My father made the best Sangria in the world. And that was because he used fruit from our farm, picked early in the morning, exactly ripe. He used oranges, lemons, peaches, plums, sometimes a cantaloupe if available and ripe. He used these fruits as they are the juicier fruits available – this is the success behind a good Sangria. <br />He used red wine and sparkling water, never ever 7Up or Sprite. All the flavour came from the fruit, not some soda can loaded with sugar and additives. <br />I am sure all of you know how to make red wine Sangria so I will skip the recipe. <br />This is a white Sangria, idea which I got from Gigi, a restaurant on the beach in Algarve, where they make an amazing refreshing Sangria with white wine or Sparkling wine. I have tweaked it here and there to my taste, but as I said previously, the success to this recipe is really to use fresh ripe fruit that is juicy and obviously a good wine. <br />No matter what we eat during summer vacation, whether inside or outside, this is always my favourite drink. <br />

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