Easy white wine sangria with WOW?

[DebinD]

Anyone have an easy white wine sangria recipie with some wow factor?

[JungMann]

Honestly just adding St. Germain to some white wine with some fruits is enough to create a magical drink. St. Germain has such an interesting elderflower and lychee flavor, it's like drinking the scent of an orchard in the springtime.
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[Heroth]

Yesterday I made a white wine sangria with Sauvignon Blanc, diced lychees, Lychee juice/syrup, vodka,oranges, and some Grand Marnier - all I happened to have in the house at the time. Adding some St Germain instead of the Grand Marnier might be just what I need to put it over the top. Any other suggestions? I LOVED the addition of the lychees.

[aletnes]

I also like to mix it up and do a German take on the sangria -- bowle. It is made with white wine (or champagne) and berries. Can be mixed berries or straight strawberries. For a more berry-riffic version, I often use one bag of frozen berries, which will release juices quickly, and then lots of fresh berries for picking out and munching.

[PuntaLugano]

In Punta del Este, Uruguay, South America's premier beach resort, "white sangria" has been made for decades according to a fairly specific recipe, but it is called "clericó" instead of sangria. Start with 1/2 cup of chilled orange juice in a pitcher, and add a tablespoon of white sugar, about 200-300 grams or so of finely sliced seasonal fruits (the classic mix is oranges, strawberries, kiwi, banana, green apple, pineapple, and green seedless grapes). Let that sit for five minutes or so. Then add healthy splashes (or two) of Triple Sec, light rum, and peach and banana liqueurs. Let it sit for another five minutes or so. Finally, pour a full 750 cc bottle of a well chilled, dry white wine into the pitcher and add about a dozen ice cubes. Stir with a wooden spoon only, and serve in white wine glassed. You can substitute champagne for the wine, and some people like to add a little seltzer if they use wine -- but only a small amount. This will really go down smoothly and quickly. And after finishing the liquid, you can sit around and eat the alcohol-laced fruit, which goes well with vanilla ice cream.

[TorontoJo]

This pear sangria is amazing and so refreshing:

1 fresh green pear, skin on, chopped
1 fresh red pear, skin on, chopped
1/2 bottle dry white wine (such as Pinot Grigio)
4 oz Poire Williams
2 cups (500 mL) pear nectar

Garnish with ripe pear slices.

[gingershelley]

TorontoJo, that Pear Sangria sounds delightful, and I even have Poire Williams in the cabinet now. Great idea for something different!

[TorontoJo]

Delightful is a perfect word for it! It's so fresh and "juicy" tasting. The danger is that it goes down soooo smoothly. Do try it and let me know what you think.

BTW, I always double the recipe.

[ChristinaMason]

That looks fabulous. I've been wanting an excuse to buy Poire Williams anyway. (ETA: oops, I was confusing Poire Williams with Belle De Brillet Pear Liqueur)

[TorontoJo]

Honestly, any pear alcohol works just fine. I've even used an apple alcohol with the pear nectar and it was still delicious. So buy your Belle De Brillet and go for it!

[DebinD]

That sounds great -and in season. I think I may add some ginger somehow -I love the combination of pear and ginger (and I don't mean ginger ale) -but I did find a recipe for ginger liqueur/syrup that I might try.

Either that or some mint. Thoughts? (fresh mint not mint liqueur)

[gingershelley]

DebinD, When I make Sangria (white and red), I put sliced smashed fresh ginger in the base always. It is kind of a haunting, background bite and ads a spicy note as well, tho most people can't identify it.

I make my standard white sangria with this formula; for each 2 x 1.5 ltr bottles of wine (my go-to is Woodbridge sauv blanc) - usually am making this for a party, so need a lot.

I mix this in a clean bucket saved for this purpose:

1 can white grape juice concentrate

1 orange, 1/4'd, and squeezed into the bucket

1 lime, same.

1-2 peaches, or 1 cup of frozen peach slices (do NOT skip the stone fruit - vital to flavor)

1-2 plums, even if unripe, they add to flavor to

1/2 a cantaloupe peeled and sliced

1 C. brandy

3-4 slices of fresh ginger, bruised

2 cups water

Stir all in the bucket, and leave at cool room temp. over night.

In the morning before serving, mix in 1 bottle of wine, then chill the mixture. Before serving, add the second 1.5 liter bottle of wine. Taste. Sometimes I add a liter of sparkling water, if it is really hot out. Garnish servings with a 1/2 an orange slice, and maybe dip out a piece of melon into servings as well.

Yum!

[DebinD]

Oh that sound really good. I do like the idea of just adding the fresh ginger. I may try your version when I have more time to prep. Here in Texas we don't really have the stone fruit going yet.

[TorontoJo]

Yep, I think ginger would be delicious with the pear. Personally, I'd pass on the mint.

[DebinD]

You know I'm making this for a Caribbean get-together and it reminds me of a drink we have back "home" called peardrax - sparkling pear soda. I think I might just use your recipe as a base and still have a "local" touch!

[TorontoJo]

Sounds wonderful -- please report back with your final recipe and how it turns out!

[DebinD]

I will - I couldn't find Poire Williams though - I found this stuffhttp://www.shopmerwins.com/7564954217.html

[katecm]

I highly recommend Jaleo's. The cava makes it special:http://writingortyping.com/white_sang...

[Terrie H.]

My favorite sangria!!

[ChristinaMason]

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