’tis the season for gift giving, parties with friends and some good laughs over a bottle of wine. I am sharing a Holiday Sangria Gift Basket and Recipe to bring a little extra joy to your holiday season! If you need a gift to bring a hostess, something creative for a gift exchange or just a great recipe to entertain friends, I have you covered!
The season is full of gatherings with family, dinner parties and work functions. A bottle of Chardonnay is the perfect to bring or amp it up with an entire Holiday Sangria Gift Basket.
Holiday Sangria Gift Basket
Creating a beautiful Holiday Sangria Gift Basket is a breeze! Include as many as the items from the list below within the basket so it can be used same day.
Holiday Sangria Gift Basket Checklist:
- Basket
- Mixing spoon
- Small rosemary plant (I placed mine in a stemless wine glass)
- Hand towel
- Pitcher (optional)
- Fruits- apple, orange, pear, cranberries
- Small container with sugar
- Small container with vodka or a mini bottle
- 12 ounce ginger ale
- 8 ounce bottle apple juice
- Recipe card
- Wine glasses (optional)
- Bottle of chardonnay
Print the recipe card below to add to your Holiday Sangria Gift Basket!
Holiday Sangria Recipe
This Holiday Sangria Recipe is made with freshly diced pears and apples, sliced oranges, cranberries, juice, ginger ale and a chardonnay. Add in some vodka for extra kick and fragrant rosemary to complete the drink. This Holiday Sangria really simple to throw together for entertaining for to enjoy with a friend on the weekend.
Tip
Make sure every glass served has some of the fresh fruit from the pitcher. The fruit soaks up a lot of the alcohol and tastes great!
Holiday Sangria
- Prep Time: 10
- Total Time: 10
- Yield: 7 servings 1x
Description
This Holiday Sangria Recipe is made with freshly diced pears and apples, sliced oranges, cranberries, juice, ginger ale and a chardonnay. Add in some vodka for extra kick and fragrant rosemary to complete the drink.
Ingredients
- 1 pear, diced
- 1 apple, diced
- 1 orange, sliced
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- 8 ounces apple juice
- 12 ounces ginger ale
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup vodka
- 1 bottle chardonnay
- rosemary
Instructions
- Dice the pear and apple. Slice the orange. Add to pitcher along with the fresh cranberries.
- Pour in the ginger ale, apple juice and vodka.
- Add sugar. Stir.
- Add a bottle of Chardonnay and a sprig of rosemary. Let sit in fridge for one hour.
- Serve over ice.
- Category: Drinks
Keywords: Sangria
What are your plans for enjoying this holiday season with friends? Let me know in the comments below.
Oh I love the idea of the basket, it’s genius!! The sangria looks wonderful.
O that is such a fun gift idea!
Such a festive idea. Thanks for sharing. I personally love the fruitness of sangria.
I love it too and my husband even enjoys a good sangria!
I’ve actually never tried to make sangria but so many of my friends and family love it. Maybe I’ll surprise them with it this year!
It is really easy to toss together!
I love this idea, have to try your recipe. This would be perfect for the holidays !!
Enjoy Cynthia!