Do you make Sangria?

Dear hubby made some really good wine that I liked a couple of years ago.

He decided to make some this year though it is a little too dry for my liking so I thought I would make Sangria.

Do you make Sangria?

How do you make yours?

Red Sangria

Ingredients

   1 (750 ml) bottle light or medium dry red wine, such as Rioja

   1/2 to 1 cup brandy or rum (118-237 ml), see note

   1/4 cup (60 ml) freshly squeezed juice from 1 orange, plus 2 wide strips orange zest

   2 tablespoons (30 ml) freshly squeezed juice from 1 lemon, plus 3 wide strips lemon zest

   1 medium navel orange (7 ounces; 198 g), cut into roughly 1-inch pieces, seeds removed

   1 large apple (10 ounces; 283 g), cored and cut into roughly 3/4-inch dice

   1 (12-ounce; 340 ml) can club soda or seltzer water, well chilled

   1/4 cup (60 ml) simple syrup, plus more to taste (see note)

   Ice, for serving (optional)

   Orange wedges, for garnish

Directions

   In a large pitcher, combine wine with brandy (or rum). Stir in orange and lemon juices.

Add diced orange and apple to pitcher. Twist orange and lemon zests to express oils into pitcher, then add zests to pitcher. Stir to combine, then refrigerate until fully chilled, at least 2 and up to 8 hours (we prefer a roughly 4-hour maceration time; see make-ahead section below).

Gently stir club soda into pitcher.

Stir in simple syrup, adding more to taste, 1 tablespoon at a time, if desired. If you only added a portion of the brandy (or rum) earlier, you can stir more in now to taste, if desired, then continue to adjust with simple syrup until desired final flavor is reached. Fill glasses with ice, if desired. Ladle chilled sangria into glasses, garnish with orange wedges, and serve.

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