White wine grapefruit sangria takes the citrus-and-wine combination to a new level. The sharp, near-bitter flavor of red grapefruit is more refreshing than sweet and pairs so well with a crisp pinot grigio. This grapefruit sangria recipe also incorporates blood oranges, blackberries, sugar, triple sec, rum and lemon-lime soda. It’s a perfect go-to sangria for when the weather starts to get warm – or for even when you just want to dream about spring.
White Wine Grapefruit Sangria Ingredients
Citrus is so yummy this time of year. I wanted to make a shining star of this sangria recipe. In addition, I also grabbed blood oranges. And I couldn’t resist including blackberries in the mix, so I threw those in my cart, too.
I wanted a crisp and refreshing white wine. This Smoking Loon 2017 Pinot Grigio seemed perfect. To further the grapefruit flavor, I decided to also add a little grapefruit juice, triple sec and rum, with lemon-lime soda for effervescence.
Preparing White Wine Grapefruit Sangria
Making white wine grapefruit sangria is a breeze. Simply rinse and prepare the fruit – I sliced the grapefruit and oranges, and then quartered the slices. I used a whole large grapefruit, about one and a half blood oranges, and a 6-ounce package of fresh blackberries.
Once all the fruit was in the pitcher, I added 1/2 cup of red grapefruit juice and a 1/4 cup each of sugar, triple sec and white rum. Then I poured in the wine and stirred.
Into the fridge it went, where I let the mixture steep for about five hours, though four hours would probably be plenty. And if you have time to let it chill overnight, this white wine grapefruit sangria would make for a delicious brunch beverage.
When I was ready to serve, I added in two cups of lemon-lime soda, to add some bubbles. Then I poured the white wine grapefruit sangria over ice to serve. It was so delicious. I believe my only mistake was that I didn’t make more!
I will definitely be adding this white wine grapefruit sangria recipe to my repertoire. I hope you’ll give it a go, as well. Cheers!
White Wine Grapefruit Sangria With Blood Oranges and Blackberries
This super refreshing grapefruit sangria recipe combines pinot grigio, red grapefruit, blood oranges, blackberries, with a touch of triple sec and rum!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Total Time: 4 hours 15 minutes
Ingredients
1 large red grapefruit
1 1/2 blood oranges
1 (6-oz.) package of blackberries
1/2 cup red grapefruit juice
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup triple sec
1/4 cup white rum
1 (750-ml) bottle of pinot grigio
2 cups lemon-lime soda
Instructions
- Rinse and prepare fruit. Slice grapefruit and blood oranges, and quarter each slice.
- Put grapefruit, blood oranges and raspberries in pitcher.
- Add sugar, grapefruit juice, triple sec and rum.
- Gently stir and refrigerate at least four hours.
- Just before serving, add lemon-lime soda.
- Pour over ice.
Notes
We used Smoking Loon 2017 Pinot Grigio.
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