Aqua di Vida Spiced Sangria

By danyell923

Ingredients

• One 750-milliliter bottle dry red wine, preferably Tannat
• 1 cup brandy
• 3/4 cup fresh orange juice
• 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 1 orange, thinly sliced crosswise
• 1 Pink Lady apple, thinly sliced crosswise
• 6 whole cloves
• 2 star anise pods
• 1 1/2 cups dry sparkling wine, such as cava
• Ice, for serving

Details

Servings 8
Cooking time 15mins
Adapted from foodandwine.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a large pitcher, combine all of the ingredients except the sparkling wine and ice. Refrigerate until well chilled, at least 1 hour. Add the sparkling wine and serve over ice.