Sangria Iii

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 navel orange, thinly sliced
• 1 lemon, thinly sliced
• 1 lime, thinly sliced
• 4 cups dry red wine
• 1 1/2 cups chilled sparkling water, about

Recipe

• 1 bring sugar and water to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then boil over moderately high heat 5 minutes.
• 2 cool syrup to room temperature and pour over fruit in a small bowl.
• 3 chill, covered, 4 hours.
• 4 drain fruit in a large sieve set over another bowl and reserve fruit and syrup separately.
• 5 fill a large glass pitcher one-fourth full with ice and add wine, fruit, and 1 cup syrup (save leftover syrup for another use).
• 6 stir wine, gently mashing fruit with a wooden spoon, then add sparkling water to taste, starting with 1 cup.
• 7 serve sangría in wineglasses with 1 or 2 slices of fruit in each glass.