Summertime Sweety

I am all about my Sangrias, and last week we were having a big cookout, so that basically begs for a sangria!  So for this week on Wine Wednesdays I am letting you all in on the perfect tropical, sparkling, sweet but not too sweet white sangria to accompany all of your summer cookouts!  I received high complements from this one, even from the guys who don't normally drink "party juice."  According to them, it was quite dangerous, and was the first drink gone! Ingredients Four Lemons Two Oranges Two Limes Frozen Melon (Cantaloupe and/or Honeydew) Frozen Mango 1 Double Bottle (1.5L) Riesling 1/3 cup Triple-sec 1/2 cup Bacardi Mango Rum 1 can Mango Nectar 1 can Diced Mango in Juice 1 bottle (750 ml) Extra Dry Sparkling Wine 1 bag Frozen Berries (or more frozen melon/mango) 1 Orange, thinly sliced 2 Lemons, thinly sliced Directions From the first set of ingredients, juice four lemons, two limes, and two oranges.  No fake or bottled juic...

I'm considering a new series on this blog... How would you all feel about wine Wednesdays?  Not every Wednesday of course, but just to mix things up sometimes!  Most all of the drinks I make end up being something I concoct from various ideas and recipes I see online, and then add wine to it, and voilà, wine punch!  And I see a distinct lack of wine punch or creative sangria recipes on Pinterest, so look no further; I'm coming to the rescue! I made this drink recently for a party in which the color theme was purple, so of course we had to have a purple drink!  It was met with much praise, and I highly suggest giving it a try!  It is a very sweet drink, but can be toned down based on your preferences.  It would be the perfect way to bring in Spring!  (If it is actually Spring where you live, we just pretend here, it is still snowing) Ingredients Blueberry syrup: Bag of frozen blueberries (minus 1/3 cup.) 1 cup sugar 3 cups water ...