https://sommo.app/tags/sangria/Recent content in Sangria on Sommo — AI Wine Scanner, WSET Prep & Wine Journal AppHugoen-USSommoFri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://sommo.app/blog/best-wine-for-sangria/Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://sommo.app/blog/best-wine-for-sangria/<p>Sangria is the most forgiving drink in the summer repertoire, but forgiving is not the same as foolproof. The fruit, the chill and the time do a lot of work, yet the base wine still decides whether the jug tastes fresh and moreish or thin and sad. Here is what to pour in, by colour, with a simple method for each.</p> <h2 id="the-golden-rule">The Golden Rule</h2> <p>Use a wine that is <strong>cheap but cheerful, dry, and easy-drinking</strong>. You are not showing off the wine, you are building a long drink, so keep your good bottles for the glass. Equally, do not tip in the absolute cheapest plonk, because the fruit cannot rescue a genuinely faulty wine. Avoid anything heavily oaked or grippy with tannin, as both turn harsh once chilled and sugared.</p>