What Every Tourist in Spain Needs to Know About 'Traditional' Sangria

Sangria in Spain: Why Ordering Sangria in a Bar in Spain is a Bad Idea

There are few things more famously Spanish than sangria. An icon of the Spanish 'fiesta' and imitated the world over, tourists in Spain flock to the bars to sample sangria done the traditional way. Unfortunately, your search for 'traditional' sangria is likely to be in vain. Find out all about Spain's best kept sangria secrets, a standard sangria recipe and some alternatives and varieties to try.

Sangria Secrets: What Spanish Bartenders Don't Want You to Know About Sangria in Spain

There's a good reason why you and all the other tourists in the bar are the only ones drinking sangria.

A Good Sangria Recipe

So if you can't have sangria in a bar in Spain, where can you have it? Try getting yourself invited to a Spanish fiesta. Failing that, make it at home.

Alternatives to Sangria

While the Spanish don't drink much sangria in bars in Spain, there are some similar wine-based beverages that they do drink. Here are a few 'wine cocktails' popular in Spanish bars.

Sangria Variations

As long as it's got wine and fruit in it, it's probably a kind of sangria. Here are a few examples.

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