Watermelon Strawberry Citrus Sangria

There is a thing in the world… it’s called Really Bad Sangria.  This is not that.

Really Bad Sangria is a mixture of  cheap red wine (not cool, but not a crime), sliced oranges (fairly benign), and grapes (questionable, but tolerable).  The combination of bad wine and boring fruit… that’s Really Bad Sangria.

Let’s talk about Really Good Sangria!

Really Good Sangria is pink.  Really Good Sangria contains fruit that feels like a treat!  See: watermelon and fresh strawberries.  Really Good Sangria is layered with wine, and vodka, and lemon or orange liquor.  Really Good Sangria is REALLY GOOD!  This is that.

It’s the weekend!  Get at that melon!

Dreamy dreams!

This sangria is a muddled mixture of the following radness:

–  fresh strawberries  –  watermelon juice from fresh watermelon  –  great pink wine  –  vodka  –  limoncello (or cointreau)  –  fresh lime juice and slices  –   and fresh orange juice and slices.

Let’s do it!

Toss a few strawberries in the jar.  What could go wrong?

Mish-mash.  Smish-smash.

Pour in that pink wine.  The whole bottle.  Don’t you be shy.

Pour in four cups of fresh watermelon strawberry juice.

This juice smells better than anything ever.

Yea… we’re adding vodka.

We’re also adding a nice dose of limoncello (or cointreau).  Whatever you have on hand.

As long as the mixture stays pink, you can toss it in.  We’re vain about our sangria.

After adding a splash of orange juice, lime juice and all sorts of sliced fruit, we’re allowed to call this giant jug sangria.  It’s sweet and summery.  It’s boozy and pink.  What more do we need?  (Don’t say chocolate… mostly because you’re right.)

Grab the ice and a big ol’ glass.  We’re worth it.

Thank you to Jon for styling mo-jo, pouring skills, and being my partner in sangria consumption.