Spice up Fall celebrations with this delicious red cranberry sangria made with your favorite red wine, spices, cranberry juice, fresh fruit and a touch of orange liqueur. This is the perfect thanksgiving cocktail that has bold and delicious flavor making it a great addition to any Thanksgiving table.

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why you'll love this Fall sangria recipe

You can (and should) make this ahead.
Perfect for gatherings, friendsgivings, potlucks, Thanksgiving or even Christmas.
Ready in less than 10 minutes.
Very easily customizable to your personal liking/preference.

Ingredients for this Thanksgiving sangria recipe

Red wine of choice, I used a pinot noir
Cranberry juice/ cranberry cocktail
Fresh Honeycrisp apples
Fresh cranberries
Bartlett Pears
Tangerine or orange slices with the orange peel
Cinnamon sticks
SImple syrup
Club soda (optional)
Fresh Rosemary (garnish)

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

Place the cinnamon sticks, apples, pear, tangerine and cranberries into a large pitcher.

Add the red wine, cranberry juice and grand marnier to the pitcher. Allow to sit in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours, but ideally over night.

When serving, pour the sangria and fruit into glasses. If desired, add a splash of club soda.
Garnish with a cinnamon stick and a sprig of rosemary.

variations and substitutions for this easy drink recipe

Don't have cranberry juice? Opt for cranberry cocktail juice.

Don't have grand marnier? Opt for triple sec or even brandy.

Want you cranberry sangria to be a little sweeter? Stir in some agave, maple syrup or simple syrup.

Although this sangria is vegetarian, you can make it vegan friendly by using a vegan wine.

Don't have honeycrisp apples? Use whatever fresh crisp apples you like!

You can add whatever Fall seasonal fruit you prefer like plums or pomegranate seeds .

Don't have club soda? Opt for seltzer water or even your favorite lemon lime soda.

What type of red wine can I use for this? For this I used a pinot noir, but your can use a cabernet sauvignon, merlot or even a malbec.

Don't want to use red wine? That's fine! You can use your favorite white wine like pinot grigio or sauvignon blanc and make it a white wine sangria.

Storage for this easy red sangria recipe

This Thanksgiving red sangria will keep in the refrigerator for upto 3 days in an airtight container.

Top tip for the best sangria

Make this red wine sangria recipe the day before serving to have it reach the best flavor.