Red White and Blue Sangria - Simply Scratch

Red, White and Blue Sangria is light and refreshing! White wine, cointreau, sparkling water and fresh berries for a crisp and festive adult beverage. Makes 1 pitcher serving 8+ depending on glass size.

As the weather starts warming up, I love a glass of chilled sangria. Red or white, doesn’t matter. The thought of sitting on my front porch, glass of sangria in one hand and a book in the other sounds like the perfect way to unwind.

However this sangria is also a great adult beverage for serving a crowd.

In this festive white wine sangria, fresh berries are added to white wine, cointreau and sparkling water sangria for a festive touch and as a bonus, a snack after you’ve finished your glass.

2 glasses of wine glass of Red, White and Blue Sangria

Wine soaked berries, yes please.

Red, White and Blue Sangria ingredients.

Here’s what you need for the red, white and blue sangria:

white wine – I like sauvignon blanc, especially Nobilo. (not sponsored)
cointreau – Adds a distinct orange/citrus flavor.
lime sparkling water – Or lime soda if you want a sweeter sangria.
fresh berries – Use strawberries, raspberries and blueberries.
ice cubes – Needed to keep your sangria cold.
mint – Used for serving.

close up of cointreau.

What is Cointreau?

Once called Curaçao Blanco Triple Sec, Cointreau is a orange flavored liquor. Typically consumed as an aperitif (before dinner) or digestif (after dinner) or mixed with other ingredients to make several different types of cocktails like margaritas, cosmopolitans and sidecars – and white wine sangrias 😉.

glass pitcher with blueberries and raspberries

When I was shooting this, I did things a little backwards. It’s not a huge deal if you add your berries first or last. But I prefer to add them after I stir, as to not break up those delicate raspberries.

pouring bottle of wine into glass pitcher with berries.

With that being said, in a large pitcher pour in the bottle of chilled white wine

pouring in cointreau into glass pitcher with berries.

Add 6 ounces cointreau.

pouring in sparkling lime water into pitcher with wine, cointreau and berries.

And lastly, and 2 cans (also chilled) lime sparkling water. Stir to combine.

NOTE: For a sweet sangria, use 7-up or Sprite.

stir the pitcher of Red, White and Blue Sangria

Now is when I would add in half of all the berries, if I was paying attention. 😂

berries floating to the top of the glass pitcher.

Finally serve this gorgeous red, white and blue sangria!

close up of Red, White and Blue Sangria with a sprig of fresh mint.

To do that, fill glasses with ice and pour the sangria overtop. Then add a few of the extra berries and a sprig of fresh mint.

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clear glass with ice and Red, White and Blue Sangria

Enjoy! And if you give this Red, White and Blue Sangria recipe a try, let me know! Snap a photo and tag me on twitter or instagram!

frosty cold glass of Red, White and Blue Sangria

Yield: 8 servings