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Ingredients

• 750 ml fruity Spanish red wine (such as tempranillo or garnacha)
• 60 ml Spanish brandy
• 200 ml fresh orange juice
• 3 tbsp Sugar
• 1 Orange, sliced into half-moons
• 1 Lemon, sliced
• 1 Apple, cored and diced
• 1 Cinnamon stick
• 300 ml Sparkling water (optional)
• Ice

Method

1. Put the sugar, brandy and orange juice in a large jug and stir until the sugar dissolves.
2. Add the chopped fruit and cinnamon stick, then pour in the wine and stir.
3. Cover and chill for at least 2 hours, or up to overnight, so the fruit soaks up the wine and the flavours mellow.
4. Just before serving, top up with sparkling water if you like it lighter. Pour over plenty of ice, spooning some fruit into every glass.

Tips

• Use an inexpensive but fruity, low-tannin red; heavily oaked wines taste bitter when chilled.
• For an alcohol-free jug, swap the wine and brandy for red grape juice and a splash of strong black tea.

Sources

Written in our own words after cross-checking these recipes:

Spain on a Fork BBC Good Food