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Would it surprise you to know that I am bringing you a new sangria recipe today? No? This time it’s Cherry Apple Sangria, perfect for fall. It’s not quite as strong as my past recipes since it includes juice, and anything containing fruit and juice sounds like a healthy drink to me! While I love mixing up a pitcher of sangria, my standard drink is a glass of red wine with dinner.
What kind of wine you ask? I said red, didn’t I? Oh, you mean like what varietal of grape and all that? Uh… I don’t actually know much about wine beyond liking it to be not too sweet or expensive. It’s pretty sad that I’m an easy drive from Sonoma and Napa Valleys; I LOVE wine; and yet I know so little about it. Fortunately, there are wine experts standing by to pick out great wines just for me AND send them right to my door. These experts are the folks behind inClub, a customizable wine club based in Sonoma that learns your tastes and sends you personalized picks.
To get started, you get to take a fun quiz to find out your wine personality. Your result, along with your other membership selections, determines what the Invino team will send you with each order.
Do you want to try out inClub yourself? Sign up in the next 30 days, and get a $20 credit to spend at Invino! You can use it to order more of your club favorites or try something new! Looking for even more perks? You drive a hard bargain, but how about a chance to win a World of Wine prize pack? This package includes glassware for 8, wine decanters, wine country artisan treats, and a $250 gift card for Invino ($500 total value)! Enter through the black box in the bottom right corner of your screen, and good luck to you! Note: Giveaway ended 11/15/2013.
Now, back to this Cherry Apple Sangria. I found Morello cherries in the baking section at Trader Joe’s, but you can use frozen cherries from your supermarket instead if you can’t find them. I was really torn about whether to make this a red or white sangria. I used a light Pinot Grigio, but I was also thinking about a Merlot with cherry flavors. You can’t go wrong either way. Cheers!
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Cherry Apple Sangria
This sangria loaded with cherry and apple flavor is perfect for fall!
- Total Time: 4 hours 5 minutes
- Yield: 4-6 1x
Ingredients
- 2 apples cored and sliced
- 1 c. Morello cherries in light syrup or frozen cherries NOT maraschino cherries
- 2–3 cinnamon sticks
- 1/2 c. apple liqueur (like Berentzen, NOT Sour Apple Pucker)
- 750 ml white or red wine try Riesling or Merlot
- 16–24 oz. sparkling apple cider (pure cider, not sweetened with corn syrup)
Instructions
- In a 2-quart or larger pitcher, add apples, cherries, and cinnamon sticks. Pour apple liqueur and wine over fruit.
- Cover and chill for a few hours before serving.
- To serve, fill a 12-ounce glass with ice, and pour approximately 2/3 full with sangria. Top with sparkling cider, and add some fruit to each glass. (You can adjust the wine to cider ratio to taste.)
Notes
Don’t get me wrong. Maraschino cherries and Sour Apple Pucker have their place, just not in this recipe!
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 240
Beth Klocinski says
I like your thought of possibly using Merlot with the cherries. For a party it might be great for people who are not normally red wine drinkers.
Andi says
Thanks, Beth! You are right. My husband isn’t a big red wine drinker, but he does like red sangria. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Karen Matlock says
Apple Sangria, great idea this time of year, love it!
Andi says
Thank you, Karen! I hope you get a chance to try it.
Nikki D. says
I can’t find the entry form. I tried on my cell phone and still could not locate it.
Andi says
Hi, Nikki. I’m sorry you are having trouble with the giveaway. I just tried on my iPhone and on my computer with Chrome and Firefox, and the entry window appeared in all of those places. Do you have either of those browsers to try?
Nikki d says
No but I have an iPhone and still could not locate the form. Thanks for replying.
Nikki d says
Tried on iPhone and iPad with no luck :(
Andi says
Sorry it’s not working for you, Nikki. I can’t do much to troubleshoot it since the giveaway code is provided by the sponsor, and I don’t know exactly how it works. I would recommend trying it on a regular computer. Thanks for trying!
Leonard Joan says
great prize
Andi says
Thank you, and good luck!
Patricia Hilke says
Very interesting
Lynn O. says
Sangria immediately puts me in a holiday mood. Sounds like a great recipe.
Andi says
Thanks, Lynn! Cheers!
sue14625 says
what a lovely prize add some friends a great evening in the works ty for the chance
Andi says
Thank you for entering, Sue! Good luck to you!
Susan Chester says
This sounds fun to serve at a holiday gathering!
Andi says
Hi, Susan! Sangria is great to serve at a crowd since it’s easy to make up a big batch, and you can use inexpensive wine. I think this one will be making an appearance at Thanksgiving this year at my house :)
Krista @ Joyful Healthy Eats says
Sounds so good Andi! My husband loves sangria, love how this one is so festive! :) Thanks for sharing at Show Stopper Saturday!
Krista @ Joyful Healthy Eats
Andi says
Thanks for having me, and I hope you are feeling better!
heta s says
I would love to win this prize pack. Will sure make DH’s day, week or even a year!
Andi says
Thank you for entering, Heta. My fingers are crossed for you! :)
Monique Rizzo says
I hope you have a fabulous week!
Thanks for the chance.
Andi says
Hi, Monique! Thank YOU for coming over and entering, and good luck!
Gloria Phillips (@simplygloria1) says
I love red wine! And, I know very little about wine, just in general as well. Love all of this! Great post, Andi! …and already pinned! (=
Andi says
Thank you, Gloria, and cheers! :)
Bettesue Shapiro says
Sounds wonderful.
Andi says
Thank you, Bettesue!
tammy says
wow…sound great
Andi says
Thanks, Tammy! Have a good weekend!
Susan says
I’m glad Jennifer asked how to enter. I looked and couldn’t find it either. Love the recipe! I’ll try it! We have our own little backyard vineyard, so all things wine appeal to me.
Andi says
Were you able to find it, Susan? If not, let me know and I can try to help. A backyard vineyard sounds nice! My 6-year-old was just telling me the other day that we should grow some grapes in our backyard, but I don’t think we have the space or weather for that. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Susan Highland says
Thanks! I entered. Tell your son you can grow grapes in containers and prune them like little trees. Google Head trained grapes, and growing grapes in containers. There should be a variety that grows in your climate.
Andi says
Thanks, Susan! We’ll look into it. We’re not far from Napa Valley, but it’s much foggier here ;)
john p says
Can to find the “black box”. Bottom of screen is all one box with archives on left and meta on right
Andi says
Hi, John. I’m sorry you and a few others are having trouble with the contest. There should be a box in the bottom right of your browser window that looks like this:
If you don’t see that, can you try reloading the page or opening this post in a different browser? Thanks!
john p says
Worked in Chrome. Security in IE blocked the pop up
Andi says
Glad you got it to work, and thanks for figuring out what was wrong. I only have a Mac, so I couldn’t try it in IE. Enjoy your Sunday!
dean jenkins says
AWESOME STUFF
Andi says
Thanks a lot, Dean!
Jennifer H. says
I don’t see where to enter, but I love this article!
Andi says
Hi, Jennifer, and thank you! I’m sorry you had trouble entering the giveaway. You should see a black box in the bottom right corner that looks like this:
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I can see it on my phone and computer. Could you try again, maybe in a different browser? If it’s not working, let me know, and I will find out if there is another way for you to enter. Thanks again for stopping by!
carogonza says
SOunds fantastic
Andi says
Thank you! I appreciate your visit :)
Lisa@ Cooking with Curls says
Sounds good to me Andi! I don’t know much about wine either. When I describe what I don’t like, wine experts get mad and tell me what I “meant” to say! I don’t like wine experts (in person), on a computer might not be so bad. :)
Andi says
I don’t like snobby wine experts, but nice ones who want to help me drink delicious wine are A-OK in my book. Good luck if you entered the contest!