Summertime goes hand in hand with Sangria. They meet up year after year like best friends on holiday. A crony of mine told me Beringer White Zinfandel on ice was his favorite way to enjoy a summer night. I invited him over for my Cherry Social, and wanted to make sure he really enjoyed his White Zinfandel that evening, so decided to take it up a notch and make it into a Sangria. I might as well have served him liquid gold…. He loved it. Everyone else at the gathering loved the Sangria as well. The cherries sweet-tart flavor and the White Zinfandel blend together perfectly, and the candied sweetness of watermelon pushes this Sangria to a new height. Enjoy it this evening for a taste of summer on holiday.
Ingredients for Cherry Watermelon Sangria:
3 – cups of chopped watermelon
2 – cups Whole Foods Market cherries (pitted and sliced in half)
2 – liters of lemon lime soda
4.5 – liters of Beringer White Zinfandel
In a large jug add watermelon and cherries.
Then pour in lemon lime soda. Top with White Zinfandel. Mix well.
Pour over ice and enjoy
This sounds like it might be really, really sweet – like too sweet? What do you think?
Hi Jennifer.
Actually this drink was barely sweet. White Zinfandel is a semi-sweet wine. You can taste hints of fruit and a light splash of soda. It seriously was delicious. 🙂 Give it a try.
I was one of the lucky ones to have a glass (or two!) of this sangria and it wasn’t too sweet a all! Very refreshing and dangerous because it goes down very fast!!
You know I love my watermelon!!!! I may have to make the virgin version for my kiddos! 🙂
Nice pic! me encanta la sandia , asi que tendré que probar.que rico!
Qué rica combinación de frutas! Y la versión virgin también está super refrescante… para estos calores!
This sounds very refreshing! I love cherries, will have to give this a try!
You had me at Cherry. Well then the Sangria part was just icing on the cake!!! YUM YUM YUM!
That looks so GOOD! It’s too bad I’m allergic to cherries 🙁
Gah! I want this like Ahora! Lol yum! You rock Presley!
Yuuuummmm!!! So refreshing!!!! I loved it!
PS I Love WF! I saw their cherries last week…YUM!
Sangria with watermelon and cherries mmmmmm i need a couple gulps of that!
Niiiiice. Love me some sangria. All colors, fruits and wines! So fresh and so clean! 😉
Wow…this was fabulous. We made it with Sauvignon Blanc because it was what we had on hand and we actually measured the liquids, but added a lot more fruit for the sake of presentation. It was dangerously good. I made another pitcher virgin for the kids and that was yummy too!! It looks as good as it tastes. If making for a party, I’d add big chunks of watermelon on the bottom because the cherries tend to sink lower and may get hidden under the watermelon.