Sangria FAQs

Sangria is a delicious wine punch traditionally made with wine and brandy. Here are some frequently asked questions about sangria!

Does Sangria Need to be Refrigerated?
Sangria does have some alcohol in it, so it isn't likely to become "poisonous". However, Sangria has wine and fruit in it - and these things tend to decay in warmth. Wine becomes vinegar rather quickly once exposed to air. Fruit of course gets mushy and fall apart. It's really in your best interest to keep your Sangria in the fridge at all times - and use ice cubes when it's out on the table. For the ice cubes, you can either use real ones or plastic ones which won't melt and dilute your punch.

How Long will Sangria Last?
The base of sangria is wine. Wine, once you expose it to air, quickly becomes vinegar. In a bottle, you at least have the container sealed so that the volume of air touching the sangria is relatively small, and it can last a few days to a week. With sangria, you usually have it in a wide mouthed pitcher. I would drink this in a day or two before the vinegar flavors become too strong. It's not that the sangria will become "poisonous" in that period of time - but drinking vinegar is not usually a tasty pasttime.

Here's the glass that Riedel recommends for Sangria. It's relatively inexpensive, and is also great for those other young and light reds - Gamay, Bardolino, Beaujolais Nouveau, Dolcetto, Freisa, Grignolino, Lagrein and Lambrusco. Sangria's best served chilled, and goes well with just about anything!

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