Classic Spanish Sangria

I let the fruit soak in the rum and an added 1/2 cup of Triple Sec. I made this with a Merlot (Little Penguin) and with a Blackberry Merlot. It was a lot sneakier when it was made with the Blackberry Merlot, i.e. we got drunk, but it hit us from out of no where. When it was made with the Little Penguin Merlot, it was a little too alcoholic. I solved this by having friends who are alcoholics and don't mind.

OH MY!! This was fabulous! I used the spiced rum and along with the citrus I added some plum slices. If you desire a less potent Sangria cut the rum in half. The flavor is still wonderful. Freeze orange juice in ice cube trays and add a cube to each individual serving. YUM

I just got back from Seville and this was so close to the real thing...Two glasses will have you GOOD for the rest of the night. Start out with less rum-- you can always add more later.

This was my first attempt at Sangria. I took the advice of others and used Blackberry Merlot, as well as spiced rum. I topped each serving with Sprite, and it was fantastic! When the Sangria was gone, I filled the pitcher with the remaining Sprite, so it could "soak up" the juices left in the fruit. It was a more "mellow" drink, which was needed after finishing the pitcher of Sangria. Thanks so much for this recipe!

This was very good as well, but I changed the recipe a bit. I used a 1.5 liter bottle of wine, 2 cups of rum, 1 cup of sugar, and 2 cups of OJ. My grandma even went wild over it. I also soaked strawberrys, pineapple, and marschino cherries in equal amounts of OJ and Rum overnight and that was very, very good as well. I did not add the fruit to the sangria, I put it in a seperate bowl so people could pick out what they wanted. It worked out well.

I read the reviews and went with the Blackberry Merlot and cut the white sugar in half. I made a triple batch, but only used a fifth of Bacardi white rum. I also soaked the fruit for 2 days, turning it twice a day to make sure it all got nice and soaked. Nectarines, Lemons, Limes, Apples, Oranges, Strawberries were what I used. Next time, much more strawberries and maybe 1 lemon and more oranges. I thougt of using Orange flavored rum and cut out all the white sugar, but thought I should just change one thing at a time. Wonderful, the fruit and drink was gone in no time.

I just got back from Seville and this was so close to the real thing...Two glasses will have you GOOD for the rest of the night. Start out with less rum-- you can always add more later.

This is a fabulous recipe!! I have shared with many friends. It was easy to make, and everyone enjoyed it. Careful though. It tastes like fruit juice, but you feel the effects of the alcohol later. Great to make for large parties.

Made a double batch for my husband's 50th birthday party and didn't have a drop left. Used spiced rum and made ice rings from fruit and Sprite (so they wouldn't dilute it). Fabulous!

This tasted great! I've never had Sangria but my "Sangria expert" guest said it was perfect. I doubled the recipe for a party of 12 and put it in a punch bowl and it made for a great presentation. Tasted very nice and looked good. Just make sure you stir it whenever you are walking by after mixing all the ingredients to dissolve all the sugar.

LOVE LOVE LOVE this! I threw a couples bridal shower and made this as my cocktail drink and everyone could not get enough of it ( even the guys!). Its perfect and would not change a thing. Everyone went home with the recipe!

I made this recipe for a tapas themed party with friends from college. I thought this was a killer sangria and enjoyed it thoroughly. My friends were overwhelmed by the rum -- fortunately, you can add rum to taste for your guests. Buy smaller oranges and other fruits to fit in the pitcher. This is a great recipe! I'll make it again for sure; so easy!

WAY GOOD!!! Apples worked just fine. Also works well with brandy instead of rum. I have made this several times with various fruits {the produce kind as well as my friends}and every time was awesome! Thanks! Erin

Made this for my girlfriends surprise party, everyone loved it and had seconds. Made a double batch and left it overnight and it was gone in no time. I'm definitely going to make this again. Blackcurrant Merlot and Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum is the way to go! I only put a 1/4 cup of sugar and that was sweet enough.

I used a very cheap bottle of Sangiovesse from Trader Joes and the cheapest white rum I could find. Following the recipe exactly....it's perfect. I think in the future I will put the sliced fruit, rum, sugar & OJ in a zipper bag and freeze, pop it into the ice chest along with a cheap bottle of wine and take camping.

Great!! Big hit at mexican-themed party we recently held. I think there were only about 6 of us drinking it, and we went through almost 3 batches! Went down nice and smooth, as long as it's cold!

watch out... this is strong stuff! maybe try less rum...

This was my first sangria making experience, and I'm glad I followed this recipe. I used spiced rum and Cab Sav. I messed up and added the wine and OJ with the booze and fruit (which turned out fine), and I let everything soak for 24 hours. This was less popular at my party than the White Peach Sangria also found on this site.

I used Blackberry Merlot, Spiced Rum and added a little Triple Sec. I also added lots of fruit that I soaked in spiced rum and sugar for 24 hours. I made this in a punch bowl and used an "ice ring" made from sprite. It was a big hit.

Fabulous! My first sangria made and it was an absolute HIT with a very large party. I did read all the reviews and made slight modifications. I went crazy with the fruit selection and skipped on the lemons. I added a lime, an orange, 2 kiwi's, cherries (sliced and pitted - fresh), raspberries (fresh), fresh apricots (sliced), 1 apple (sliced), 1 peach (sliced), and 2 pears (the red kind). I chose for my wine Sutter Home White Merlot. I was very nervous about the wine choice but White Merlot is not sweet like Arbor Mist yet not as "dry" as a red table wine/merlot/cab/pinot noir. I still added the sugar and the Orange Juice. Note: I went with a few reviews and used the Bacardi Razz Rum (raspberry rum) and used the full 1.5-2 cups. However, I used that amount with 2 1.5 L bottles of wine so I would agree that if I was making this recipe as originally stated I would use no more than 1 cup of rum. HUGE hit. Brought it to a friend's family party where people were being conservative in drinking alcohol and it was gone within 2 hours flat. The best part (and no-waste part)...we took the remains home (the fruit) and food processed it into a HUGE batch of smoothie for tomorrow night. VERY potent and super yummy. Stay Green!

This was such an easy recipe! I did add 1 cup sugar and used 1/2 brandy along with the 1 cup of rum. I also filled glasses 3/4 way and topped it off with 7-up. It was too strong without it for our tastes.....Love this drink!!!!!!!!!

Absolutely the best Sangria I've ever had! Will make this every summer. Wherever I take it I'm asked for the recipe!

a wonderful recipe. i added lots of different types of fruit. i loved it as is, but i made this for my family and they had to add lots of sprite because it was so strong and a little extra sugar too. i recommend trying it as the recipe says and adjust to your own taste once it's finished.

Super simple--any bottle of "cheap red wine" will work, and we loved it with Spiced Rum!

Just made this for a party - everyone loved it! Just beware that this beverage is very potent - or you might just be wearing the fruit slices as earrings!

This is now my staple for parties. I use Captain Morgans for the rum and lots of fruit, apples & pears. Yes they do soak up the rum but mmmmm are they delicious. People love my "happy apples".

EXCELLENT! I ADDED STRAWBERRIES, PINEAPPLE, OJ, PINEAPPLE JUICE, AND A SPLASH OF SPRITE. I HAD TO MAKE 3 MORE BATCHES OF IT THROUGHOUT THE PARTY. IT'S GREAT, BUT IT WILL SNEAK UP ON YOU. THANKS FOR THE GREAT RECIPE.

WOW! I followed this recipe to a T and was it ever STOUT! Good but man it packed a punch. Oh and caution to those of you who make it, the lemon and lime seemed to be fine but eating the rum soaked orange will light you up! Not sure how it is any different than the other two fruits but my oh my did it ever absorb the alcohol. Cheers!

We did not have enough time to prepare this recipe as indicated and it still tasted great! We intend to try it again the right way as we are sure it will be even better!

This worked perfectly with a Mexican themed meal I recently prepared. My guests really enjoyed it.

I make this for any party or large get togther we have. It gets rave reviews and I don't have to spend most of my time mixing cocktails. I have also subbed peach schnapps for the rum, peach nectar for the OJ, and white wine for the red, to make a white peach sangria. It also got raves.

We've made this for a couple of parties, and it's always a big hit! very refreshing for summer.

Very good! Lots of requests for the recipe. Used the Blackberry Merlot, Capt. Morgan's Spiced Rum, and tons of fruit. I also cut out the Sprite. I soaked the fruit for two days. Huge hit at the 4th of July picnic. :)

Wow! This was soo great! I used Bacardi White Spiced Rum and a spicy dry red wine. I served it in a glass pitcher and so it was not only yummy but beautiful on the table. This was the perfect touch to my dinner party and I am so glad I came across this recipe!

This sangria recipe is really really really good!!!!! Next time we'll use a little more rum.

Yum! Taking the advice of reviewers I cut the sugar down to 1/3 cup. I also added Honeydew melon balls and strawberries. This stuff was great and a big hit. I'll definately be making it again.

This is a perfect sangria recipe. Without changing a thing, it tasted delicious (and it packs QUITE the punch). I mixed some with ginger ale and it was good, but everyone preferred the classic version. Also, the rum-soaked citrus fruits are perfect for cooking with chicken. Thanks!

This is my go to basic sangria recipe. I took another reviewers advice and used Blackberry Merlot instead of dry red wine. This also eliminates the need for the 1/2 cup of sugar since the Blackberry Merlot is a sweetened wine. I like using spiced rum such as Captain Morgans. I soak the fruit (I usually add strawberries) in the rum several hours before putting the other ingredients. A bonus is getting to eat the rum/wine soaked fruit afterwards :) Very yummy, there are never any leftovers!!

Used the recommended ingredients and it came out yummy!

Very good! I used white rum and will spiced next time.......I used only a cup of rum and was glad I didn't use the full dose! (this is a sneaky brew, all right!) I am also going to try cutting the sugar a bit but adding the lemon-lime pop. I think I would like the tickle of carbonation. Perfect addition to our 4th of July backyard picnic!

This was my first attempt at sangria and definitely not my last! The recipe was a big hit, but only after I had to add several cups of Sprite. Without the Sprite, this was just entirely too strong. Still, once the minor adjustment was made, I'd say this is a wonderful recipe (and my guests would say so, too!)

It's perfect. It's simple. A party favorite. If you want to splurge use Captain Morgan Private Stock Spiced Rum with a tad bit more orange juice...you'll never know what hit you.

I served this with the Spanish paella recipe and they were both big hits at my dinner party. Plus I only had about 1/3 cup orange juice so I used 100% grape juice to make up the difference. The sangria was still very nice. Highly recommended.

excellent! A great way to use up a cheap bottle of red wine.

This was very good, but extremly strong. Will use less rum next time.

Delicious! Everyone LOVED it. Went through a double batch in no time. I wouldn't change a thing!

Took this to the beach and served over ice. All of my friends loved it. We all will make it again.

Fabulous! I made a lot of this for a family party and everyone loved it. I served it out of a punch bowl and it looked very festive and tasted great. Next time I would like to cut the fruit into half slices and maybe add some different fruits - apples or cherries for color. Thanks for a great recipe!

I had to make another batch in the middle of the party!! Even the "beer drinking" guys loved it! Will defintely make this again.

YUM! Served this for New Years and it was a hit. I did end up reducing the amount of rum (made a quadruple recipie, and used 3 cups spiced rum instead of ~6) and I soaked the fruit in it overnight and all day. For fruit, I used 2 limes, 2 oranges, 1 lemon, strawberries, and canned peaches (and about 1/2 the juice from the can). I used Arbour Mist blackberrry merlot for the wine, and only added about 3 cups of orange juice to the whole thing. Turned out -excellently-, and was just about perfect for strength. Thanks for a great recipie!

OH MY GOODNESS! I MADE IT WITH CAPTIAN MORGANS SPICE RUM AND A BOTTLE OF MURLO. I USE FRESH BLUEBERRIE, APPLES, LIME, LEMON, AND GRAPES. I HAD TO ADD A LITTLE EXTRA SUGAR THOUGH. I DID NOT LIKE WINE AT ALL, BUT MY DAUGHTER AND I JUST GOT HOME FROM ST.AUGISTINE, FLORIDA AND THEY HAVE THE BEST SANGRIA EVER AND OURS TURNED OUT EVEN BETTER. I CAN NOT WAIT TO MAKE THIS AND TAKE TO OUR THANKSGIVING PARTY, THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;0) ENJOY------ KAREN

I used the blackberry merlot and changed the fruits to rasperries, strawberries & grapes because I prefer berries in my sangria. It was a hit!

Awesome! I made a triple-batch and took it to the lake in a huge rubber-maid sealed container. I only used strawberries and oranges - the fruits I knew most people liked. I also used a big bottle of Macaroni Grill Chianti wine - it's less than $6 but tasted great!

Delicious!!!Used Wild Vines Blackberry Merlot,and no sugar,to make it a little less intoxicating.Strawberries were a great addition,you'll be tempted to eat all the fruit at the bottom!

Deceptively intoxicating, but extraordinarily good. We used the white rum, and chilled the fruit mixture overnight.

I lived in Spain for several years and I have had all types of sangria. A lot of sangria in restaurants doesn't have any liquor added, but is just sweetened, fruity wine. Some restaurants add brandy, rum, and even vodka. My personal favorite is dark rum, but I scaled back the recipe so that there was only 1 oz. of rum per serving. A slightly less potent concoction, but it still packs a punch! I only gave the recipe four stars because I think that it needs a lot of tweaking for individual preferences and I did not care for the flavor that the lemons and limes added. Next time, I will use oranges and peaches, which is the "classic" Spanish fruit of choice in my experience.

This is a wonderful sangria recipe. I used Bacardi's spiced rum and decreased the fum amount to 1 cup. A glass punch bowl worked great for presentation. I also added a few large ice cubes to keep the sangria chilled. Your guests will love this!

Excellent Sangria!!! After reading the reviews I decreased the amount of rum to 1 cup, but otherwise followed the recipe exactly. I made this for my friends and they all loved it. They kept saying it was strong and downing one glass after another. When it was all gone they wanted more. I will definately make this again, but probably use a little more sugar or a different wine (I don't usually drink wine, so this was missing just a bit of sweetness for my taste).

I made this for a party we had, and doubled the recipe. We also had a white sangria but THIS was the hit! Everyone loved it. Instead of using citrus, we used papaya, strawberry, mango which was amazing! You will love this recipe, 1 batch isn't enough!

followed recipe to a T. Way too strong. Put in a cup of 7up and more sugar, still not well recieved

A good use of homemade wine, I added a little more juice (1/4 c. apple juice) and a variety of cut up fruit in the mixture - strawbs, cut grapes, kiwis - once discovered at a huge family dinner...GONE.

This is a great basic recipe. With these changes, I have never served it to anyone who doesn't like it. I use a bottle of blackberry merlot rather than dry red wine. I sometimes add half rum and half apricot brandy. I ALWAYS add peaches, strawberries, Kiwi, and sometime grapes to the citrus. Everyone loves scooping those up and eating them after they get to the bottom of the sangria. Don't skip on soaking the fruit in the rum and sugar for 2 hrs, and stir it up a couple of times during that 2 hrs.

Excellent! My boyfriend really loved it, he said it was the best Sangria he had ever tasted--better than his mom's! I will be making this again!

This mixture was pretty potent! It had a really good flavor but I added some (about 3/4 cup to the pitcher) Sprite to cut the bite down a little bit. Great spring BBQ drink!

This is a fantastic recipe! Easy and a big hit with everyone! But be careful... this sangria is so delicious your guests will have a very good time ;)

Excellent recipe. I used the spiced rum and the suggested fruit. It's a very strong drink, so I had extra orange juice that my guest added themselves. Also, I should have doubled it since it went quickly.

This recipie is so easy and never fails to get compliments at our parties. A definite keeper!

I made the recipe with 1/3 C of sugar, and it was still too sweet. If I follow this recipe again I will try less than 1/4 C sugar and 1/2 C orange juice.

Having made different versions of Sangria, I found this to be one of the very best recipes.

This recipe for sangria is better than the $30 pitcher at Texas de Brazil. Actually it's better than 99% of the sangrias I've had in restuarants. The only thing I did differently was add a cup of Sprite and used fruit that was in season like strawberries, honeydew, pineapple, and tangerines. I also made one pitcher with a $3 bottle of Charles Shaw Shiraz and another pitcher with a $4 bottle of German red. Both were fabulous. You really have to be careful with this stuff because it tastes delicious and you don't realize how much it affects you until it's too late.

over labor day weekend i made 4 batchs, everybody raved about it, great recipe

Watch Out! This sneaks up on you! Try subbing the OJ for Peach Schnapps!

Thanks for this recipe! It was Yummy - very strong, though.

Wow! That packs quite a punch and is NOT a Wed. night drink!! I am a regular drinker but that left me hurting the next morning. I will definately be cutting back on the rum next time. There's a lot of room to play with the recipe. I used sweeter fruits because the lemon and lime gave it a little too much tart-ness. I'll make it again but with modifications!

This was fantastic! I made a couple of batches for an Oscar party I had the other night and couldn't believe how tasty it was! I used less than 1 1/2 cups of rum (about 1 to 1 1/4 cups) and no one thought it was too strong. I used spiced rum and a $6 bottle of red and it turned out great. Added strawberries, an orange and lime, black plums, and some panned peaches- made for a nice variety of colours. Bottom line: this tastes like you spent a long time on it, but it's unbelievably easy to make! If you like sangria, you'll love this recipe!

YUM! I made this for a "girls gathering" and it was a big hit. A little goes a long way...

I made 2 pitchers and brought to a pig roast! My brother drank 1 pitcher by himself!

pretty good, though not the BEST. my friend has the BEST sangria recipe, but he won't share it with me!!!!!

Awesome! I made this for a party and there was not a drop left. Everyone keeps calling for the recipe.

yum, and really easy.

Good fruity drink, next time I would like to add apples. Would be great with paella or mexican food.

I love this recipe but be careful - it really packs a whollop!

The best I've had since I sat at the cafe on La Calle Princesa in Madrid.. I plan on serving this all summer!

This is a HUGE hit at parties! It turned a little bit too sweet for me, so I use 1/4 cup of sugar. Thanks for the great Sangria recipe!

We loved this version of sangria. I followed the suggestions & used both the Capt. Morgan's spiced rum & the blackberry merlot. We didn't bother with the sprite, but would have if guests wanted it. I used lots of fruits (the suggested and peaches, grapes, strawberries, pears). The remaining "happy fruit" in the bottom of the empty pitcher was a bonus! Not a piece was left!

Awesome!! I decreased the sugar to 1/4 cup because I'm not fond of really sweet drinks. I was in a rush, so I didn't get to chill it, but adding an ice cube or two to a glass was just perfect. Thanks for the recipe!

ABSOLUTELY MARVELOUS!!!!!!! I used spiced rum and followed the rest of the recipe to a 'T'. This is wonderful!

Very good. Used Captain Morgans with Roja wine. Was a little strong, but after the first glass I didn't notice.

My guests dont appreciate the dry wines I like, so I decided to try this Sangria...everyone loved it! Next time will have to do a double-batch! Thanks, and... Salud!

Followed the recipe exactly for Cinco De Mayo and it was very good. My husband and I really enjoyed this and would definitely make it again.

Great taste. A little strong. I added less rum the second time, and a little more sugar, too.

A huge hit, although I lemons, limes, apples & pears, soaked in the sugar-rum mix overnight, and then added extra rum to taste when mixing. I use spiced rum, and it was delicious.

As a sangria novice with a sweet tooth, I found this recipe a perfect base to start from. I've made this recipe many times, and have had friends rave about it (and ask for the recipe!) However, I tend to throw in different types of fruit, whatever I have on hand (I find that strawberries, blueberries, and nectarines are fruits that work well!) and use only 3/4 cup to 1 cup of rum. I think the sugar is important to help draw out the flavor of the fruit, as well as crushing the fruit after it has chilled in the fridge. Also, I have found that a cheap blackberry merlot (as earlier posters suggested) works best, in my case, a $4 Arbor mist version! I'm the type of person that does not like to taste the alcohol so with these changes, the resulting sangria is sweet, fruity, and will be gone in minutes!

VERY NICE- a nice alternative to all that citrus is to use rum-soaked halved strawberries.

Delicious!!! I used Blackberry Merlot for the red wine and Capt. Morgan's Spiced Rum. It was the best sangria I've ever had! Will definitely be looking for any good reason to make this again.

I changes this around a bit, I added brandy and triple sec and cinnamon sticks to the recipe. I also took out the orange juice and added more sugar. I like my sangria sweet. I also let the fruit soak in just the liquor's with a little sugar and the cinnamon sticks. This recipe is a good start, but with my changes made it GREAT. If you do drink it the way I suggested, please drink it slow, it will sneak up on you later. Hope you enjoy!!!

My first try at Sangria & everyone loves it!I have a friend that lived in Chile and she was insisting that the rum would ruin it,well she makes this Sangria now over the one she got from Chile.

This is very tasty, I just married into a Spanish family and I LOVED my mother-in-laws Sangria but I wanted to try and impress her with "my own" so I used this recipie. She loved it! A little secret I stole from her recipe, add about 4 cinnamon sticks and 5 whole cloves and let it sit for about 2-3 days and it gives a nice kick of spice to it. I will be making this again for sure!

Not the best I've had but the neighbors enjoyed it.