Makaela Kingsley's Sangria Recipe

Serves 100!

Ingredients:

• 2 gallons Zinfandel
• 1 cup brandy
• 1/2 cup Cointreau
• 2 quarts orange juice
• 2 cups lemon juice
• 1 cup superfine sugar
• 12 to 16 ice cubes
• 2 quarts chilled club soda
• 3 oranges, thinly sliced
• 3 lemons, thinly sliced

Preparation:

Thoroughly chill all ingredients. Pour the wine, brandy and Cointreau into a large punch bowl. Stir orange and lemon juice with the sugar until sugar has dissolved. Then add to bowl and stir to blend. Add ice cubes and soda and garnish with fruit slices. Serve in 4-ounce punch glasses or wineglasses.

Makaela's note: I cut the whole recipe in half (or even divide by 4), use really cheap Burgundy wine (in a jug), use Triple Sec in stead of Cointreau, and add much more ice and fruit than they recommend.  Apples, peaches, pears, oranges and lemons work great.  Don’t use grapes because they sink to the bottom (all the others float)