Want to know how to make sangria taste authentically Italian? I mean so good that you want to slam the drink and EAT all the fruit in it?



LET IT SIT! (The full "how-to" list is below...keep reading.)

If a young-child-bar-tender is making a sangria in front of you and chopping up the fruit - that's crap. A real sangria sits. A poser sangria is made on the spot to turn a fast dollar.

You can do a million times better yourself. And you can call the next wanna-be-peach fuzz-bartender on his posing.

The sangria recipes are on a separate page for a reason. Ya gotta read this page first to know the authentic procedure. I guarantee you will be thankful you did. An authentic Italian sangria is not a pour-and-mix-at-the-bar-drink.

If this wasn't what you were looking for see the full recipe list of Italian drinks I have on my site.

And click here's the list of my sangria recipes:







Thanks for stopping!

Lisa

Website Owner of Italian Dessert Recipes

Here's the biggie in my humble half-Italian-girl opinion. NOT LETTING THE DRINK SIT. Most pretender Italian franchise restaurants cut the fruit when you order. That's a "so what". You and I could do that with our eyes close. Sangrias need to "sit" at two separate: stages

Stage 1 - The booze and fruit stage.

Stage 2 - The final stage when the wine is mixed in.

Even though sangria recipes are basically four ingredients, I'd suggest using a recipe for guidance until you get the hang of ratios and the fruit booze combinations. Here's why:

Some fruits don't lend well to sangrias.

Too much or too little fruit will make a drink that tastes like a bad wine.

Too much or too little booze can make the drink taste like a cocktail that went bad.

Too much or too little sugar can make the drink taste sicky sweet or like a bad fruit wine.

BOTH wines are used to make a Sangria! Wine is a personal thing. Like politicians - everyone has their opinion. And no matter what is suggest, this is a conversation like sex and religion. Leave it at home. So I will.

However, let's keep two things in mind - if you really want to know how to make Sangria taste good, but not get caught up in the wine choice:

You don't need an expensive wine! You can even use a table wine. BUT, a *bad* wine is like an ugly date - even the bag doesn't help!

The fruit in these sangria recipes add a fruity flavor.
(Hint: A fruity wine may be over the top!)

As a traditional Italian (American) family, our dinners had the man of the house seated at the head of the table in charge of the wine. My dad or papa would place the bottle either at his feet or above his dinner plate. Traditionally sangria is made with the leftover wine the head of the table didn't serve. I say "tradition" because we NEVER had leftover wine.









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