How do we sangria at my house? With Manischewitz wine of course! I guess you can call this a Cinco de Mayo – de Mani! While it’s typically our Friday night wine, tonight alongside my tacos (in their fancy egg carton holder) will sit two glasses of sangria made with Manischewitz blackberry wine. If you have never had this wine before, think grape juice with a little kick! It’s a sweet wine and truly the perfect choice as a base for sangria. Concord grape is the most popular and well known flavor of their brand, but the blackberry is my favorite.
I created this refreshing and delicious drink one Friday night when I had the wine over ice. In that instant my Manischewitz (pronounced mani-she-vitz) got a splash of apple brandy, a little fizz, and some fruit thrown in. Friday nights have never been the same at my house since.
We have it on Rosh Hashanah with lots of apples and I throw in a cinnamon stick for some spice. We have it in the summer filled with lots of peaches, berries, or both. Tonight I made it with whatever fruit I had on hand: apples, oranges, lemons, limes and lots of sweet blackberries. Whatever fruit combination you choose will be great. Just keep it simple and no bananas. Save those for your banana bread which I read is the unofficial baked good of Covid – 19. A new banana bread recipe to follow soon. In the meantime, stop baking and go make some sangria! The recipe makes 4 to 6 servings and can easily be cut in half, or doubled. Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone!
Now back to my sangria – Olé and Enjoy!
ingredients
1½ cups (½ bottle) Manischewitz blackberry wine (or concord grape is fine)
1 – 8 ounce can Izze blackberry sparkling juice (or other sparkling juice or seltzer)
3 ounces apple brandy
¼ cup orange or pineapple juice
1 medium to large apple cored and cut into ½ inch dice
1 orange cut into wedges or rings
1 small lime sliced into rings
blackberries or other fruit on hand
lemon wedge to garnish
ice to serve (optional)
directions
Place all ingredients into a pitcher except for the sparkling juice and place in the fridge for 30 minutes to an hour or overnight. When ready to serve, add the sparkling juice and serve over ice or straight up. It’s that easy.