Thanksgiving is here! I can’t wait to enjoy my favorite dishes and family time this Thursday.
One thing that we don’t have during our Thanksgiving dinner is a nice strong sangria. I recently put together a fun fall sangria for a party. After everyone loved it, I decided it would be a great addition to Thanksgiving dinner. If you are looking for a fun (strong) sangria this holiday, try the recipe below:
Boozy Thanksgiving Sangria
4 sliced Small red apples
1 cup Cranberries
1/4 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Spodee White wine {See my Spodee Red review here}
1.5 L bottle of Woodbridge Pinot Grigio
1 cup Red Grapes
Rosemary garnish
1 cup water
1/4 cup of Seagrams white gin
Add water and sugar to a saucepan on the stove. After a few minutes, pour in the cranberries. Continue to stir and reduce heat as soon as the cranberries begin to pop. This takes about ten minutes.
Next, allow the simple sugar mixture to cool.
I added half a cup of Spodee White wine and the Seagrams white gin over the sliced red apples and grapes. I set this aside as I prepared everything else. If you have time, feel free to put this together a day ahead or a few hours prior to your party. Add the cooled sugar and cranberry mixture to a pitcher. Next pour half the bottle of Woodbridge Pinot Grigio in. Stir this mixture while slowly adding in the Spodee and fruit blend. Add the remaining half bottle of the Woodbridge Pinot Grigio. Continue to stir the mixture. Finally, add in the rosemary sprigs at the top of the sangria. Refrigerate before serving or pour the sangria over ice and enjoy! Just a warning: this makes a strong sangria don’t use the gin or top the sangria off with club soda if you’d like something less strong!
Happy Thanksgiving!
