Freshly made sangria is the perfect summer drink for a barbeque or to enjoy on the patio of your favourite restaurant. With numerous variations of the Spanish summer drink, you can customize it with your favourite wine and fruits at home. By choosing organic ingredients, you can give this summer classic a green twist.

Organic Sangria Recipe

1 bottle organic red wine

Optional: choose a Canadian organic red wine with lots of summer fruit flavours such as Summerhill Pyramid 2007 Organic Pinot Noir or Frogpond Farm 2008 Organic Chambourcin

1 cup organic sugar

2 organic limes

2 organic oranges

1 organic lemon

2 cups organic strawberries

1 organic pineapple

1 liter bottle organic ginger ale, such as Blue Sky Organic Ginger Ale

In a large glass pitcher, add the bottle of organic wine. Slice limes, oranges and lemon into thin slices and dice strawberries and pineapple. Add sugar and mix. Chill in the refrigerator, overnight if possible. Before serving, add ginger ale and ice.