Sangria Variations in Spain

Sangria in Spain: Types of Sangria

There is no such thing as 'traditional' sangria, though the standard in the red wine version.

• Standard Sangria Always with fruit and sugar and watered down with something fizzy. If you have it at a party it will be topped up with another spirit to bring it back up to the wine's original strength, though this step is usually omitted by bars. More: Sangria Recipe.

• White Sangria The same as above but, shockingly, with white wine.

• Cava Sangria Sangria made with Cava, Catalonia's sparkling wine, a local alternative to champagne.

• Sidra Sangria Some clever guy in Oviedo, Spain's cider country, put 2 and 2 together and came up with a great marketing ploy - combining his region's local specialty with sangria to get the tourists buying his new drink. Probably tastes quite nice though.

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