Sweet And Fruity Red Wine?!
Answers: Does anyone know of a sweet and fruity red wine i can use to make sangria?
Yes, as the others have said, you don't use a sweet wine to make Sangria. You should always use a wine that is a little on the dry side, as the fruits you add to it will sweeten it up.
Typically, I use a Cabernet or a Merlot. To that I add slices of lemon, lime and orange.
I have gotten the Sangria in the boxed wines, before. Very tasty, and not very expensive. The wine won't go bad, since the air never reaches what's inside the bag in the box. The plastic spigot keeps that from happening.
Don't use Arbor Mist wines for anything like this, though. They're more of a fizzy type of "wine" for those who haven't had the pleasure of experiencing the real stuff. (I used to think it was good until I was "enlightened" lol)
If you really want a sweet fruity red, a Fredonia is always an excellent choice. Also a Merlot blended with other berries makes a nice sweet red. Those are for simply enjoying by themselves, though, not for mixing with other things to make a Sangria.
Happy hunting. :-)
most people use merlot, although not to sweet it has fruit on the finish, the other stuff you add to make the sangria will sweeten it up
i've never made it with a sweet red wine.
wish i knew of some, red wine is always so heavy tasting to me.
last time i made sangria i think i used a dry white, you can use spanish white too
it came out realllly well and i had to make a second batch soon after the first was served
Pinot Noir
Or, to make real sangria, the old fashioned way -
Water
Gummy Bears
Moldy Bread
A Sock (for this, clean)
Pour water and gummy bears into a bucket
Take your moldy bread and tie it up into the sock
Drop sock into bucket with water and gummies
Give a good swirl
Fit with loose fitting lid so it can breath, but keep out hair, dust, etc.
Leave for a week or two, month preferably, in a warm place. Checking occassionaly visually and for scent. Should smell fruity, and sort of plasticy (that's the co2 coming off of it)
After time is up, remove sock and dispose of, or bleach and wear if it's that damn important to you.
Drink and enjoy.
What's happening - The gummies have fruit flavor to flavor the water and sugar. The moldy bread is a simple bacteria which eats the water/flavor mixture and the sugar off the gummies and causes fermentation.
Beware, this concotion, when made properly, has been known to create high alcoholic content. Sometimes it comes out tasting like toliet water, sometimes like sweet wine, but almost always like gasoline.
You can also utilize the wild yeast in the air to make alcohol. Mead is simple, mix honey and water, leave in warm place uncovered for a day, then fit with loose-fitting lid for a month, then drink like our heathen-forefathers of olde (if you're of Anglo-Saxon descent).
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You could use any dry red, just add a little orange flavored liqueur like Grand M or Triple Sec to sweeten it a little.
Try Arbor Mist. Very sweet and fruity. Comes in a variety of flavors. Peach, strawberry and a mix of wines, chardonnay, Merlot. etc. I have never made it that way, but I have had it at a BBQ made with the peach chardonnay mix. Not bad, but not a substitute for the real thing. good luck.
You could try Yellow Tail pinot noir,cabernet sauvignon or merlot.
you actually don't really want a sweet wine for sangria, since you will be adding sugary things to it via cointreau, grand marnier, fruit, and sugar.
that said I usually make mine with syrah or zinfandel (the red kind). tempranillo is also a nice alternative. It is a spanish wine, so would lend itself well to sangria which is spanish.
Don't buy anything too expensive. Maybe $10 max.