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Sangria by the Pros

“I found a good sangria recipe and headed to the liquor store to purchase the alcohol. In line, ahead of me, was a man who said he has been a bartender for twenty years now, and that the recipe needed a few touch-ups if I wanted to make it like the Pros. So, here is what he professed to me, muchos thanks to the other submitters for their delicious versions.”

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Reviewed: Jun. 15, 2008

Made this for a friend's birthday party and everyone LOVED it. I doubled the liquid in the recipe with no problem but didn't double *all* the fruit. The apples and cherries are a must. Also, used a nice tempranillo wine so there was no need to add sugar.

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Diana1971

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Reviewed: May 31, 2008

This recipe is awesome! The only thing that I did different was double the liquids, and I used Lambrusco instead of dry red wine. So good!

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chicagogal

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Reviewed: May 27, 2008

Outstanding! Everyone loved it. Having lived in Spain, it brought back great memories of "fiestas campestres" and finding relief from the heat with this refreshing beverage. Very authentic recipe! Thank you.

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Sara from Indy

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Reviewed: May 27, 2008

loved the recipe! we had some cherry brandy and tangerines, um, can we say, YUMMO?!!!

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kartogis

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Reviewed: Apr. 26, 2008

I have a very similar recipe that I use: without cherries, lemon or lime, but with a 6oz can or pineapple juice and 1/4 cup of brandy is replaced with orange liqueur. It's delicious!

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PSEEGER

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Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2008

I subsituted the fruit in the recipe with a pear, an apple, maraschino cherries and an orange. I only let the fruit soak for about four hours but it was still delicious! I served it hanging out with friends in the afternoon and they all loved it. Later that night I went out to dinner at a tapas restaurant with some friends and we got a pitcher of their sangria which was good but nowhere as good as this recipe! This recipe has the potential to be very potent but the drunk fruit is delicious!

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Sara

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Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2008

I never seem to make enough of this when I have a party. I sub the recommended apples, pineapples and cherries with extra thinly sliced oranges, lemons, limes and a few strawberries for garnish. Always a hit!!

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Sarah Waltrip

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Living In: Ventura, California, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2007

This recipe is idiot proof! I soaked the fruit for two days in the brandy. I also used ginger ale. After this batch was gone in about 45 minutes, I made another with the remaining, booze-soaked fruit, wine, cranberry juice, OJ, ginger ale and a healthy splash of brandy. People at my party said it was the best sangria they ever had! This GREAT to make if you're having a large party on a tight budget.

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texrah

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Reviewed: Aug. 20, 2007

Excellent recipe, with some changes. 1) Left out the cherries and pineapple. 2) Used cherry brandy. 3) Doubled the red wine, OJ, and soda. Served in a punch bowl and it was demolished very quickly.

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LISA1976

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Living In: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 7, 2007

This recipe is amazing! I doubled the recipe, but kept the fruit in the same amount & it was the perfect ratio. I feel like if there was less liquid (as called for in the original quantity of the recipe), it would be too chunky & perhaps difficult to drink. The flavor of this was just right! Yum! **Also, just a little tip for anyone who hasn't thought of it: Instead of adding the soda into the pitcher, I just topped off each glass with a splash of it as I served them, so the soda wouldn't go flat throughout the evening! This worked great!**

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Jessica

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Living In: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2007

I followed this recipe to the T with the exception of the apple and it was amazing! Everyone loved it! I only had time to have the fruit soaking in the brandy for one hour...but I can imagine what it would have been like had I soaked the fruit for the two hours or overnight! The cherries were expensive...but well worth it.

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JAYNALISA

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Reviewed: May 16, 2007

WOW! Better than most restaurant sangrias! Easy to change up the fruit to taste! Highly recommend!

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ANDIE

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Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2007

LOved this sangria! So good and fruity. I don't drink often but I'm planning to make this one again!

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Jamesandjulieb

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Reviewed: Feb. 12, 2007

tried this last night ,,everyone loved it.

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Reviewed: Dec. 5, 2006

Good but a little pulpy for my taste!

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Jenwee99

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Home Town: Thornton, Colorado, USA

Living In: Yorktown, Virginia, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2006

This was wonderful and I did add a little sugar like the other reviewers suggested. It felt like I was actually making the wine from scratch!!

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PAMELADEE320

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Living In: Red Oak, Iowa, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2006

I added a little sugar like the others suggested, but this was great!

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MamaMia2008

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Reviewed: Sep. 4, 2006

I made a triple batch of this sangria and thought maybe I had made too much but by the end of the evening it was gone and people were asking for more. At first it was too tart so I added a bit of sugar and that smoothed it right out. Yummy.

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