Discover your new go-to-party drink Virgin Pomegranate Sangria! Refreshing. This is one of those mocktail recipes that is so delicious and easy to make. Fat-Free. Alcohol-Free. Furthermore, if only all sangrias we met were as awesome as this delightful pomegranate Sangria for adults only. Moreover, Sangria recipes vary wildly even within Spain, with many regional distinctions. Not to mention, the base ingredients are always red wine, and some means to add a fruity or sweeter flavor and maybe boost the alcohol content.
What is Sangria?
Tempranillos is a black grape with a thick skin variety widely grown to make full-bodied red wines in its native Spain. Its name is the diminutive of the Spanish temprano (“early”), a reference to the fact that it ripens several weeks earlier than most Spanish red grapes.
If you haven’t had Sangria before, you are missing out. Furthermore, Sangria is a cold drink, originating in Spain consisting of full-bodied red or white wine, brandy or sherry, fruit juice, sugar, and soda water and garnished with orange and other fruit while wine is an alcoholic beverage; made by fermenting juice of grapes or wine can be (nonstandard|british) wine.
Traditionally may be mixed with local fresh fruits such as peaches, nectarines, berries, apples, pears, pomegranates, or global fruits such as pineapple or lime, and (plus slightly sweetened water) with sugar and orange juice. Spanish Rioja red wine is traditional. Some sangria recipes, in addition to wine and fruit, feature additional ingredients, such as brandy, sparkling water, or a flavored liqueur.
Sangria Origin
In the first place, wine really has a long history that goes almost as far back as agriculture. In fact, there is evidence of wine like product being consumed as far back as 7,000 BC in China. Additionally, evidence of the first winery goes as far back as 4100 BC.
What is more, there is a big debate as to where Sangria is originally from because even in Roman times, they would mix their wines with fruit because they were too strong. And, over 2,000 years ago the Romans made their way through the Iberian Peninsula and planted vineyards along the way. Not to mention, Romans did not drink water at all, instead, they drank wine because it killed all the bacteria in water.
Not to mention, Sangría literally means bloodletting in Spanish. And, according to the SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol, Sangria’s origins, “cannot be exactly pinpointed exactly, but early versions were popular in Spain, Greece, and England.”
On the other hand, Sangaree, a predecessor drink to sangria that was served either hot or cold, likely originated in the Caribbean (West Indies) and from there was introduced to mainland America, where it was common beginning in the American colonial era but “largely disappeared in the United States” by the early twentieth century.
Sangria as an iced drink was reintroduced to the U.S. By the late 1940s through Hispanic Americans and Spanish restaurants and enjoyed greater popularity with the 1964 World’s Fair in New York
There are so many ways to make Sangria like using red or white or Rose’ wine to start with. This is an easy recipe to make ahead so that the fruit will infuse with the wine.
Virgin Pomegranate Sangria
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup cold sparkling water
- 1 squeeze CRYSTAL LIGHT Liquid Berry Sangria Drink Mix
DIRECTIONS
- Add ingredients to a wine glass.
- Garnish with fresh sliced fruit of choice.
NOTE
The tart citrus flavor from the sliced oranges and orange juice is an excellent source of vitamin C and the perfect complement to the pomegranate juice in this fruity fat-free drink.
Tinto de verano (literally “red wine of summer”) is a cold, wine-based drink popular in Spain, and similar to sangria. Who knew. Furthermore, the drink is simpler than Sangria and is normally made up of 1 part of table red wine and 1 part gaseosa (a general term for sodas and carbonated drinks). Proportions vary according to taste. Moreover, the preferred mixer is a mild-flavored, low-sugar, carbonated lemonade, of which La Casera is the best-known brand.
Not to mention, Rum is sometimes added to the drink. And, it is served over ice, sometimes with a slice of lemon. Although, traditional-flavored gaseosa can be replicated with bitter lemon, or by mixing Sprite or 7-Up with carbonated water. As a matter of fact, other varieties include red wine and lemon soda, red wine and orange soda, rosé wine with lemon or orange soda. The mix of red wine and cola is known as calimocho.
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