Portuguese Sangria Blanco

Total Time: 4 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 1 cup unsweetened apple juice
• 1 cup fresh-squeezed orange juice
• 1 (750 ml) bottle wine, preferably a chardonnay
• 1 small unpeeled apple, sliced in thin wedges (i like pink lady apples)
• 1 orange, unpeeled and cut into 4 wedges
• 1 banana, sliced
• sparkling water, to top off glasses
• ice cube

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan, simmer together water, sugar and cinnamon sticks for 5 minutes; remove cinnamon sticks and let mixture cool.
• 2 combine juices and wine; stir in fruits and cooked sugar mixture; chill for at least 4 or 5 hours.
• 3 for each serving, pour sangria over ice, top off with some sparkling water and add some of the fruit slices to each glass.