Winter Sparkling Champagne Sangria

• Produce

  • 3/4 cup Cranberries, fresh
  • 3 Navel oranges

• Condiments

  • 1/2 cup Honey simple syrup

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 Cinnamon stick
  • 1 tbsp Cloves, whole

• Drinks

  • 1 cup Cranberry juice, unsweetened
  • 3/4 cup Grape juice, white
  • 1/4 cup Orange juice

• Beer, Wine & Liquor

  • 1 750 ml. bottle Cabernet sauvignon
  • 4 oz Champagne
  • 1/4 cup Liquor, orange
  • 8 oz Mulled sangria
  • 1/2 cup Pomegranate liquor

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Description

Ingredients

• 750 ml. bottle cabernet sauvignon (or another dry red wine)
• 1 cup unsweetened cranberry juice
• ¾ cup white grape juice
• ½ cup honey simple syrup
• ¼ cup orange juice
• 3 navel oranges, sliced
• ¾ cup fresh cranberries
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 tablespoon whole cloves
• ½ cup pomegranate liquor
• ¼ cup orange liquor
• 8 oz. Mulled Sangria
• 4 oz. champagne

Directions

• In a large saucepan, bring the wine to a simmer. Cook down until slightly thicker.
• Remove the saucepan from the heat, then add the cranberry juice, white grape juice, simple syrup and orange juice.
• Stir in the oranges, cranberries, cinnamon stick and cloves.
• Bring to room temperature.
• When the sangria has cooled completely, remove the cinnamon stick and cloves.
• Pour in the pomegranate liquor and orange liquor, and stir until combined.
• Transfer the sangria to a glass pitcher, and refrigerate for at least 12 hours.
• In a white wine glass or a champagne glass, pour in the sangria.
• Top the sangria with the champagne.
• Enjoy immediately.