I love serving this berries and lime sangria for summer parties. It's light and refreshing and you can make it ahead of time which is always a bonus when you're getting ready for a party!
112- to 16-ounce container fresh strawberries, washed and hulled
1 6-ounce containerfresh raspberries, washed
1 6-ounce containerfresh blueberries, washed
2 750 mL bottleswhite merlotor other rose wine
1 3 cupsclub soda
13 cupslemon lime sodasuch as Sprite
1bagfrozen berries(optional)
Instructions
Add the berries and limes to a drink dispenser, pitcher or punch bowl
Pour the wine over the top of the berries.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or up to 24 hours.
When you are ready to serve, add the club soda and lemon lime soda to the wine and fruit mixture.
Serve in glasses with ice or frozen berries.
Notes
The amounts and types of berries listed here are just guidelines. Feel free to add more or less of any of them depending on what you like.
Similarly, you can change the amounts of club soda or lemon lime soda if you like your drinks less or more sweet.
If you are soaking the fruit for more than 3 or 4 hours, leave out the limes until a couple of hours before serving. Otherwise, the rind can add a bitter taste that doesn't taste great. Alternatively, you can peel the limes.
Add the ice or frozen berries to each glass as you are serving rather than putting them in the pitcher. Otherwise, the drink gets watered down pretty quickly.