Manischewitz (pronounced Man-ish-ev-itz) is a wine that all Jews are very familiar with as it makes appearances of Friday nights for Shabbat and takes center stage for the holiday of Passover (aka Pesach). One sip and your entire body is going to warm up as this super sweet and fruity wine streams down your throat and into your belly. It comes in a variety of flavors these days, but Concord Grape is the original classic – think of it as a spiked grape juice. But there are other uses for it (aka charoset). As I was sipping this sweet elixir one Passover, I realized it would serve as the perfect base for a Sangria – a Spanish-style fruity wine-punch hybrid. So I experimented and came up with what is now known as Jewish Sangria and folks, it’s one of the most refreshing Sangrias I’ve ever sipped. I now always keep a bottle of some affordable Manischewitz on hand because a pitcher of this quenching cocktail is perfect anytime of year – especially in the hot summer months. Don’t forget to garnish your glass with a Joyva Jell Ring!
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Jewish Sangria
Manischewitz (pronounced Man-ish-ev-itz) is a wine that all Jews are very familiar with as it makes appearances of Friday nights for Shabbat and takes center stage for the holiday of Passover (aka Pesach). One sip and your entire body is going to warm up as this super sweet and fruity wine streams down your throat and into your belly. It comes in a variety of flavors these days, but Concord Grape is the original classic - think of it as a spiked grape juice. But there are other uses for it (aka charoset). As I was sipping this sweet elixir one Passover, I realized it would serve as the perfect base for a Sangria - a Spanish-style fruity wine-punch hybrid. So I experimented and came up with what is now known as Jewish Sangria and folks, it's one of the most refreshing Sangrias I've ever sipped. I now always keep a bottle of some affordable Manischewitz on hand because a pitcher of this quenching cocktail is perfect anytime of year - especially in the hot summer months. Don't forget to garnish your glass with a Joyva Jell Ring!
Ingredients
- Ice
- 1 (750 ml) bottle Manischewitz wine (I use Blackberry or Concord Grape flavor)
- 1/4 cup triple sec or Cointreau
- 1/4 cup brandy
- 1 cup orange juice (or pineapple orange or any flavor of Dole juice also works)
- 1 (15-ounce) can fruit cocktail in fruit juice (try not to use the kind in syrup)
- Joyva Jell Rings (optional, for garnish)
Instructions
- Fill at least a 74-ounce sized pitcher 3/4 of the way with ice.
- Pour all the ingredients in order they're listed over the ice in the pitcher. (NOTE: if the pitcher is filled to the brim when adding the can of fruit cocktail and its juice, reserve some of the leftover fruit for garnish when serving).
- Stir and serve with a Joyva Jell Ring as a garnish. L'Chayim (that means "To Life!")!
Jeffrey's Tips
To keep this Jewish Sangria Kosher for Passover (K4P), use a compliant K4P brandy and triple sec.
Manischewitz wine can be found in most wine/liquor stores, and can certainly be found online.
Manischewitz wine also comes into great use in making Charoset, which is essentially a sweet and diced Jewish apple-walnut salad served mainly at Passover but great anytime of year!
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