The Best Sangria

Name: The Best Sangria
Cuisine: Europe, Spanish & Portuguese
Ingredients: 2 , large juice oranges, washed; one orange sliced; remaining orange juiced; 1 , large lemon, washed and sliced; 1/4 cup, granulated sugar; 1/4 cup, Triple Sec; 1 bottle inexpensive, fruit, medium-bodied, red wine (750 milliliters), chilled

Europe
Spanish & Portuguese
Fruits & Vegetables
Fruit
Beverages

Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 1998, America's Test Kitchen TV

The best sangria is based on cheap wine and uses oranges and lemons as the only fruit.

SERVES 4

TIME 10 minutes, plus 2 hours chilling

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