Super Sangria

So remember about a month ago, when the weather was still cold and gloomy, there was that one beautiful day where you realized there was no possible way you were getting any work done? I remember it because a couple of buds and I went to Bread Company in Urbana to sit outside and drink sangria. Their sangria is unreal, and at $9 for 1/2pint, it’s a steal. Joj, Samantha and I have been trying to duplicate that sangria, and here’s our best attempt so far:

 

1 bottle red wine (we used Cameron Hughes Lot 86)

1 mango

1 pear

2 small green apples

1 Tablespoon granulated sugar

½ cranberry juice

Splash of brandy

Splash lemon juice

2 cups ginger ale

ice

2-3 buddies

 

In a large pitcher, pour in the whole bottle of wine. Dice up all the fruit, add them, and all the other ingredients, stir gently so as not to crush the carbonation. The brandy should be used sparingly, just to fortify the wine, not to liquor-up your sangria.

Best served on a porch with friends.