Looking for an easy sangria recipe? Look no further! This simple red sangria recipe takes only a few minutes to throw together, is absolutely delicious, and will be a crowd-pleaser every time!
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Sangria is probably one of my favorite drinks ever. It’s a perfectly refreshing drink for a warm day, and it’s so easy to throw together.
This recipe is an absolute staple in our home – during the warm months (which is most of the year in Texas), it is pretty much a constant presence in our refrigerator. We bring it to almost every party we attend, and it’s my go-to drink for when we have people over.
Basically, it’s the perfect recipe, and there’s nothing I love more than setting a big ol’ pitcher on our DIY outdoor bar cart and having some friends over!
I’m pregnant this summer, so I’m not able to partake in it like I normally do (what a bummer, right?!) but I’m telling you, this will be one of the first recipes I throw together as soon as our baby boy is born at the end of the summer! Longtime readers may recognize this recipe and post (the photos were taken in our old kitchen!) – it’s actually from a few years back, but I’ve been wanting to try out sharing some more recipes here on the blog and I figured that reviving this one might be a fun place to start. Let me know what you think – if you’re interested in seeing more recipe posts over here I’d be happy to oblige!
But, enough talking about why I love this easy sangria recipe so much – you’re dying to know how it’s done, right? Let’s hop to it.
Let’s start off with the cast of characters:
Easy Sangria Recipe: How to Make Homemade Sangria
Ingredients:
- 1.5 liter bottle of Cabernet (don’t be afraid to cheap out here! We use Low-Hanging Fruit, which is less than $10!)
- 1 can of pulp-free frozen orange juice from concentrate
- 1 can of frozen passion fruit juice from concentrate
- 1/2 can of lemonade from concentrate
- 1 liter of club soda
- A couple of lemons (limes work fine if you don’t have any on hand)
That’s it! Now all you’ve gotta do is toss it all together. We’ve made this enough times that we’ve found that there’s an order that works best, so pay close attention.
Directions:
- Start with the frozen juices. We usually let ours thaw out in the refrigerator or on the counter for a while before using them, because it makes it easier to mix. As noted in the ingredients, we just use 1/2 of the lemonade can and use the other half to make a pitcher of actual lemonade!
- Next, add your wine and the lemons/limes.
- Now you pause to stir it all together – this is important! If you wait to stir until after you add the club soda, you can mess with the carbonation and it won’t be quite as wonderful and fizzy. So take a second now to get it all nice and mixed up.
- Last, add in the club soda!
You can stop here if you want (we usually do) but if you’re having people over and you want to make it a little prettier, you can add some sliced fruit. We’ll sometimes add lemons and limes if we have them on hand, but you can really do whatever you want.
Pretty, no?
Often when we make this, we do it in an old gallon jug that has been cleaned out (we regularly buy gallons of tea, so we just use one of those, but you could use an old milk jug if you clean it out well enough) because it’s the perfect size, it has a lid, and it’s just all-around easy. However, if we’re making it for other people, we’ll bust out a nice pretty pitcher.
And that, my friends, is how you make the easiest, tastiest sangria ever!
It’s addicting – don’t say I didn’t warn you!
Psst – Need some ideas for what to serve it in? Let me help:
Raeanne says
I’m having a get together this weekend and I’m going to try this. Sounds delicious! If I wanted to make it for more people do you suggest I double everything? What do you recommend?
Amanda says
Hi Raeanne – sorry for the delayed response! I’d definitely double it for a lot of people, it doubles really easily! 🙂
alexis says
is this recipe one you can drink right away and not let sit over night?
Amanda says
Definitely! It tastes better the next day, but we always have some the day of!
Carla Gurley says
I cannot find the passion fruit concentrate. Have you ever substituted with anything else.
Amanda says
I haven’t ever had an issue finding it in my store (though I do have to search sometimes!) but if I couldn’t find it I might try pineapple for a somewhat similar flavor!
Rachel says
Hello,
This recipe looks great and I can’t wait to try it! Could you please tell me what kind of wine you use (Merlot, Cabernet, etc)?
Thank you,
Rachel
Amanda says
Hi Rachel! We usually use a Cabernet, but I think you could use just about any kind of red wine that you love!
Georgia says
I’m not a fan of Club Soda. Have you ever used 7 up or does it need the club soda to cut the sweetness of the other juices? Can you taste the club?
Amanda says
I’m not a huge club soda fan either, but you can’t really taste it. It’s mostly just there to add some carbonation! I would think that Sprite or 7Up would be a fine substitute, though it would definitely add some sweetness.
Denise Bice says
So you use all the other juices and half lemonade?
Amanda says
Correct! We usually just make a small pitcher of lemonade with the rest. 😉 Of course, you can always add in more if you prefer – it’s just a matter of what you like best!
Beth says
How long can you keep it before it loses its fizz?
Amanda says
Hey Beth! I generally keep it in the fridge for up to a week (if it lasts that long!). The fizz starts to go after about 2 days but it still tastes just as delicious!
Kirstin says
How much does this make?
Amanda says
It’s around a gallon or so!
Abby says
We’re going to a summer get-together this weekend and I’m totally making this and bringing it! It sounds delicious – thanks for the recipe!
Tia says
Thanks! I’m sure a week is more than anyone needs. (i was hoping/aiming for a weekend, Haha)Wasn’t sure if adding the club soda made it a “drink me today because tomorrow I lose my uumph” kind of situation.
Amanda says
Oh yeah it’s definitely fine over the weekend!
Jen says
So, I know you’re using less expensive wine and everything, but is the one you use more dry or sweet? Just want to make sure I cheap out in the right direction. 😉 (Also, the name on that wine label nearly made me spit my morning caffeine all over my laptop. Hilarious!)
Corey says
You know, I have never really tasted the wine by itself. Once all that other stuff is in it I couldn’t tell you if it were sweet or dry to begin. We usually grab the Low Hanging Fruit Cabernet – we have tried many and this is the best so far. Honestly, I think that any Cabernet in the cheap liter section would do. The only one that I haven’t particulary liked was the Yellow Tail, but even then we still drained the jug.
Tia says
how long does it keep?
Amanda says
Um, it honestly doesn’t last long in our house, but we’ve had it in the fridge for up to about a week and a half with no problems. We’ve never had to throw it out – we always finish it before it goes bad!
Colleen says
Yum. I pinned t his 😛
Sandi says
You know I love sangria.
Yours truly,
Lover of Sunsets and Sangria
Lauren says
Sangria is a favorite of mine, I’m going to need to try out this recipe!