Easy Sangria Recipe {With a Secret Ingredient}

Perfect for any occasion, this easy sangria recipe is absolutely delicious and is made with a secret ingredient!

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Sangria is a typical beverage from Spain and Portugal. It normally consists of red wine, chopped fruit, a sweetener, and a small amount of added brandy (thank you Wiki) and it just so happen to be my favorite ever cocktail.

I love the bold flavors of red wine with the added bonus of oranges muddled with sugar and brandy AND the secret ingredient: Fresca!

Fresca is a citrus flavored soda and it adds the perfect amount of bubbly to this recipe.

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Now that it’s getting colder, this drink reminds me of warmer days and enjoying sangria with friends. In fact, earlier this year I made a large batch of this very sangria when I went to the ChiTownRetreat in Chicago. Below is the giant bowl of sangria I made and the lovely Sheila of Eat 2 Gather pouring a glass:

This isn’t the first time I’ve shared this recipe, two years ago I shared it here on the blog and shared how it was actually my father-in-law who taught me how to make sangria this way, so I wanted to do the recipe justice and make it again with an updated picture.

I was working on a photo shoot with one of my hubby Nick’s friends who is a cocktail genius -recipes from that photo shoot coming soon-and the boys were playing video games as I was making the sangria:

That guy you see in the picture to the above right being a goof? That’s Armen, he’s on twitter ladies!

So this sangria, you need this in your life!

Easy Sangria Recipe {With a Secret Ingredient}

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Print Rate

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes minutes

Servings: 8 glasses

Ingredients

• 1 orange sliced
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 bottle of red wine
• 2 oz brandy
• 8 oz Fresca

Instructions

• In a pitcher muddle orange and sugar, then pour in red wine, brandy and fresca. Stir, add ice and serve!