Bid summer farewell with white sangria

Published 8:04 pm Friday, August 28, 2009

An inexpensive sparkling wine does fine in this recipe for white sangria. For the blend of fruits, use whatever is seasonal, which will cost the least and taste the best.

White sangria

1cup mixed cut fresh fruit (such as strawberries, peaches, white grapes)

1750-millileter bottle dry sparkling wine, chilled

2ounces brandy

2ounces vanilla liqueur

2ounces white grape juice

1teaspoon sugar

1small sprig fresh mint

Fill a glass pitcher with ice, then add the fruit. Slowly pour in the sparkling wine, tilting the bottle and pitcher as needed so the wine runs down the inside of the pitcher walls.

In a large measuring cup, mix the brandy, vanilla liqueur, white grape juice and sugar. Pour over the fruit and sparkling wine, then garnish with mint.

Makes 4 servings.

From Jose Andres’ “Made in Spain”