Ingredients:

  • 1 bottle (750ml) Dry Red Wine (Tempranillo or Garnacha)
  • 0.5 cup (120ml) Brandy
  • 2 Large Organic Oranges (one juiced, one sliced)
  • 1 Large Lemon (half juiced, half sliced)
  • 1 Large Crisp Apple (Granny Smith or Honeycrisp), cored and chopped into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 1 cup (150g) Fresh Blueberries or sliced Strawberries
  • 3 tbsp Granulated Sugar
  • 1 cup (240ml) Sparkling Water
  • 1 Cinnamon Stick

Instructions:

  1. Juice one orange and half a lemon directly into your pitcher. Note: This creates the acidic base to dissolve the sugar.
  2. Add the 3 tbsp granulated sugar to the citrus juice and stir until the liquid is clear and no longer grainy.
  3. Pour in the 120ml brandy and stir again.
  4. Chop the apple into 1/2 inch cubes and slice the remaining orange and half lemon into thin rounds.
  5. Drop the apple cubes, citrus slices, 150g of berries, and the cinnamon stick into the pitcher.
  6. Pour the entire 750ml bottle of dry red wine over the fruit.
  7. Place the pitcher in the fridge for 4 hours. Wait until the wine takes on a deep, fruity aroma.
  8. Just before serving, pour in the 240ml of chilled sparkling water.
  9. Add ice directly to the pitcher or, preferably, to individual glasses to avoid dilution.
  10. One final turn with the spoon ensures the bubbles are distributed without going flat.