Blackberry Sangria Recipe

By:  Mark Adams

Mark is the founder of Amber Crest Winery, a professional winemaker, author and frequent speaker on wine.  He currently teaches wine classes throughout the United States.  This is an excerpt from his Really Fun Sangria Book

Before we talk about specifics, lets first talk about some basics in making any sangria.

There are many different types of sangria but fruit Sangria is probably the most versatile of all sangrias.

Obviously fruit sangria is redundant, but when I say fruit, I really mean sangria made with different fruits as the base flavor.

The basic recipes are similar, you just adjust the base.

You can strain certain fruit or even puree them in the blender.  If you prefer, you can substitute a liqueur for the fruit base.  A liqueur is just a flavored and distilled spirit.  They have great taste and are less in alcohol percentage to traditional distilled liquors.

So here are a couple of blackberry sangria recipes with variations that I know you’ll like.  So enjoy these or create your own!

Blackberry sangria recipe with brandy

Ingredients

• 1 bottle rosé wine (white zinfandel or similar)
• 2 cups blackberries
• 1/4 cup simple syrup
• 1 cup brandy
• 1 lemon sliced
• 1 lime sliced
• 1 sliced peaches
• 8 ounces of sprite or carbonated water

Directions

Combine all ingredients in a pitcher except carbonated water, cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or up to 48 hours before serving. Add carbonated water and serve over ice.

Blackberry Sangria Recipe Without Brandy

Ingredients

• 1 bottle white wine
• 2 cups blackberries
• 1/4 cup simple syrup
• 1 lemon sliced
• 1 lime sliced
• 1 apple, sliced
• 8 ounces of sprite or carbonated water

Directions

Combine all ingredients in a pitcher except carbonated water, cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or up to 48 hours before serving. Add carbonated water and serve over ice.

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Feel free to make adjustments to the ingredients or quantities above.  Nothing here is intended as an absolute.

One thing that teaching wine classes has taught me is that people have very different tastes.

Sangria typically isn’t expensive so have fun in experimenting with different batches until you find the ones you like best.

Until then, Cheers!

Here are a couple of additional tips on serving your new creation!

Temperature

Sangria is meant to be served cold.  Make sure you store your Sangria in the refrigerator for several hours before serving.

Not only will that allow the flavors in the wine and fruit to marinate and become more flavorable, but also it will reduce the need for ice, if you are serving within a short time.

Glasses

Because of the fruit and maybe ice, Sangria glasses need to be pretty big compared to other glasses.  I would suggest you use the biggest glasses you have.

If you’re looking to buy new glasses, go anywhere where they sell wine glasses and get some of the biggest ones they carry.  You can also use them for your next wine party or after that hard day of work!

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