White wine sangria is a festive and pretty cocktail - especially when you dress it up with green apples and cranberries!
The white sangria recipe is perfect for fall or winter - even winter holidays like Christmas and New Years Eve.
This easy sparkling white apple sangria recipe can be made by the pitcher and is perfect for a crowd!
The combination of the white wine with the soda makes a light, sparkling sangria recipe that anyone who likes fruit-flavored drinks will love.
The white sangria garnished with green apples and cranberries is sure to be a hit whether you're celebrating the arrival of sweater weather or binge-watching hallmark Christmas movies at home.
Looking for more fun holiday drink recipes?
If you want more festive holiday beverages perfect for parties and special occasions, check out these fun recipes:
- How to make hot chocolate bombs (gluten free!)
- Caramel apple cider (directions for single serving or for a crowd!)
- Homemade peppermint hot chocolate
What is sangria?
Sangria is a wine-based mixed drink that originated in Spain.
Sangria recipes can have either a white wine or red wine base (or both - although these red+white sangrias end up looking red).
Sangria is often flavored and garnished with fresh fruit like apples, peaches, lemons, limes and oranges.
Is sangria stronger than wine?
A typical glass of wine is 6 ounces of wine. A 6 ounce serving of this white sangria will have less alcohol-per-ounce vs straight wine because it is diluted with the apple soda.
Does sangria get you drunk?
While sangria has less alcohol per ounce, you should still be careful to consume this sangria in moderation. Drinking too much sangria too fast can definitely result in an unsafe level of intoxication.
Sparkling White Wine Apple Cranberry Sangria
an easy cocktail recipe for fall or Christmas
Ingredients
For a pitcher:
- 1 bottle (25 oz.) Pinot Grigio
- 2 bottles (12 oz. each) Fuji Apple Dry Botanical Bubbly*
- 2 Apples (granny smith, gala or honeycrisp are good choices), sliced thin
- 1 ½ cups fresh cranberries
- Extra apple slices and cranberries for garnishing.
- 8 sprigs of fresh rosemary
For a single glass:
- 3 oz. white wine
- 3 oz. Fuji Apple Dry Botanical Bubbly*
- 3-4 thin sliced apple slices - granny smith, gala, or honeycrisp are our favorite
- 4-5 fresh cranberries
- A sprig of fresh rosemary
* In some areas, Fuji Apple Dry Botanical Bubbly is a specialty ingredient. While Dry sodas are carried at stores across the US, if you can't find any near you, you can substitute a mix of 1 part sparkling white wine and 1 part sparkling apple cider for the Dry soda.
Please note that this substitution will change both the alcohol content as well as the nutrition information.
Serving size note: One serving is 6 ounces of sangria plus garnishes.
(Styled photos show full wine glasses which contain two servings.)
Nutrition information is approximate and may vary based on the freshness and brand of your ingredients. Nutrition information calculated at: Calorie Count.
Directions
How to make sparkling white wine apple sangria step 1:
Chill all ingredients before starting.
Combine wine and sparkling soda (or sparkling wine/apple cider combination) in a glass (or pitcher if making sangria for a crowd).
How to make sparkling white wine apple sangria step 2:
Add sliced green apples and fresh cranberries.
Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Garnish with additional green apple slices and cranberries, plus a sprig of fresh rosemary to serve.
Enjoy!
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PRINTABLE APPLE SANGRIA RECIPE
Sparkling White Wine Christmas Sangria
Yield: 8
Prep time: 2 MinCook time: 5 MinTotal time: 7 Min
Learn how to make easy sparkling white wine sangria with green apples and cranberries. This is the best sangria to serve for a crowd in the fall or at Christmas for winter holiday parties. This is the perfect easy to make cocktail for beginners that everyone will like.
Ingredients
- 1 bottle (25 oz.) Pinot Grigio
- 2 bottles (12 oz. each) Fuji Apple Dry Botanical Bubbly
- 2 Apples- you can use a mix of granny smith and gala or even honeycrisp, sliced thin
- 1 ½ cups fresh cranberries
- Extra apple slices and cranberries for garnishing.
- 8 sprigs of fresh rosemary
Instructions
- Chill all ingredients before starting.
- Combine wine and sparkling soda in a pitcher.
- Add sliced apples and fresh cranberries.
- Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
- Garnish with additional apple slices and cranberries, plus a sprig of fresh rosemary to serve.
Calories
136Fat (grams)
.1Sat. Fat (grams)
0Carbs (grams)
24.6Fiber (grams)
1.4Net carbs
23.2Sugar (grams)
22.7Protein (grams)
.2Sodium (milligrams)
3Cholesterol (grams)
0Nutrition information is approximate for a 6 ounce glass of sangria. Actual nutrition content may vary based on the brand of your ingredients.
About the Author:
Carissa is an award-winning green lifestyle writer and mom of two active boys. The owner and lead writer for Creative Green Living, she most recently won the "Best Green Lifestyle Blogger" award at ShiftCon 2019 in Atlanta.
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