Sangria Recipe

Sangria is an alcoholic beverage made out of red wine, fruit juices, soda water, fruit, some sweetener and sometimes brandy. It is a typical summer drink in Spain and Portugal which is named after the Spanish and Portuguese word “bloodletting” due to is dark-red colour. Sangria also is popular in Spanish and Portuguese colonies like the Central and Latin America.

This drink originated in Spain and it was based on a popular 1700’s European red wine punch called Claret Cup. During those days wine and alcoholic beverages are the choice of drink as opposed to water because during those days water are unsafe to drink and contain a lots of bacteria, water on the other hand is used for bathing and cleaning. Alcohol during those days are…