It’s time to have people over again to celebrate this amazing season.Īnd having people over means we need to feed them. Last summer seems so long ago.Įven though it’s too hot to be barefoot when I get the mail, the weather has been absolutely splendid for sitting on our front porch with a cocktail after work or grilling out for dinner and enjoying it on our back patio. It’s so good to see you again, despite my complaints. It’s like falling asleep to one of those surprise rainstorms.Īh, summer. It used to bother me when I first moved here, but now I actually kind of love hearing the rhythm of the bouncing balls hitting the pavement and echoing off our houses. The days of the too-loud kids playing in the park across the street.īut truly, that’s how I know summer is arriving - when the neighborhood kids start playing basketball in our park until super late at night. The days of the too-long lines outside the ice cream shop. In North Carolina, we have entered the days of the too-hot steering wheels in our cars and surprise thunderstorms. It’s not quite officially summer yet but summer is officially here. This sangria uses white wine, tequila and citrus to bring you a margarita flavor that can easily serve a crowd. Even if you don’t get around to trying this featured bottle of Kirkland Signature Sangria, there is a pretty easy hack that can help you take just about any bottle of red or white table wine, some San Pellegrino sodas, and witch up a quick batch of your own simple – and delicious – Sangria.Margarita Sangria combines all the refreshing flavor of your favorite tequila drink with your favorite fruity wine drink. There is plenty of summer Sangria weather left in our forecasts. If you wanted to make one from scratch, this festive mulled wine recipe (linked below) would help take the chill off of cold weather with intense allspice aromas and warm palate pleasing pep. Sweet, warm, and spicy, Glögg ( sounds like “glue-gh”) is Sweden’s seasonal mulled wine gift for chilly souls. But if it’s still around as autumn becomes winter, this Sangria would be interesting to warm and serve as a mulled wine or Glögg. I suspect this Sangria is a seasonal item and that when the Christmas decorations come out at Costco (which is probably only weeks away given it’s August) the Sangria will go on hiatus. (Even an orange soda or Sprite would do.) It’s a matter of personal preference, and mine is to have it with a big splash of soda. But conduct your own experiment, you may finds you like this mix just fine served cold with no ice. It is another reason that I like adding the soda- it dilutes them. They are not unpleasant, but they were unexpected. The Kirkland Signature has notes of orange in its melange, but it also has pronounced flavors of baking spices. Most sangria recipes let the fruit (mostly citrus) lead the way in terms of flavor. One thing that surprised me about this mix was the added spices. It masks some of the uncommon spice flavors that are in this Sangria mix.

The addition of the soda puts it below 5%, which is less than a half to a third of most table wines. As it is, this Sangria as it comes bottled is only 6% alcohol. It knocks the alcohol back by diluting it.It livens up the resulting beverage by making it fruitier, lighter, bubblier and more refreshing.I would estimate that I used three parts Kirkland Sangria to one part soda.Īdding the soda to the pre-made Sangria mix does several things: I wanted it to have more pronounced fruit flavors and some effervescence (also typical for Sangria recipes) so I added a healthy splash of San Pellegrino Aranciata Rossa blood orange flavored soda.

But personally, I found that it was just a little lacking. It would be fine served over ice with a slice of citrus. Upon tasting this wine, we found it to be a pleasant blend of red wine and orange citrus flavors, which is pretty typical for Sangria. It’s a perfect and economical “punch” for your next summer party. I have walked past this display of the Kirkland Signature Sangria countless times, but when the temperatures drifted past 90 degrees and stayed there for a spell here in California (gotta ripen those wine grapes!) I figured it was time to take this wine for a test drive. It pairs especially well with your tapas or grilled fish tacos. I’m a big fan of Sangria when it’s hot and you’re looking for something to sip poolside, lakeside or (discretely) at the beach or a concert in the park. Kirkland’s Spanish Sangria – which comes in a 1.5 ml double bottle – is a perfect low alcohol base for a quick and refreshing Sangria cocktail.

2017 Kirkland Signature Classic Red Sangria, Vino de España, Spain (Product #1025679) $6.99 Costco, California.

This bonus sized bottle of Kirkland Signature Spanish Sangria (just $6.99 for a double bottle!) is everything you need to chill with this summer.

Sangria margarita bottle