Strawberry Sangria

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 quart strawberry, stemmed
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 (750 ml) bottle of chilled red wine
• 1 unpeeled seedless orange, sliced
• 1 unpeeled lemon, sliced and seeded
• 6 ounces sparkling water or 6 ounces club soda
• clear ice cube
• fresh mint leaves
• additional strawberry, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 marinate strawberries in sugar until heavy syrup develops. refrigerated overnight works best.
• 2 to serve, pour strawberries and syrup into a large pitcher; add wine and citrus slices to pitcher and stir.
• 3 pour sparkling water or soda over fruit and wine mixture; stir again.
• 4 fill deep wine or champagne glasses with ice and then sangria.
• 5 garnish with mint and a fresh, whole berry and enjoy!