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Happy Hour: Green Grape Sangria

partysugar — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:00:57 -0700

When I saw this recipe for white wine sangria in the July issue of Gourmet magazine, I knew I had to make it. I wasn't disappointed when I did; this sangria is phenomenal.

It's fresh, fruity, and refreshing without being overly sweet. The mint adds an herby aroma to the wine, and the absence of fruit chunks makes for smooth, easy drinking. The recipe calls for Pinot Grigio, but I used a dry Riesling from Trader Joe's.

To learn how to make this divinely sip-able sangria, read more.

Green Grape Sangria
From Gourmet

Ingredients

1 pound green grapes
2 small Granny Smith apples, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup packed mint leaves
3/4 to 1 cup sugar (to taste)
1 (500-mg) vitamin C tablet, crushed to a powder with back of a spoon
2 bottles dry white wine (preferably Albariño or Pinot Grigio)

Directions

Pureé grapes, apples, mint, sugar, vitamin C, and 2 cups wine in 2 batches in a blender until smooth. Transfer pureé to a pitcher and stir in remaining wine.
Chill, covered, at least 2 hours and up to one day.
Before serving, strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing on solids. Serve over ice.

Makes 2 quarts.

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Happy Hour: Sangria Soda

YumSugar — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 11:44:12 -0800

A few years ago, while at a little taqueria in Sacramento, my friend purchased a small green bottle with a fancy maroon label that said "sangria." I immediately wondered what bottled sangria would be like and started to imagine the possibilities when I noticed the word "non-alcoholic" right above "sangria." And yet, somehow this made me more intrigued. So I purchased a bottle and gave it a try.

What I experienced was a spicy grape soda with a sangria-ish flavor. I found it to be a great complement to my spicy tacos. If you want to try it yourself, Senorial Sangria is available for $1.35 a bottle.

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partysugar — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:00:36 -0800

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