Easy Red Sangria with Aperol

Sangria is a favorite drink of mine and this easy red wine sangria with Aperol is my favorite go to recipe for making it. This red wine sangria has a few simple ingredients that you will need to make it and from there you will be on your way to a nice evening. This Aperol sangria is a really easy and tasty sangria that does not take a lot of work and that everyone will love .

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Total Time: 5 minutes

About this Aperol Sangria:

Aperol sangria is an easy and effortless cocktail that is perfect to make for a crowd. All you have to do is grab a pitcher and mix all the ingredients together and you will be on your way to having a delicious sangria that rivals the best Spanish restaurants. I swear it is that good!

Here are the ingredients you will need for this easy sangria recipe:

Orange juice

Aperol

Red wine (preferably a nice Spanish wine)

Lemon juice

Oranges for garnish

Why Aperol in sangria works:

If you are not familiar with Aperol it is an Italian liquor made mainly from rhubarb and it is bright pink in color. I love this stuff and have so many uses for it including my favorite easy Aperol cocktail, Aperol and soda.

Aperol naturally has many fruity notes thanks to the fact it is made with rhubarb and this really compliments the fruity notes in sangria perfectly. In this recipe, Aperol replaces the commonly used Grand Marnier liquor that is used in sangria.

Grand Marnier has orange notes, Aperol has rhubarb notes. We are just swapping one fruity flavor for another.

The steps to making this easy red sangria are:

• Grab a pitcher.

• Pour your wine, orange juice, Aperol and lemon juice into the pitcher.

• Serve with glasses full of ice.

• Optional: serve with orange slices in the glasses.

Now, you can measure everything out so it is perfect but I usually just eyeball it all. For this recipe I wrote it out so you know the proportions but you can customize it to your taste.

This sangria will not be ruined if you eyeball it, say if you were too busy chatting while re-filling those pitchers 🙂 Honestly, this happens to me all the time when entertaining so I can vouch for it turning out well even if the ratios are a little off.

How to serve this sangria:

This easy red sangria with Aperol can be served any time of year. I love sangria in the winter because of it's fruity notes and in the summer because it is so refreshing.

This is such a great drink recipe to have on hand because it is so versatile. Needless to say, it will go really well with Spanish dishes you might be preparing or for an outdoor BBQ. I love it alongside these goat cheese and pepper crostini or my chorizo and pork burgers.

The uses for this are endless and this sangria will be loved by everyone who drinks it.

If you do find yourself with leftover sangria, it stores really well in the fridge for a few days. So there is no waste if you decide to make this just for one or two people.

Tips and questions about making this easy sangria:

What is the best wine for making this sangria?

Preferably a drier good quality Spanish wine. You can also use a pinot noir and that has great results.

Is this sangria strong?

I like to say that no it will not be strong in flavor but it will have two types of liquor in it, wine and Aperol. Because this recipe does not use the traditional brandy that sangria uses (since it is using Aperol) it will be a little less strong than traditional sangria.

How many glasses do you get from a pitcher of the sangria?

You should get 3-4 glasses from one pitcher of sangria, depending on how big your glasses are that you are using.

There is a lot of versatility in making a good sangria. There will always be a wine component, a fruit component and a second alcohol added.

If you follow these three basic components when making a sangria, you will be well on your way to so many great variations all throughout the year.

I hope you give this easy red sangria recipe a try. I feel pretty strongly that you will love it as much as I do.