recipe is great and so easy! I used Rioja wine. 5 stars!

Brilliant recipe. I always use this one now!

We drank Sangria every night on the beach in Barcelona. They offer it as traditional, which compares to your recipe, or with a sparkling white wine. I search for a recipe hoping to find the best wine to use. I can’t wait to see if I can duplicate the one we loved in Spain. Any idea on what wine to use to make the sparkly version? Thanks

We were in Seville in the summer, 2016, and we drank pitchers of this wonderful, satisfying drink. In one restaurant, they added canned fruit cocktail (I recognized the sad grapes) and even it was delicious. Your recipe is a righteous reproduction that I will enjoy now that I am back in the states.

Made this for a Christmas party and followed the recipe as written and it was fantastic! My daughter had been to Spain in May and said this Sangria was exactly what she had in Barcelona! It will be my go to for sure!

Belated thanks for a recipe that had my friends raving and a bit tipsy this summer. I made it multiple times, using different combinations of wine and fruit, and it was always outstanding. “Wait, you MADE this??”

This recipe was really good! We used mango infused rum with it instead of brandy, and used about 2/3 cup.

I love this recipe! I made it with a Spanish Monastrell like you recommended above, but I found one that is vegan and made with organic grapes!! I can’t wait to spice it up with cinnamon sticks and star anise and make this for all my holiday get togethers :)

Made this recipe about a year ago and absolutely loved it!! Came across it again today and you know what that means?! Yup. Siiiip!

I made this drink for Thanksgiving 2016. I was asked to again make it for Christmas eve 2016 and I did.
I am now asked to make it again for Thanksgiving 2017. I will. I am not using Spanish wine, I am using Carlo Rossi – Burgundi.

Delicious! Made it & loved it! Used half the sugar,tho. But that’s just my preference. Great recipe!

I made this last night for a Spanish themed dinner. I had to make a second batch! Love your recipes Dana.

This was a terrific recipe! Made it the night before and took it camping! Perfect! Thanks so much for sharping.

I’m glad I hung in there after reading the opening comments – it was worth it! Meaning: approximately 40% of young people in Spain are unemployed. Catalonia also wants to succeed from the country. So the’re not necessarily doing “it” right, but I get it. You’re in Spain and excited. Most people are excited in a different country! Sounds like a blast!

Its really helpful. I was wondering what sangria is.. But perfectly introduce by you.. thanks a lot!! Exact ingredients of liquors are well distinguished.

Thank you for the recipe! This was wonderful. I used Tuaca (a sweet Italian brandy), a tangerine, and a Honeycrisp apple. We were out of orange juice, so I improvised with an all-fruit no-sugar-added tangerine popsicle. It turned out great – my friend said that should be my secret ingredient every time I make it. Sorry I tossed the bottle before reviewing and can’t remember the exact wine, but it was a Tempranillo in the $12 range. Wonderful! thank you again

This is the best basic sangria recipe i have tried, and i made it a couple of different ways! I tried grand marnier instead of brandy and it was extra fruity.

Has anyone ever made this recipe ? Lots of reviews from people who say it sounds great, looks like a good recipe etc.

Whoa!! I was never one for Sangria, but lately I’ve been trying it at restaurant only to find they add no fresh fruit, so imagine the disappointment on my face when it arrive to my table. I am currently watching the RHOD (something I usually don’t watch) and they were drinking sangria, so I thought I’d look up a recipe and came across yours!!

Luckily my daughter just had asked me to buy OJ, so I had that and everything else on hand(including only one bottle on Spanish wine that to my wine club membership), so it seemed that the stars were aligning and telling me to Make. The. Wine. so make the wine I did and WOW!! Just took my first sip and before enjoying the rest I wanted to leave you and everyone else a comment noting how delicious this is!!

*I didn’t have an orange on hand, but had a cantaloupe, so cut it up and added that instead. I would imagine if I had an orange it would have been even more flavorful.

Thanks for the recipe and happy Sunday to me!

I have made this twice now and really enjoy it! So easy and tastes so good! Thanks for sharing :)

I am not a Sangria drinker at all. Even when I was in Spain – – nope, not even one sip. I had this at a friend’s party last summer, and then again about one month ago, and loved it. Asked her for the recipe and am making it for my niece and her family this week. She adores Sangria – – so I know she will love this too. Thank you.

The traditional sangría requires some time for the fruits to release its juice and slowly mix with wine and liquor, sonfor a really good sangria you have to prepare it the day before you drink it.

Also, although cheap wines are used often, using mid priced wines is recommended.

There are other wine+something mixes in Spain but except for sangria all others are made to mask a bad cheap wine taste. Don’t make same mistase with sangria and you will enjoy the real one.

A m a z i n g! I’m drinking it right now. I used the brandy as suggested and it’s perfect. The only difference is I added some canned peaches and mangos to the fresh apples and oranges. Perfect drink for an afternoon summer in south Florida! Thank you so much.

Made this today with a sweet red so I left out the sugar! It was fabulous! Can’t wait to make more tomorrow!

Best sangria ever. Thanks for the great recipe. Your photos are amazing!

Just got home from Spain a few days ago and was really missing the sangria. Found your recipe, which was super easy to make with minimum ingredients, gave it a shot and voila! It tasted almost exactly the same as some of the sangria I had over there. I did add a little bit of sprite as well. Thank you for this!

Made this the other weekend with some cheap red wine that we would never of frank on its own. This recipe is amazing, we’ve tried it a few times since and every jug has been a success.

I’ve made this sangria the past two weekends for parties, and it was a HUGE hit! I live in Germany, so I used a German red wine. I didn’t have any brandy or rum, but I did had some German apricot liquour, and it was SO yummy! It was fun to put a German spin on a Spanish drink – but I served it in my sangria pitcher from Spain. :) I made it early in the day, and let it sit in the fridge for several hours, so it was nice and cold for the parties. Everyone who tried it loved it. I’ve shared the recipe many times!

I made this today with some modifications and it was great, just replaced apple with sliced organic strawberries and added some sweet organic red grapes. Should have sliced them in half, but the strawberries were beautifully soaked with the red wine. Used Italian Sangiovese and instead of brandy I used Bourbon (Larceny) and named it American sangria. Everybody loved it!

I just made this to take to a dinner party in a few hours!!!! Super easy, and although I have had Sangria many times (some in Spain) I have never taken the time to learn to make it myself….. WHY NOT??? It was super easy, and although I have not shared it with the others yet, it definitely passes me “quality control” test! I made it exactly as the recipe ~ well, triple though ;-)))) and I’m going to add the ice when I transfer it to the serving pitcher. Thanks for this!!! Next time I am invited to a party I’ll say “I’ll bring the Sangria!!!!” :-))))

Awesome recipe made it tonight it was a huge hit

BEST SANGRIA IVE EVER TRIED.

Great Sangria – practically drank the whole thing by myself!

I really liked this recipe. I have never made sangria before and it was super easy. However, I used a whole apple, a whole orange, and added in some grapes, though this may be too much fruit for some (I suggested adding half the apple/orange like the recipe above says and then add more if you want more). I used Stella Rosa – Red as the wine and used Spiced Rum instead of brandy. Was super delicious. Will definitely be making this again.

So glad I found you, making this tonight for my Herbed leg of Lamb dinner. Coming to you from British Columbia, Canada. Hopefully I remember to take a pic.

As I write this, I have a gallon pitcher of this waiting for me. I’ve made this sangria at least 10 times now, and I am so in love with it! My mom tells me that it tastes just like what she drank all over Spain. Thank you so much for this!

Fantastic!! We made this for a family reunion and it was a tremendous hit. You can’t believe how many people asked for the recipe. We used Apricot Brandy and made it the night before. It was chilled overnight and put out with a bowl of ice next to the dispenser for adding, if wanted.

Simple, yet satisfying. A go-to for me!

This recipe is perfect. Having recently returned from a Spanish holiday where I drank copious amounts of authentic Spanish sangria, I was keen to have a go at making it myself for a barbecue today. It went down a treat with my guests and I loved it!! I just added a tiny bit more orange juice & a spoon more of sugar.

Vancouver BC having its short hot spell. Made this tonight substituting local peaches and strawberries for the apple. (Kept all the oranges though) Moderately priced spanish red and moderately priced brandy. Delicious.

We’re having a heat wave here in CT.
Invited friends to spend the afternoon & have dinner.
What to serve to drink? I know, Sangria!! Summery & refreshing.
Thank you, Dana, for this delicious recipe.
We all enjoyed the Sangria. We used spoons to eat the wine soaked fruit. It looks so pretty in the glass pitcher.
Our friends just left raving about the Sangria.
Nice way to survive a heat wave.

This is just the best sangria recipe. I initially made it without OJ and had to run out and grab some because it was so boozey strong (I used white rum) and needed that sweet juice balance. So incredible – thanks for sharing!

100% Legit, felt like I was back in Barcelona, this tastes exactly like what I want every Sangria to taste like ever. Thank You!

Made this last night on a warm summer evening and it was a hit! So easy. I made it with a rose instead of red and will try a white next time.

Delicious. Just what sangria should taste like and so easy to make! I’ve made it twice for dinner parties and always get compliments and recipe requests.

I added a dash of cinnamon once for a wintery version and it was perfect.

Thank you!

Thank you so much for this. Used white rum but still tastes the same ?

Yummy! Took it to party and it was a big hit!

Nice site Dana!
We just purchased a rather blah Pinot Noir. It’s drinkable, but weak for a Pinot.
I immediately thought of Sangria and your recipe popped up on google.
You had me at “traditional”… I just made it and it’s wonderful!
Thank you!

ps: I only had blackberry brandy on hand, but I think I’ll stick with blackberry in the future as it’s pretty yummy ;-)