{"id":4825,"date":"2011-08-02T11:47:18","date_gmt":"2011-08-02T18:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skilletchronicles.com\/content\/?p=4825"},"modified":"2011-08-22T13:00:09","modified_gmt":"2011-08-22T20:00:09","slug":"sangria-for-a-summer-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skilletchronicles.com\/content\/sangria-for-a-summer-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Sangria for a summer Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sangria has suffered from a bum rap for far too long.\u00a0\u00a0 This light and refreshing Spanish sipper has been ruined so many times by too much alcohol and an overload of sugar that most wine lovers won’t give it a second thought.<\/p>\n

Yet, when simply made with a young and fruity red wine, a little citrus and sparkling water to cut the alcohol, a glass of sangria is the ideal drink for a lazy Sunday afternoon with friends. True, it’s not a serious wine, but who wants to be serious all the time. It’s just the thing to go with a bowl of olives or burgers just off the grill.<\/p>\n

Most recipes I’ve encountered go wrong with an endless list of ingredients.\u00a0 More often than not, there’s brandy, perhaps some Cointreau or even gin, all manner of cut-up fruit \u2013 from apples and pears to strawberries and pomegranates \u2013 plus fruit juice and a generous portion of sugar.\u00a0 It tastes like juice box punch with a kick.<\/p>\n

I knew I had found a recipe for my taste when I stumbled upon this one in “My Nepenthe: Bohemian Tales of Food, Family and Big Sur,”<\/a> by Romney Steele (Andrews McMeel, 2009).\u00a0 It’s simple to make and easy to drink with bright citrus flavors playing counterpoint to the wine.<\/p>\n

Fruity, inexpensive red wine is what you want for this recipe. It should be something you would enjoy drinking on its own but not too complex or tannic.\u00a0 I use my favorite Big House Red, a box wine long on character and short on subtlety, as well as a fresh French ros\u00c3\u00a9 bottled under the La Ferme Julien label and sold at Trader Joe’s.<\/p>\n

Mix it up, let the flavors meld in the fridge for at least three hours \u2013 overnight is better \u2013 and serve over ice with a big splash of soda.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a1Salud!<\/p>\n

NEPENTHE SANGRIA RECIPE<\/strong>
\nServes 8<\/em> <\/p>\n

1 orange
\n1 lemon
\n1 lime
\n1\/3 cup sugar (see Note)
\n1 750 ml bottle fruity red wine
\n1 750 ml bottle dry ros\u00c3\u00a9
\n1 liter club soda<\/p>\n

Cut orange in half through the stem and blossom ends, then slice half moons about \u00bc -inch thick.\u00a0 Slice lemon and lime in \u00bc -inch rounds.\u00a0\u00a0 Place fruit in large pitcher, add sugar and stir until dissolved.\u00a0 Add wine, stir, cover and refrigerate for at least three hours \u2013 preferably overnight.<\/p>\n

To serve, pour wine and a few slices of fruit over ice in wine glasses, filling about halfway.\u00a0 Top off with club soda to taste.<\/p>\n

Note:\u00a0 If the wine is very dry or tannic, you may want to add a tad more sugar.<\/p>\n

Adapted from “My Nepenthe,” by Romney Steele<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sangria has suffered from a bum rap for far too long.\u00a0\u00a0 This light and refreshing Spanish sipper has been ruined so many times by too much alcohol and an overload of sugar that most wine lovers won’t give it a second thought. Yet, when simply made with a young and fruity red wine, a little … Continue reading Sangria for a summer Sunday<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skilletchronicles.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skilletchronicles.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skilletchronicles.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skilletchronicles.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skilletchronicles.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4825"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.skilletchronicles.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4873,"href":"https:\/\/www.skilletchronicles.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4825\/revisions\/4873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skilletchronicles.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skilletchronicles.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skilletchronicles.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}