Winter Sangria

This Winter Sangria is delicious!  In a pitcher you pour white wine, brandy, fresh apple cider, simple syrup and add pomegranates, sliced pears, satsuma oranges and a cinnamon stick.  You can make this the day before to really allow the fruit to macerate, and just before you serve it, add some ginger beer or ginger ale for a little fizz.  I just played around with the simple syrup and kept tasting it until the balance was right.  I rimmed the glasses with a swipe of a lemon around the rim and dipped it in a cinnamon sugar mix.  You can decorate the glasses the day before.  Pour the sangria over a glass of ice with a spritz of the ginger beer and enjoy!  Click here for the recipe….