Recipe: Cava Sangria

Cava Sangria

While in Barcelona, at the 7 Portes Restaurant, the menu offered a list of Sangrias.
We noticed the CAVA Sangria and said "Si, por favor"!
We attempted to make this at home when we returned. First batch was OK - and I mean just "OK".....
Today my husband made it again; it was "perfecto"! He blended the following in a pitcher:

• 2 peaches, cut into small pieces (odd shapes are OK)*
• 1 orange, very thinly sliced, then cut in half (skin on)
• 1 cup of berries (he used raspberries) OR 1/2 cup Maraschino Cherries
• 2 oranges: juiced (he used an old fashioned hand juicer)
• 1 cup cognac (flavored - he used a passion fruit blend)***
• Let sit for an hour for best results, but if short on time, less will do!
• Add 1 bottle of sparkling wine (Spanish Cava, Italian Proseco, etc)
• Add 1/3 bottle of sparkling water (he used Perrier)
• Gently stir, add ice and serve!
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*If fresh ripe peaches are not available, how about trying frozen sliced peaches? We've not tried it, but worth a try if peaches are not in season.
***If you don't have a flavored cognac, try a passion fruit flavord vodka like Alize'. We've not tried it, but it may just do the trick!